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Strategic Planning and Agile

Disclaimer I feel aware that this is a potentially contentious topic. As such, please read the below as something that is subject to change rather than fixed views. I felt like it was important to put some initial thoughts into words, but will more than likely revisit this post and make adjustments over time. If…

A Manifesto for Systems Support

I started out in Tech Support and -later in my career- spent 5 years managing the Systems Development Support team at a rapidly expanding company. Recently, when tasked with implementing an ITSM process from scratch, I decided to bring together my thoughts and experience relating to support and this was the end result. The Manifesto…

Ultimate Mince Pies

Here’s my recipe for the best ever mince pies, if you like a proper traditional shortcrust then you’ll hopefully love these as much as I do! [Makes 12 depending on the size of your baking tray] Ingredients 100g plain flour 100g self raising flour 80g unsalted butter Water Mincemeat (as fancy as you like, I…

Podcasts

Podcasts are great. I think I’m a better person because of podcasts, seriously! There’s something for everyone and all for free… you can’t argue with that. I’d rather stick on a podcast than listen to the radio on long car journeys. Though unfortunately my podcast consumption has reduced drastically in recent times due to COVID…

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About Me

Hi, I’m Steve, welcome to my blog about systems development and baking. What can I say? Devs love cakes!

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