Microsoft and Nokia acquisition – look beyond the hardware and software

Lots of commentary today on Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s handset business, with most reports being hardware and software related. But I believe that the intrinsic value for Microsoft will be realised from the intellectual property rights bundled into the deal. Tweet

an effective personal productivity toolkit

BadCo toolbox

How do we pick the right mix of so-called personal productivity tools, when every day brings a fresh new flood of ‘apps’ to an already crowded market?

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Risk management: integrity of minor change

Roll-back or roll-over

Change is a risky business and even small changes can induce disproportionate risk, especially if you cannot reverse the change when a problem appears.

Picture credit: Scott Ableman

We may be reasonably good at managing big change and ensure that we have contingency plans to back-out any unsuccessful change, by restoring the status quo ante.

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