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If Technology Isn’t Your Biggest Line Item, You’re Doing It Wrong

If Technology Isn’t Your Biggest Line Item, You’re Doing It Wrong

October 2, 2019

Part of the Ship, Part of the Crew

Part of the Ship, Part of the Crew

July 8, 2019

Ecclesiastes laments that there is nothing new under the sun. In Enterprise IT we see new technologies trying to solve...

Agile Development with Legacy Software

Agile Development with Legacy Software

May 23, 2019

Strategies for ensuring project success and reducing technical debt, Part 1 Legacy code. There’s no other words that scare software...

Transitioning from Scrum to Kanban

Transitioning from Scrum to Kanban

February 7, 2019

Many times we focus on determining our agile approach upfront; should we follow Scrum or Kanban? Well, what happens when...

My Family’s Cool Runnings

My Family’s Cool Runnings

October 22, 2018

In the early part of 2016, my work life was about to experience a major shake-up. I had been working for...

The Value of a Product Owner

The Value of a Product Owner

July 26, 2018

The planning stage of a project is an exciting time with lots of decisions to be made. You will always...

There is no “i” in “team”

There is no “i” in “team”

June 4, 2018

Eighteen times a year, you’ll find me at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta, cheering on the Atlanta United Football...

Integrity

Integrity

May 22, 2017

Integrity (noun): adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty. Every company wants to hire the best...

Honoring Those Who Serve

Honoring Those Who Serve

May 30, 2016

On this Memorial Day, the entire ImagineX team takes a quick breather from building an amazing and unique tech consulting firm,...

The story behind our name

The story behind our name

February 26, 2016

Since launching our new technology consulting startup, we've received many questions about our name, ImagineX. So, here's the story behind...

Personal Data Analytics and IoT

Personal Data Analytics and IoT

January 15, 2016

I recently read a book by Thomas Davenport and Jeanne Harris entitled Competing on Analytics. My data-inclined colleagues recommended it to understand...

Hello Barbie

Hello Barbie

December 7, 2015

Mattel went to market during this holiday season with it’s Hello Barbie product “digitized”. Suddenly my kid’s (soon to-be toy)...

The Vanishing Perimeter

The Vanishing Perimeter

November 16, 2015

As devices become ever more connected and mobile, the traditional enterprise perimeter walls will quickly crumble. These changes may already...

Recent Blog Posts

If Technology Isn’t Your Biggest Line Item, You’re Doing It Wrong
4 months ago
Part of the Ship, Part of the Crew
7 months ago
Ecclesiastes laments that there is nothing new under the sun. In Enterprise IT we see new technologies trying to solve the same old problems. The new technologies themselves are rebranded iterations of that which came before. The cost of adopting and implementing new technologies, even to maintain the status quo, can be daunting. However daunting this cost, it pales in...
Agile Development with Legacy Software
8 months ago
Strategies for ensuring project success and reducing technical debt, Part 1 Legacy code. There’s no other words that scare software engineers as much as these two. In fact, most of them probably stopped reading when they saw the word ‘legacy’. However, working with legacy code is a large portion of what software engineers do throughout their career, and if they...
Transitioning from Scrum to Kanban
12 months ago
Many times we focus on determining our agile approach upfront; should we follow Scrum or Kanban? Well, what happens when we want to change? Our project started in a Scrum style. We had a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) to deliver, so the objective was to get as much done as possible within our delivery window. While we were able to...
My Family’s Cool Runnings
1 year ago
In the early part of 2016, my work life was about to experience a major shake-up. I had been working for Accenture, a Big 4 Consulting firm with over 300,000 people worldwide at the time, for almost 15 years. I was comfortable. The work was interesting with typical periods of ups and downs, but I wanted more. More growth, more challenges, and more financial...
The Value of a Product Owner
2 years ago
The planning stage of a project is an exciting time with lots of decisions to be made. You will always be focused on defining your timeframe and budget. Your organization will likely have a process in place to identify, interview, and select a vendor. It’s likely you’ll also find you are asking yourself questions such as ‘who are our stakeholders?’...
There is no “i” in “team”
2 years ago
Eighteen times a year, you’ll find me at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta, cheering on the Atlanta United Football Club (AUFC), fondly called by some the Five Stripes, in homage to our inaugural home kit. Talking to some colleagues recently, I realized there are a lot of parallels between the Five Stripes and ImagineX. Are we dominating a soccer...
Integrity
3 years ago
Integrity (noun): adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty. Every company wants to hire the best people possible. In technology consulting, the employees are the most important asset of the company. So what makes a great employee or consultant and how do you find them? There are many ways that top contributors differentiate themselves from average...
Honoring Those Who Serve
4 years ago
On this Memorial Day, the entire ImagineX team takes a quick breather from building an amazing and unique tech consulting firm, and spends the day with our friends and families so we can pay respect to the women and men in the armed forces. Their selfless dedication to protecting our country allows us to go to work each day in the greatest...
The story behind our name
4 years ago
Since launching our new technology consulting startup, we’ve received many questions about our name, ImagineX. So, here’s the story behind our name. Back in 2005-ish, 5 of the 6 founders were all working together in Vancouver, British Columbia on an incredibly complex, challenging multi-year business transformation program. We were all traveling from different parts of the country, working late...
Personal Data Analytics and IoT
4 years ago
I recently read a book by Thomas Davenport and Jeanne Harris entitled Competing on Analytics. My data-inclined colleagues recommended it to understand how analytics could be used to drive competitive advantage for enterprises. It’s a great read with real-world examples of companies that are doing it right and practical advice for companies that aspire to be world-class analytical competitors. Reading the book (and drinking...
Hello Barbie
4 years ago
Mattel went to market during this holiday season with it’s Hello Barbie product “digitized”. Suddenly my kid’s (soon to-be toy) is a connected device in the Internet of Things, with artificial intelligence and a mobile app, while leveraging cloud storage. Wow, talk about a case study for emerging digital technologies. I admit I wasn’t expecting to find it on my...
The Vanishing Perimeter
4 years ago
As devices become ever more connected and mobile, the traditional enterprise perimeter walls will quickly crumble. These changes may already be occurring in the form of shadow IT or businesses within your organization going outside of your normal IT delivery methods to gain the benefit of speed and lowered cost. This represents a risky situation if you’re responsible for securing...