As humans, we try to simplify the world around us. We love to think in simple casual relationships, like “A caused B which caused C”, because we are able to understand cause and effects without much energy spent on thinking and analysing. But the world is not simple. The world is non-linear. There is seldom a single cause for things.
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The Path to Simplified IT
Solving IT problems is solving business problems. Information Technology (IT) is never an end goal. Simple IT solutions make dreams reality and can have a positive impact on the quality of our lives. However complex IT solutions are the de facto standard for too many solutions. Complex IT solutions have a large negative impact. But solving and preventing IT complexity is hard.
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Pushing complexity to users
Creating simple IT solutions is challenging, but that doesn’t mean your product has to be difficult to use. Too often, we are confronted with seemingly simple tasks like creating a document, ordering a ticket, booking a hotel, or completing a mandatory government form online. Why do these simple tasks turn out to be a nightmare and time sink?
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Simplify IT
Nobody ever asks for a complex IT solution. We all love simple IT solutions.
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Solving complex IT problems
In order to solve complex IT problems new technology can help.
Almost everyone in tech agrees that Large Language Models (like ChatGPT) are a generational change in what we can do with software. It feels like the blockchain and bitcoin hype all over again.
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Complex versus Complicated
The meaning of complex and complicated is fuel for discussions. Especially when using machine learning technology. So simple advice: Keep it simple:
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Creating agile solutions
Business IT solutions must be flexible.Inflexible business IT software can and will slowly stop your current business. The time needed to change your systems so it fits the current demands of your customers is often too long and too expensive.
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Continuous business IT innovation
Every business needs to keep innovating. But when you develop new products, services or business models: Problems will occur.
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Keep it simple: First a POC than a MVP
To build and test new functionality for your customers you can create a POC (Proof Of Concept) or develop a MVP (Minimum Viable Product). But creating a MVP from scratch is often not simple, since quality aspects such as security and privacy can rise severe realisation challenges.
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Feature rich or feature poor solutions
Research learns that businesses frequently choose products with too many features that they later find difficult to use or will not be used at all. Feature rich software products are often fuel for business complexity.
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