PostsCommentsPayoutsdavelevy (41)in #technology • 4 months agoSome thoughts on buy vs buildOne of the critical decisions taken when implementing software is the decision to build or buy. Photo by Desola…davelevy (41)in #ukpolitics • 4 months agoOn ReferendaI attended UKiCE’s webinar on referendums. It is available on You Tube , or at sli.do and they said, in…davelevy (41)in #software • 4 months agoDebt, depreciation or risk?by Kevin Ku from Unsplash : close up photo of eyeglasses When I first heard the phrase “Technical Debt”, I nearly…davelevy (41)in #goodfridayagreement • 4 months agoLiving with the TroublesLate last year, I visited the IWM and its “ Living with the Troubles” exhibition. I was 14 when the Government…davelevy (41)in #ukpolitics • 4 months agoA response to Larry Elliot’s Guardian piece, from Another Europe.On 5 Dec The Guardian newspaper ran a rather provocative piece by Larry Elliot, which was bound to rile up those on…davelevy (41)in #ukpolitics • 4 months agoA party with socialists in itOver a year ago, I read Simon Hannah’s book, “A Party with Socialists in it, a history of the Labour Left.” I…davelevy (41)in #europeanunion • 4 months agoThe (EU) reform train is at the platformThe Guardian reports, “European Commission president said Brexit could be fixed because leaders had ‘goofed it…davelevy (41)in #ukpolitics • 5 months agoArguments about PR in the UKI got involved in a debate, sort of. Labour has decided that FPTP weakens trust in politics, but that fixing it is not…davelevy (41)in #history • 5 months agoTeaching about the British EmpireI rather enjoy the portfolio of videos made by Simon Whistler , and recently watched one on how the history of…davelevy (41)in #programmanagement • 5 months agoSoftware Programme ManagementIn my linkedin blog article, Strategy , I looked at three models, one on business strategy, one on programme…davelevy (41)in #ukpolitics • 5 months agoThe popular will of the massesStarmer was glitter bombed at conference, the person that did this is part of the people demand democracy campaign…davelevy (41)in #ukpolitics • 6 months agoOnce upon time, about HE policyIn October, I visited the People's History Museum, it was a bit of a vanity trip as I was looking for any documents…davelevy (41)in #ukpolitics • 6 months agoLabour and Britian in the WorldWhat happened at Labour’s 2023 Conference? I was in Liverpool for Labour’s Conference this year, with a balcony…davelevy (41)in #innovation • 6 months agoInnovation happens elsewhere!“The innovators dilemma” is a book by Clayton Christensen, first published in 1997. In it, he explores the paradox…davelevy (41)in #economics • 6 months agoBrexit and modern supply side economicsI have just read Jonathan Portes’ review of Peter Foster’s book “What Went Wrong With Brexit?”. Foster was a…davelevy (41)in #uspresidentialelection • 7 months agoInsurrectionists and the PresidencyIn this video, Michael Pocock a lawyer correspondent on the Meidas Network expresses his delight at Baude and…davelevy (41)in #economics • 7 months agoWhose jobs are AI coming for?McKinsey have produced a report on the role of generative AI on productivity and the future economy. The white…davelevy (41)in #ukpolitics • 7 months agoRalph Miliband on Labour’s last year in oppositionBut that was in 1963, sixty years ago. Due to some personal reappraisals of my politics, I have been looking at the…davelevy (41)in #informationsystems • 7 months agoSolving the CIO TrilemmaI have written from time to time on the human side of being a CIO and considered the value of the title of the senior…davelevy (41)in #sdlc • 7 months agoRequirements Management is important too!I had reason to have another look at risks of system implementation. It’s an area of systems management benefits from…