“Final_FINAL_v7” Is a Liability. Versioning Must Be Defensible.
Multiple 'final' files look like governance failure; we enforce one source-of-truth, meaningful names, and a superseded archive with logs.
Editorial Archive
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Stop Sending Me Screenshots of Dashboards: I Need the Raw Export
A screenshot is a postcard from a place we cannot verify. Why static images of gauges and pie charts are liability magnets, and why we demand the raw rows.
ZIP Files Make Us Look Amateur. There, I Said It.
Sending a ZIP file is the fastest way to say 'I don't care about your user experience.' It is time to kill the archive.
Big Buttons. Wet Gloves. Respect The User.
Tiny dropdowns are not a design choice; they are a safety hazard. Respect the worker in the rain. Design for the glove.
Stop Sending Me Portals: Vendor Logins Are an Accounts Payable Tax
I have 42 passwords. I only want one invoice. Vendor portals are lazy, arrogant, and create audit holes. Here is how we boycott them.
“It’s Just a Small Pilot” Is How We Lose Strategic Autonomy
Shadow IT and 'free trials' are the Trojan Horses of digital colonization. How to stop the drift into dependency.
The Rant: Stop Asking Me Who Deleted the File When No One Turned Logging On
Data loss is inevitable. Unexplained data loss is negligence. Why defaulting to 'no logs' is a business risk you cannot afford.
If the Vendor Can Reset the Password, They Can Read the File
The 'Forgot Password' button is not a feature; it is a vulnerability. Learn why true privacy requires the risk of losing access.
Stop Asking for Date of Birth: It’s Not Cute, It’s Dangerous
Asking for a birthday seems harmless until you realize you are holding the master key to someone's identity. Stop the automated greetings; start the risk management.
Why Is the Font Size 8? Because We Refused to Delete Anything
Tiny fonts are a confession of cowardice. We cram every metric onto the slide because we are scared to choose. Here is how to regain your editorial courage.
The Airplane Mode Test: Ten Minutes To Truth
Do not trust the sales demo. Put the phone in Airplane Mode. If the app breaks, do not buy it. A simple test for sturdy software.
Meten Is Weten: Calculate Our Cost of Chaos Per Invoice
You think manual data entry is free because you are on a salary. You are wrong. We use the stopwatch method to price your inefficiency.
Client Needs Access by 9 AM: The 20-Minute Deal Room Setup
The Partner wants a portal. IT wants a 2-week lead time. Here is how we ship the Deal Room in 20 minutes.
Come, Look at This Cell: Turn a Messy CSV Into a Clean Weekly Sales Pulse
Manual reporting is not just boring; it is dangerous. We tour the cells of a messy export to build a 'Set and Forget' cleaning machine in Excel.
The Jurisdiction Checklist: 9 Questions We Ask Before We Sign
A procurement checklist to ensure data sovereignty. Stop buying software like office supplies and start treating contracts like treaties.
The Fix: Build a Defensible Approval Trail in 30 Minutes
Email approvals are legally fragile. Replace 'looks good' with a structured, immutable sign-off process to eliminate scope creep and non-payment.
Draw the Trust Boundary in 15 Minutes. Then Buy Nothing by Accident.
Before you purchase software, you must map the flow of liability. A simple diagram prevents expensive data leaks and failed audits.
The 12-Minute Consent Workflow We Can Actually Run
Consent is not a footer full of legalese. It is a handshake. Here is how to build a workflow that respects the human and protects the firm.
The Two-Page Client PDF That Saves Us 6 Hours a Month
Why are we still sending 50-slide decks? The Wi-Fi will break. The client won't read it. The two-page PDF is the polite, efficient alternative.
Start With the Index. Make Every File Earn Admission.
Folder-first rooms slow deals; an index-first register adds provenance, owners, tie-outs, and staged access that survives scrutiny.