Leadership – 5 Ways a CIO remains relevant in this Digital Age
Keeping the lights on is not enough for a CIO When technology does not break it’s all good but when things go wrong it’s all hands to the pump. It…
Who’s Leads Digital Transformation (DX)? Job Title v Characteristics
This is an article I wrote as a guest author for BTOES Insights, the content portal for Business Transformation & Operational Excellence opinions, reports & news. Who leads Digital Transformation…
How Do You Build High Performing Teams That Succeed?
High Performing Teams: The Backbone of Organisational Success High performing teams are an integral part of an effective organisation. Recognising when and how to utilize a team, and more importantly,…
How ITSM and Agile can Work Together
Ways of Working So, I am assuming we have all heard about IT Service Management (ITSM) and Agile and what they mean to you and your organisation. Typically, you have…
New Zealand IT Industry: 5 Areas to Focus On for Newcomers
Moving to New Zealand It’s not always easy finding a new job, let alone settling into a new country and trying to find that elusive new position at the same…
#GirlsBehindtheGames – Diversity within the Gaming Industry
On a mission to take on Diversity within the Gaming Industry A #GirlsBehindTheGames campaign has been launched by a games studio in New Zealand, called ‘Runaway Play’. The campaign calls…
This Holiday Improve Your Life by Ditching the Technology
Redress the life/work balance It’s almost time to hang up your Christmas stockings for Santa or to just take some time off during this holiday period to redress the balance…
Are you Prepared to Accelerate Digital Transformation: IT Service Mangement
Digital Transformation & IT Service Management I was pleased to have been asked to contribute by BMC, along with 14 Top Thinkers to this Guide (at the bottom of this…
Fotojet: a beautiful web design solution for non graphic designers
Anyone can now be a graphic designer with Fotojet I am pretty much a novice when it comes to photo editing or creating cool designs, I have tried using Adobe…
4 Lessons in Backup: Oh **** My Blog has Just Gone Off Line!!
So What Happened? Hopefully, when you started your blog you decided to implement a backup solution. I thought I would share my learnings from seeing my blog (livingthetech.com) go offline…
Why Everyone Should Try Blogging at Least Once in Their Lives?
Time to Create My Own Blogging Content Well, I thought I would give blogging a go by actually creating my own site, instead of producing content for others I wanted…
Kanban: Adopting and Adapting Agile for IT Teams and Beyond
Kanban & Digital Operations Before I joined Spark Ventures (the R&D group of New Zealand’s largest Telco, Spark NZ) I had always been frustrated with the planning (or lack thereof)…