…a set of questions to help get to the why, as well as the what, of digital transformation.
Original: https://blog.wearefuturegov.com/how-to-make-conscious-decisions-about-digital-transformation-a2f5837e3f1c
LINK: “The Importance of Product Management in Government”
…the approach taken to build and deliver digital products needs to evolve to take advantage of modern software development methods including agile iterative development, human centered design, and continuous delivery. Despite fancy design labs and alleged “digital transformation” capabilities, most vendors and government agencies continue to deliver digital products using traditional project management and waterfall development methods.
Original: https://medium.com/the-u-s-digital-service/the-importance-of-product-management-in-government-b59933d01874
LINK: “Tesla, software and disruption”
When Nokia people looked at the first iPhone, they saw a not-great phone with some cool features that they were going to build too, being produced at a small fraction of the volumes they were selling. They shrugged. “No 3G, and just look at the camera!”
Original: https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2018/8/29/tesla-software-and-disruption
LINK: “Apple, Sui Generis”
Wall Street still doesn’t trust Apple’s future. The company is seen as an anomaly, it shuns accepted ways of doing business and defies categorization. Perhaps the categories are wrong.
Original: https://mondaynote.com/apple-sui-generis-812e72c5aa6c
New podcast interview on councils and digital transformation
I was interviewed by Vicky Sargent again for her Interesting Times podcast. We talk about digital transformation in local governments, focusing on Adur & Worthing Councils and Hackney Council.
You can listen to the podcast, and subscribe to future episodes, here.