Currently on my mind

What an exciting year we have in front of us. My list of top trends of 2014 is based on the buzz across industries where IT is business critical. It’s based on what we, Netlight, are involved within. Netlight is a Genuine Consulting firm, which means we are totally independent, we work and create together for real (to make sure the gathered competence and experience of all consultants are utilized) and we totally focus our work based on the true need of our clients. What we do on a daily basis is totally ruled by the challenges and opportunities of the companies we’re helping. So what we work on is really what is hot currently - and if not we’re doing something wrong. ·          Streaming and VOD (Video On Demand, Music On Demand, Radio On Demand…) ·          Cloud hosting ·          O rganisations and teams – increased productivity ·    ...

In the life as a consultant it’s very natural to talk about delivery, because simply put that’s what you do for your clients. But I know many companies and organisations would gain a lot by focusing more on the topic. Unfortunately delivery is often mistaken as something you do at the end of an initiative; when you turn in the report, delivery the codebase, delivery an architecture or deliver a project. But delivery is so much more. Delivery is something you do every day. It’s how you walk and how you talk. It’s how you take control and responsibility over challenges and opportunities, and how you drive them to come forward. It’s about never delivering any surprises but always be on top of things and clearly bring to attention if things start to get out of tack and not seem to end up as expected.  Unfortunately delivery is not as easy as doing exactly what your boss, stakeholder or client say, but neither about not doing what they’re saying, of course. No it’s about really u...