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What are three-letter acronyms (TLAs) and why are they used?
Jargon can make people feel part of a team, they have their own unique terminology which means you’re either part of the gang or not. Three-letter acronyms (TLAs) are such a popular type of jargon for businesses to use. Starting a new job, piece of work or with a new...
Here’s the project – where do I start?
A project can be as small as one task, a piece of standalone work or part of a bigger programme of work. They can all be approached in the same way using the following methodology which helps to understand the size, complexity, stakeholders and very important - the...
How do you ensure you information is secure and protected?
Picture this. You’ve been working for weeks on a piece of work. You’ve spent hours and hours drafting, redrafting, tweaking, refining and redrafting again. You have that piece of work as good as it’s going to be. Then, your drive corrupts. The file is gone. Do you A....
Branding and Brand Consistency: Why is it Important?
Branding is not just about choosing the right logo and other graphic elements to represent your business. It goes along with customer experience and the way you handle both expected and unexpected circumstances that involve your brand. To put it simply, branding is...
Data is only as good as it is useful
What is data? In the 1970’s humankind entered what’s now become known as the information age, this era marked a worldwide shift towards an economy based on information technology. Fast forward to 2019 and life on planet earth looks pretty different. These days...
What do you do when a process isn’t working?
A process is a beautiful thing. It moves a business seamlessly from one step to another, culminating in the achievement of the goal of the process. It follows rules and structure. This is an ideal scenario and in most businesses, a process is not a beautiful thing....
What is a good business process and how do you achieve it?
A good process is not a chance encounter. It's a decision of working a certain way to achieve an end deliverable. It takes time and effort to understand the key fundamentals of what the ideal process looks like, who are the stakeholders and what actions...
How to manage assumptions successfully
“Assumptions are the mother of all mistakes” Eugene Lewis With sayings like this, it’s no wonder that the mere mention of the word ASSUMPTION has you running for the hills. Whether in our personal lives or at work, we’ve all experienced the undesirable consequence...
Blue Ninja goes to TedX Delft – 6 June 2019
Blue Ninja went to Delft on 6 June 2019 for a fantastic TedX Talk at TU Delft (Delft University of Technology). This was the first time either Louisa and Julie have attended a Ted Talk, although we watch enough of them on YouTube! If you are not sure what a Ted Talk...
Meet the Blue Ninja Directors – Julie Taylor and Louisa Stewart
How amazing is fate and how many stories start with a chance encounter? This is exactly what happened with Julie Taylor and Louisa Stewart at the end of 2018 and we wanted to share our story with you.If you've ever heard the expression "trailing spouses"...