In this article I’d like to go through how to setup auditing and logging of files/objects using native Windows File Server tools. Some of my projects over the years have had workstreams implementing security and compliance objectives of logging and auditing activities, particularly file/object access. A lot of the solutions have used CyberArk and Centrify […]
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Designing Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are metrics that are used to measure the success of a strategy, programme or product. As strategies are implemented by programmes/initiatives, Programme Managers in particular, as well as Product Owners and Departmental Heads in general, are the ones that usually create the KPI for the initiative, build a consensus around them […]
DDOS Attacks and Website Hacking
Very recently, this website suffered a Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attack. Following on from that, I thought I would write a short blog post on what happened, how I found out about it, the response to recover from the attack, and the lessons learnt. Firstly, this article will be heavily focused on AWS as […]
A Short Guide to Calculating the Total Cost of Ownership of a Cloud
This is a shorter summarised version, of a longer and more detailed blog on calculating the total cost of ownership of a cloud platform. In this post, I cover the essence of how to calculate the TCO, what to include in it and my recommendations for calculating it. Build into the Architecture the Gathering of […]
Set Up CloudWatch Monitoring and Logging
This is a tutorial on how to setup monitoring and logging on a Debian Linux EC2 instance running a web server using Apache using AWS CloudWatch. CloudWatch does not provide disk (i.e. storage) and memory (i.e. RAM) utilisation metrics within it’s standards AWS CloudWatch options. For this, custom monitoring will have to be used through […]
Using Product Roadmaps
What is a Product Roadmap? A product roadmap is a high-level plan describing how a product will come into being and how it will grow. It enables a Product Owner to express their vision of what the product should look like and a timeline of how that vision will be realised. A roadmap enables you […]
Stakeholder Management: Using the Power-Interest Grid to Manage Stakeholders Better
I’ve come across, during my career as well as studying for certification, various takes on the same theme – stakeholder management using the Power Interest Grid. In this blog, I will cover my approach for classifying and managing stakeholders using the grid, and recommendations for engaging with the different stakeholder groups. Stakeholder management is a […]
Consensus Driven Programme & Product Management
Programme and Product Managers make various decisions, from deciding on the work schedule (Programme Managers) to the detailed functionality of the products (Product Managers). As with any decision, there is always a risk that that decision has not been made effectively or obtained necessary agreement as the correct one with stakeholders. In this blog post, […]
Successfully Managing Innovation & Maintenance
One of the challenges I’ve come across in my career, and have seen CTOs and technology organisations face, irrespective of their size, is reconciling the Agile processes, competing priorities and schedules for introducing new features to a product (i.e. product innovation) with bug fixes and smaller improvements (i.e. maintenance and patching). In this blog post […]
When Should Scrum Be Used?
In this blog post I discuss if Scrum is the right approach for a project or is it better to use another Agile alternative? I will cover when is Scrum the best option, how to find out if Scrum is the best option, and what is another alternative. Scrum offers a powerful way to develop […]