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"We’re not building software; we’re building bureaucracy."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #Agile #FletcherReede #LiarLiar #ProjectManagement
Fletcher Reede The Coder: Agile’s Endless Echo Chamber
Re-Introducing Fletcher Reede, the silver-tongued lawyer from Liar Liar, now trading courtroom fibs for cubicle chaos as a software…
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December 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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"Organizations announcing these moves despite healthy financials reveal a fraudulent core, prioritizing executive enrichment and shareholder windfalls over sustainable operations."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #CorporateGreed #DepecheMode #EverythingCounts #Layoffs
Depeche Mode’s Prediction of Corporate Elitism, Lies, and Deceit
As the owner of a technology delivery firm, we get the unfortunate opportunity to watch the shenanigans of corporate theater unfold with a…
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December 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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"Keep demanding evidence before rewriting your processes around someone else’s science-fair volcano."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #ArtificialIntelligence #AgenticAI #Microsoft #CoPilot #OpenAI
Agentic AI: Nothing Says “Enterprise-Ready” Like a 70 % Failure Rate
Every few years Microsoft emerges from Redmond with a sweeping proclamation about how the world of enterprise technology is henceforth…
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December 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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"The scapegoat-as-a-service delivery model has been canceled."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #Consulting #ProfessionalServices #ProjectManagement #VendorManagement
AI Ending the Scapegoat-As-A-Service Consulting Cash Cow
For three decades a quiet ritual has played out in mahogany-paneled boardrooms across the Fortune 1000. A nervous CIO or CFO, terrified of…
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December 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #VibeCoding
December 3, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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"A masterclass in using mathematics, modest code, and real-time visibility to solve problems that others would overcomplicate with sprawling cloud architectures."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #DataScience #LinearProgramming #CSharp
Moving People Predictably with C# and Proven Mathematical Patterns
We recently delivered on an engagement for a niche people mover player by the name of Topper Taxi in which they faced a classic conundrum…
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December 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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"It’s less about prophetic insight and more about a carefully curated magic show, where the rabbit in the hat is their own revenue stream."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #VendorManagement #ERP #SystemImplementer #ProjectManagement #Propaganda
Never Show Weakness, Always Sell Fabricated Intelligence: The System Implementer’s Playbook
We all are too familiar with the scene, a system implementer (SI), decked out in the finest business casual, strides into a boardroom armed…
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November 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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"We can still look back and remember a time when the internet was a place for wild experiments."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #Flash #GaboCorp #HTML #Internet #NetscapeNavigator
Blast From The Past: Flash in the Pan — GaboCorp.com
In a not-too-distant past some of us were able to experience the infancy of the Internet and all the creativity that it introduced, some…
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November 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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"Another profitable giant pretending that the only path to competitiveness runs through the ruin of the very workforce it spent years claiming to cherish."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #CorporateGreed #Layoffs #Verizon
Corporate Greed Chronicles: Verizon Rings in the Holidays with Pink Slips
Another quarter, another telecom titan discovers that the fastest way to “delight customers” apparently runs straight through the…
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November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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"The road ahead becomes considerably smoother when you refuse to let someone else hold the wheel."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #VendorManagement #ProjectManagement #ERP #NeedToKnowBasis
Need-to-Know Basis: The Basic Rule That Saves Millions in ERP Implementations
Anyone who has ever walked onto a car lot knows the ritual. The salesperson materializes within seconds, radiating smiles and handshakes…
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November 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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"Fancy tools tempt with promises, but real wins come from stripping to essentials."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #LinearProgramming #DataScience #ERP #CSharp
Corporate Boondoggles: Lumber Apocalypse and Linear Programming, C# Comes in Clutch
boon·dog·gle: work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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"A true partner prioritizes your success over their invoice, delivering a system that works without the sleight of hand."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #SystemImplementer #Corruption #ERP #ProjectManagement #Transparency
Signs Your Getting Swindled in Your ERP Operations
Selecting an ERP system implementer is like choosing a guide for a treacherous mountain climb. You want someone who knows the terrain…
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November 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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"Corporate realities reward the art of kowtow and self-regulation over steadfast principles."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #AuthenticLeadership #CorporateGreed
From Family to Furlough: The Comedy of Authentic Leadership
Amidst the corporate maze and political games there is the cringey talk of “Authentic Leadership”, that attempts to classify such as the…
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November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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"Stripping away the bureaucracy reveals a path to reclaim that efficiency, where small, empowered teams drive enterprise innovation without the weight of unnecessary overhead."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #ProjectManagement #OrganizationStructure #SanctionedIneptitude #BoxTicker
Imagine What Could Be, Unburdened by What Has Been, Technology Version
Unpacking the cringeworthy phrase “Imagine what could be, unburdened by what has been” has brought about some professional reflections…
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November 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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"Let’s keep this kumbaya going!"

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #FletcherReede #LiarLiar #Agile #CorporatePolitics #ProjectManagement #Retrospectives
Fletcher Reede The Coder: Retrospectives and Kumbaya
Re-Introducing Fletcher Reede, the silver-tongued lawyer from Liar Liar, now trading courtroom fibs for cubicle chaos as a software…
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November 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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"Mature organizations should expect more from their internal IT departments."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #Mendix #OutSytems #PowerApps #NoCodeLowCode #BrokenDreams
Why Low-Code Isn’t Always the High Road: Separating Fact from Fiction
The use of low-code tools has been increasing in popularity in recent years as organizations look to optimize IT processes and reduce…
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November 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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"This double standard exposes the flimsiness of their logic: it’s not about protecting the company; it’s about controlling the narrative."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #SideHustle #Moonlighting #CorporateAbsurdities #CorporateCulture #IncomeStacking
Corporate Absurdities: The Farce of Anti-Moonlighting Policies
Imagine you’re a talented software developer, burning the midnight oil to deliver clean code for your tech firm, only to be told you can’t…
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November 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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"Constraint-based thinking is a mindset, not a dependency."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #CSharp #ConstraintBasedProgramming #GoogleOrTools #Solver
C# Adventures in Constraint-Based Programming
Getting complacent and sitting on your laurels is a recipe for irrelevancy. With that being said, we are always on the lookout for tools…
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November 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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"In an industry where trust in leadership is the glue holding operations together, this move feels like another fracture in the foundation."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #UPS #UnitedParcelService #CorporateGreed #Layoffs
Corporate Greed Chronicles: UPS’s Peak Efficiency Meets Valley of Tears
Unfortunately, in this line of work, we often witness the human side of corporate maneuvers, the quiet toll they take on the very…
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November 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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"Integrity takes a backseat to opportunism."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #VendorManagement #ProjectManagement
Sideline Scruples: Watching Athletes and Vendors Gamble with Someone Else’s Money
The NCAA’s recent decision to allow student athletes to bet on professional sports while basking in the glow of Name, Image, and Likeness…
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October 31, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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"The charade of value through complexity will collapse when simplicity becomes executable through prompt."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #ERP #ArtificialIntelligence #ProjectManagement #Oracle #SAP #MicrosoftDynamics365
ERP Democratization: How AI Kills the ERP Consulting Cash Cow
There is a day coming soon when the entire ERP industry will look itself in the mirror and realize the reflection has changed. What was…
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October 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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"No jump cuts, no filters, no “smash that like button” desperation, just a raw, unedited, continuous feed of mundane human existence, and people could not look away."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #JenniCam #RealityTelevision #Vlog
Blast From The Past: The JenniCam Legacy
In a not-too-distant past some of us were able to experience the infancy of the Internet and all the creativity that it introduced, some…
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October 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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"Clients are demanding more for less, and after years of being taken advantage of they are right to do so."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #Accenture #ProfessionalServices #Layoffs #CorporateGreed
Corporate Greed Chronicles: Accenture’s Billable Bloat to AI Reboot
Here we are again writing about another reduction in the works at Accenture, where we have unfortunately seen the underbelly of the…
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October 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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"Negative Space Programming isn’t about rewriting every line of code; it’s about fostering a mindset where we anticipate chaos and design against it."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDevelopment #CSharp #NegativeSpaceProgramming #DefensiveProgramming
Coding the Unseen: How Negative Space Programming Fortifies Your Future
We are always on the lookout for paradigms that can elevate our solutions, as a complacent technology professional is irrelevant and…
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October 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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"It's a simple process: know your identity, size your tech accordingly, and don’t let a one-size-fits-all mirage like Dataverse derail your first-mover mentality…the big leagues deserve better."

#InformationTechnology #SoftwareDeveloper #Dynamics365 #Dataverse #DualWrite #ERP
Locked In and Lagging: Why Dataverse Can’t Keep Up with the Enterprise Elite
Imagine you’re at a networking event, and someone asks, “So, what does your company do?” If your answer is a mumbled mess of buzzwords or a…
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October 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM