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Short, specific pieces from across the practice on the decisions, constraints and delivery problems we spend our time on. Published when someone has something worth saying, not to a content calendar.

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Deciding without complete evidence

A presenter taking a boardroom through a chart whose trend line continues as a dotted projection.
Decision-making6 min read

Leadership teams rarely get the evidence they would like. The useful question is not how to remove the uncertainty, but which parts of it actually matter.

Dr Yakubu Balogun · Founder & Principal Consultant

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Changing systems that cannot be switched off

An engineer working inside a live server rack while colleagues continue at their screens behind.
Technology strategy8 min read

Ageing systems are rarely replaced in one move. The question is which part to change first, and what keeps running while you do it.

Peace Bakare · Head of IT & Engineering

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The reporting nobody reads

Printed reports going into a bin and archive boxes while a colleague works from the dashboard on screen.
Data & intelligence5 min read

Most organisations produce more reporting than they use. Retiring the surplus is usually more valuable than adding another dashboard.

Dr Yakubu Balogun · Founder & Principal Consultant

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Governance that surfaces problems, not one that records them

A presenter pointing out a red alert flagged on a performance chart to a boardroom.
Delivery & assurance7 min read

Most programme governance is good at documenting what went wrong. Rather less of it makes problems visible while there is still time to act.

Dr Yakubu Balogun · Founder & Principal Consultant

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