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    <title><![CDATA[Why most technology roadmaps fail before they are finished]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[A roadmap that sits in a shared drive and gets reviewed once a year is not a roadmap. It is a document. After nine years of building them with clients, here is what we have learned about the ones that actually get used.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-06-18</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[What to ask a vendor before you sign anything]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Vendor demos are designed to show you the best version of a product. Here are the twelve questions we ask on behalf of clients that vendors would rather not answer in a group call.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-05-07</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[The case for a technology health check before a larger engagement]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Clients sometimes come to us expecting a full audit and leave with a health check instead. That is not us underselling. It is us being honest about what the situation actually requires.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-03-24</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[IT governance for businesses that have grown faster than their processes]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Most governance problems are not really governance problems. They are growth problems. The technology decision-making process that worked at 30 people stops working at 150. Here is what we typically find.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-01-15</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Fixed-fee IT consulting: what it means in practice]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The phrase 'fixed fee' appears on a lot of consulting websites. What it means in practice varies considerably. Some firms quote a fixed fee for a discovery phase and then bill hourly for everything after. Others fix the fee but leave the scope vague enough that almost any additional request becomes a billable extra. This article explains how a genuine fixed-fee model works, what you should expect from it, and how to tell the difference between a real flat fee and one that is fixed in name only.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-05-20</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How to get real value from a technology roadmap review]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[A technology roadmap review is one of the most commonly requested consulting engagements and one of the most commonly delivered badly. The output is often a large document that accurately describes the current state of a technology environment but says very little about what to do next, in what order, or why. This guide explains what a useful roadmap review actually contains and how to tell whether the one you are commissioning will be worth the investment.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-04-10</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[What a digital transformation audit actually covers]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The term 'digital transformation audit' is used to describe several activities, from a brief technology review to a months-long organisational assessment. This article explains what a well-structured audit covers, who should be involved, how long it should take for a mid-sized organisation, and what the output should tell you that you did not already know.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-03-05</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Vendor selection: how to avoid an expensive mistake]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Choosing a technology platform is one of the most consequential decisions a mid-sized organisation makes. Get it right and the platform supports your operations for five to ten years. Get it wrong and you spend the next two years managing workarounds, paying for integrations that should not be necessary, and eventually going through the selection process again. This article explains how a structured vendor selection process reduces the risk of making the wrong choice.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-02-18</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Interim CTO: when you need one and what to expect]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Losing a technology leader is disruptive. The permanent hiring process takes longer than expected, the team needs direction in the meantime, and strategic decisions cannot wait for a new hire to arrive and get up to speed. An interim CTO or technology lead can bridge that gap, but only if the engagement is structured correctly. This article explains when interim technology leadership makes sense, what it should cover, and how to plan for a clean handover.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-01-28</pubDate>
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