Business updates from the Foci Solutions team.
“COTS-first”, “Why build it when we can buy it?”, “Custom development is expensive”, “We’re not a software company” were all slogans that were hammered into my head during the first half of my career working for a large global consulting firm. They were and are still the prevailing wisdom in the IT industry and when […]
Read MoreThe phrase “we need to change our culture to be successful” has become a punchline for any executive pitching ambitious visions and transformation initiatives, IT-related or otherwise. What is unfortunately less common is any mention of how such a change in culture will happen and how to know when this ideal future culture has been […]
Read MoreThe conversations I regularly have with clients, other executives, and my mentors are usually around “what’s your org’s vision?” or “what do you want your org to do”. Foci has gone through a tremendous period of growth and change over the last 12 months and the answers to those questions seem to be ever changing. […]
Read MoreToo often, we see articles shared preaching the importance for organizations to adopt a digital strategy without encapsulating what that really means. To remove some of that confusion, I like comparing an organization’s digital transformation with something everyone knows – a road trip! Let’s start with some truth – a digital strategy can be enormously […]
Read MoreWhenever I walk into a new client, the first things I hear from the Technology Executives are typically: “We need to modernize”, “We need to transform”, “We need to adopt <insert trendy tech buzzword>”. What I never hear is: “We need to bring our development and testing methodologies up to date”, “We need more collaboration […]
Read MoreA little over three years ago, I had the great fortune to reconnect with an old friend from my university days. I lured him away from his well-paying and stable position at one of the Big 5 consulting firms to help me incubate an Integration practice focused on helping large enterprise clients connect their various […]
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