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Crucis Consulting Limited

A blog about web | data | cloud

Au revoir, spreadsheets
Au revoir, spreadsheets

Once you've decided you're moving your spreadsheet data to a relational database, you have to get your data database-ready. How do you do that?

The spreadsheet conundrum
The spreadsheet conundrum

There's no question that spreadsheets are a fantastic tool for many jobs involving small to moderate amounts of data. But is there a better way?

The gods among us
The gods among us

A Team God is probably the most effective solution to managing the fallout from shortcuts and poor management. But there is a price to pay.

Getting away with it
Getting away with it

We've seen how some organisations cut corners and play fast and loose with best practices. Now we'll see how they can still succeed in spite of the consequences.

Testing times
Testing times

Shortcuts on testing and quality assurance is a favourite choice amongst time-poor, resource-poor organisation.

Analyse this!
Analyse this!

A popular shortcut in software teams is to leap over the analysis phase, with the expectation that issues will be found and easily resolved during the development or implementation phases.

There is no Plan A!
There is no Plan A!

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail, so goes the saying. Yet skipping or cutting back on planning work and discussions is an important shortcut for many organisations.