Essays
Long-form arguments about decisions in systems programs. Each one makes a claim, names the decision it bears on, and shows what good looks like.
06 ESSAYS · CAREER · RSS
- NO. 108 · · 15 MINFOBA 2025 Talk - Career Capital for BAs: How to Become So Good They Can't Ignore YouThe write-up of my FOBA 2025 talk on building career capital as a business analyst.
- NO. 53 · · 5 MINDitch the Dirty TalkEight ways to strip the jargon out of ERP conversations so a non-technical audience actually understands what the system does for them.
- NO. 55 · · 3 MINEmpower PeopleWhy the people on an ERP program, not the methodology, are what make it succeed, and how to build the implementation around them.
- NO. 43 · · 3 MINAsk for HelpERP projects fail when people stop asking for help; here is whom to ask, when, what and how.
- NO. 44 · · 3 MINBe a HeroThe ERP implementation as a hero's journey, with the skills, team and toolkit a project leader needs at each stage.
- NO. 48 · · 3 MINChange is the wordA four-phase roadmap for navigating change through an ERP implementation, from preparation and planning to evaluation and optimisation.