by Ryan N. Bennett | Mar 30, 2020 | Blog
In last week’s post, we touched on the massive impact coronavirus has had on the service industry and small business. Weeks later, the situation has escalated to a point where the landscape has changed dramatically. Working from home virtually has become the new...
by Ryan N. Bennett | Mar 11, 2020 | Blog
I am a huge proponent of bringing business agility into companies, especially small- and medium-sized service businesses. Consider current events like the COVID-19 coronavirus, or previous events like the financial recession of the early 2010s. Service SMBs are often...
by Ryan N. Bennett | Mar 3, 2020 | Blog
For many, strategy may be the most misunderstood concept in business. Is it a business plan document? Is it a mission or vision statement? Is it a pitch deck? While you can record business strategy using these methods, none of them are actual strategies. A strategy...
by Ryan N. Bennett | Feb 21, 2020 | Blog
The concept of agile was introduced to the worlds of software development and project management in early 2001 with the creation of the Agile Manifesto: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools. Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer...
by Ryan N. Bennett | Dec 6, 2018 | Blog
Recently, a colleague asked me what books I would recommend as an essential reading list. I have become quite a fan of many different business books over time, and I’d like to share them with you. I present my Essential Reading List for Aspiring Information...
by Ryan N. Bennett | Sep 20, 2013 | Blog
Note (12/6/2018): I originally wrote this blog post when Microsoft was under very different leadership with very different business strategy. Since this article reached #1 on Hacker News (which was completely unexpected), Microsoft morphed into a different...
