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The 8 most important skills of the best technology leaders
The 8 most important skills of the best technology leaders
A great technology leader should be a business leader first, practise extreme ownership, and deliver value quickly.
Arif Harbott
Mar 30, 2016
Analysing Zara’s business model
Analysing Zara’s business model
In this article I attempt to deconstruct Zara’s business model into its main parts.
Arif Harbott
Mar 3, 2011
The first 100 days: proven strategies for new digital and technology leaders
The first 100 days: proven strategies for new digital and technology leaders
A checklist article outlining the key areas of focus for anyone taking up a new technology or digital leadership role.
Arif Harbott
Jul 31, 2016
What’s the difference between a product and a project?
What’s the difference between a product and a project?
Project and product sound similar and the two concepts are often confused with each other. However in practice they are very different and…
Arif Harbott
Jul 26, 2017
Nine lessons professional tennis taught me about business
Nine lessons professional tennis taught me about business
How an early career in tennis has helped me develop unique skills and built a foundation for success in business.
Arif Harbott
Jun 28, 2015
Why large technology programmes fail and what to do instead
Why large technology programmes fail and what to do instead
This article unpicks the major causes of large IT delivery failure.
Arif Harbott
Apr 17, 2017
How to describe and create a business model
How to describe and create a business model
Breaking a business model into customer value proposition (CVP), profit formula, key resources and key processes
Arif Harbott
Oct 5, 2011
Solving the data spaghetti problem with data principles
Solving the data spaghetti problem with data principles
Always available, high quality, up-to-date, free-to-access data is the catalyst for government to make radical but necessary changes.
Arif Harbott
Oct 10, 2016
Scaling agile in Government using large scale scrum (LeSS)
Scaling agile in Government using large scale scrum (LeSS)
Scaling agile in a large organisation to create a more responsive team and to build software products aligned to business priorities
Arif Harbott
Oct 26, 2015
The real technology costs of running an IT system
The real technology costs of running an IT system
Revealing the real costs of running technology systems — and why you need to invest in improvements to avoid expensive glitches later on.
Arif Harbott
Jun 20, 2016
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