What Happens to a Tool Nobody Owns?
Tools do not fail dramatically. They drift. A named owner, a dated retirement and a review in the calendar prevent almost all of it.
What Question Makes a Vendor Uncomfortable?
Seven polite questions that separate a company with results from a company with a story. The reaction tells you as much as the answer.
Is This Tool Solving Your Problem or Someone Else's?
A tool can work perfectly and still solve someone else's problem. Write your constraint in one sentence first, and the evaluation gets easy.
What Should You Never Hand to a Machine?
AI made prediction cheap, which made judgment expensive. Four kinds of decision that should never cross the line, and how to tell.
Which of Your Tools Was Actually Tested, and Which Was Just Sold?
Your software stack is the honest record of how your business decides. Ten questions that show you what you are carrying and what it costs.
How Do You Tell Real Technology From a Good Story?
Every technology arrives as a story first. Four questions that tell you what a tool has actually been tested to do, and who did the testing.