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Arif Harbott
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Transformation is perhaps one of the most overused and misunderstood words in the world of business today. These days, almost every change is called a…
I’ve spent the last five years writing a book on change management and effective transformation, the centrepiece of the book is the HERO Transformation Framework,…
There are far more companies looking for angel or venture capital investment than there are investors. Therefore, successful investors are going to get a large…
This article provides angel investors with the best tips and advice on how to make the most from of their angel investments.
There are many paths to becoming a Chief Technology Officer (CTO), in this article I will outline the most common paths to become a CTO.
Deconstructing the role and required skills that all Chief Technology Officers must have as well as how they fit into the c-suite and the traits of a great CTO.
This comprehensive and detailed guide to angel investing will explain what angel investing is, how it works, and how you can get started
While cloud services have been a game changer, without strong governance and controls, costs can spiral out of control. Luckily, if you use the steps outlined in this article you can make some significant savings to your cloud hosting spend.
Unless you are a Swedish streaming company, founded in 2006, then the Spotify squads and tribes approach is very unlikely to work for your company’s unique context and culture.
The complete guide of everything you need when writing a business book, including all the steps, decisions, tips and tricks to get started.
At HERO Transformation we made a conscious decision to build a distributed development team and we’ve previously written about why and what we’ve learned. Part…
At HERO Transformation we consciously chose to build a distributed development team for a few reasons: To access the best talent globally and not be…
My current tenure working in government digital, data and technology is coming to an end and I wanted to share my experiences and lessons learned.…
We all have our own reasons for building a start-up: fame, fortune, adventure, excitement. Understanding your personal reason and nurturing it is at the heart…
We believe that successful digital transformation comes not through the choice of a particular technology stack or IT system but through the work of people…
This article unpicks the major causes of large IT delivery failure and presents an alternative delivery model to the popular ‘programme’ construct. This article was…
Always available, high quality, up-to-date, free-to-access data is the catalyst for government to make radical but necessary changes. It is essential to enabling a new…
Seven principles to transform the technology devices and tools that users have to support them to do incredible work. Employees often have superfast Wi-Fi and the…
A checklist article outlining the key areas of focus for anyone taking up a new technology or digital leadership role, this could be as a…
Revealing the real costs of running technology systems – and why it makes sense to invest in improvements to avoid expensive glitches later on. What…
If product ownership works in software development then why can’t it work in IT infrastructure as well? We are appointing product owners for our IT…
Project and product sound similar and the two concepts are often confused with each other. However in practice they are very different and require different…
Digital Justice is investigating what a joined up justice system would look like agnostic of organisational boundaries. It uses of end to end service design…
A great Chief Technology Officer (CTO) or technology leader should be a business leader first, practise extreme ownership, and deliver value quickly. If you have…
Learn how Kanban can help you as an executive to focus on the most important work, visualise your tasks and make prioritisation easier. It is…