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MasterVision behind the scenes

  • by Tracey Rousell
  • Posted on April 25, 2013October 23, 2014
  • Technology Topics

For our clients, MasterVision provides a sleek representation of all their customer data and gives a clear, joined-up view across multiple data sources. But much like an elegant swan on a lake, there’s more effort […]

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Why all projects are a bit like the Olympics

  • by Jillian
  • Posted on August 30, 2012October 23, 2014
  • Technology Topics

With the Olympic torch now extinguished and the Paralympics just underway, we’ve been reflecting on what we could learn from this summer’s London games. Although the multi-million pound budget and worldwide scope were on a […]

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The secret lives of lists

  • by Jon Monday
  • Posted on October 27, 2011October 23, 2014
  • Technology Topics

Lists appear everywhere on the web: most commonly as bulleted or numbered text and within dropdown form fields. This comes as no surprise, because lists are a great way of helping users make sense of […]

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What does ‘Back’ really mean?

  • by Jon Monday
  • Posted on May 25, 2011October 23, 2014
  • Technology Topics

Website owners spend a lot of time and effort debating and designing navigation menus for their sites, but for users, the most frequently used navigation aid is likely to be their browser’s ‘Back’ button. Consistently […]

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Taking the stress out of testing

  • by Jon Monday
  • Posted on March 29, 2011October 23, 2014
  • Technology Topics

Effective testing is key to the success of any IT project, but can be difficult to get right. When not done well, it is a source of frustration for project managers, business users, and developers […]

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What we can all learn from ‘cablegate’

  • by Nick Andrews
  • Posted on December 8, 2010October 23, 2014
  • Technology Topics

The publication of thousands of confidential US embassy cables by the website Wikileaks has dominated news headlines for the past couple of weeks. You might think this must have been a case of hi-tech computer […]

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Why projects are like babies

  • by Nick Andrews
  • Posted on October 28, 2010October 23, 2014
  • Technology Topics

Since a new baby arrived in the Andrews household this month (Holly, pictured), my sleep-deprived brain started to notice the many similarities between babies and IT projects. Perhaps there’s something useful to learn from the […]

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Why ‘the wrong way’ is sometimes right

  • by Nick Andrews
  • Posted on September 28, 2010April 1, 2016
  • Technology Topics

If you’ve ever been involved in building or using any kind of new business system, chances are you’ve probably heard “the database” being spoken of by wise technical colleagues in almost mythical terms. In project […]

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Five tips to improve your productivity at work

  • by Jon Monday
  • Posted on July 27, 2010October 23, 2014
  • Technology Topics

Companies are always keen to look at systems and processes to improve productivity, but often ‘the little things’ relating to personal productivity can be equally important. Here we list our top 5 tips for working […]

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Five tips for improving password security

  • by Jon Monday
  • Posted on May 20, 2010October 23, 2014
  • Technology Topics

Passwords have become a fact of online life: the chances are you’ve entered several and perhaps created (or even forgotten) one or more already today. With such widespread use, it can be easy to view […]

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