Pizza and how it will change the software industry for the better
This post has nothing to do with the dietary requirements of software engineers. This week the US Supreme Court made a decision to deny the petition from Domino's pizza to hear whether its website is required to be accessible. This means that the lower court decision...
Out of stealth mode (Utmost). And a trip to Orlando.
Since I started Otter Advisory late last year, I've worked with a variety of HRTECH vendors, and I have been transparent about whom I'm working with. I outline things here. The main exceptions have been with M&A work, and with one start-up that was in stealth...
With great power comes great responsibility.
HRTECH has a curious relationship with law and regulations. On the one hand, it owes its genesis to payroll. Vendors have built sophisticated methods to gather and code these legislative requirements. They work closely with governments to understand what laws are...
Doing one thing really well, and thinking about the science.
There is an obvious attraction to buying a broad suite solution. The benefits are oft repeated, and range from end to end user experience, global consistent processes, broader insights through suite wide analytics, vendor viability, lower integration costs, to more...
Otter Advisory, a year in, and the year ahead.
Otter pondering It was almost a year ago that I launched Otter Advisory. Leaving a 90,000 employee company to set up a firm of one has brought many surprises. Over the last year the response from the market has been brilliant. The work I've done so...
Brexit, dropping HR IT in it.
https://twitter.com/DouweKorff/status/1160604325095313416?s=20 Tweet about Dropbox, Brexit and GDPR I saw this tweet this morning (HT Ian Brown), and Douwe highlights the failure of Dropbox to properly document its data protection statements on their website. I'd add...
Epictetus and APIs
First page of Discourses by Epictetus Don’t set your heart on so many things,” says Epictetus. Prioritize. Train your mind to ask: Do I need this thing? What will happen if I do not get it? What if it all happens all at once? I return often to this quote, to the point...
It is done.
This morning, at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, I successfully defended my PhD. I completed the written work last year, and getting the oral defence done today is the final step in what has been a long road. There is a bit of admin to do before I...
Monkigras and accessibility
Over the years I have been to many software conference and events. And just before it was übercool to throw out things that don't provide joy, I disposed of a massive pile of conference badges from Gartner symposiums, Sapphires, Risings and Openworlds and countless...
Using worktech and science for good.
Workplace harassment is evil. It can make lives a misery. Victims often feel unable to speak out. If they do, they face an inquisition, often by the very HR department they turn to help from. In many cases they risk their careers and livelihoods and face ridicule if...