Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is no laughing matter. I profess no expertise but I am led to believe that it is a highly complex range of lung diseases that result in people having difficulty breathing. It is not pleasant yet it is a major socio-economic issue for the North East region. I’m not sure why. I … Continue reading COPD
Use good judgement – again
We need fewer policies. I’ve thought this for some time and was reminded of my views at the Society of ICT Managers meeting last Friday. We had a presentation on cyber security. It is a hot issue for us. The threat from cyber-crime becomes bigger every day. One of the speakers said that overly restrictive … Continue reading Use good judgement – again
Now, I am a Guerrilla Worker
I worked in nine separate rooms yesterday, all within County Hall. When I say work I mean I used my laptop to write, converse or otherwise communicate. I started on the lower ground before moving up to two rooms on the ground floor. I then moved back down to the lower ground but this time … Continue reading Now, I am a Guerrilla Worker
A visit to the Coroner
I had a meeting with the Coroner this morning. That sounds ominous. Perhaps he is someone that you never want to meet yet the time comes for everyone. Death and taxes as the expression goes. His office is in Crook and Neil and I met up with him on a cold and snowy morning. The … Continue reading A visit to the Coroner
Morpeth Powerhouse
Forget about the Northern Powerhouse, here comes the Morpeth Powerhouse. For a small market town in the middle of Northumberland there is quite a high number of technology professionals living in it and its environs. I know of nine but there must be many more and every time I think about it another face pops … Continue reading Morpeth Powerhouse
Communication is in our gift
Communication is one of those topics that come up with a metronomic regularity. It raises its head in almost every meeting we have in one guise or another and is one of those things that you can never have enough of. Bad communications always seems to be someone else’s fault. As George Bernard Shaw said … Continue reading Communication is in our gift
Jigsaws are a team sport
The trouble with trying to write something for my blog every day is that eventually I'm going to have to repeat myself. With approaching a thousand pieces written repetition is inevitable. It's no bad thing really, as restating your messages is a good way to remember them. I remember that from my times tables. Way … Continue reading Jigsaws are a team sport
My very first scrum
I attended my first scrum meeting this morning. It was with the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) team. Wow! It was so short I nearly missed it and so sharp I nearly cut myself. Just before the allotted time the team came together and gathered round the scrum boards. We all stood. Bang on 9 o’clock … Continue reading My very first scrum
Unfolding plans 204 – Trustworthy
I must admit that I quite like working at this time of year. The roads are quiet and so the journey in and out is a little less stressful. Everyone is so much nicer to each other. Peace on earth and good will to all men. Why things can’t be this way all the time … Continue reading Unfolding plans 204 – Trustworthy
Unfolding plans 200 – Hoary chestnuts roasting
Once again that perennial problem of system specification has raised its head. It is a hoary chestnut yet one I thinking we are making good inroads into cracking. Traditionally when we have decided we have a need for something, a new process, a new system or a new tool we would get a group together … Continue reading Unfolding plans 200 – Hoary chestnuts roasting
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 