In IT, it is easy to assume that if something can be done remotely, it should be done fully remotely. We worked that way during the pandemic too. And we know that working from home can be great for focus, analysis, and independent delivery. But over time, we also saw the other side. In complex … Hybrid Work in IT: What Do Clients Gain?
You’re reviewing last month’s IT spend. The department overshot its budget again. The cloud bill is staggering, and team costs continue to climb. You ask your IT director why, and the response comes back: “we’re scaling infrastructure for new customers,” “we’re paying down tech debt to prevent system crashes,” “we’re developing a new module to boost sales.” Each of … How to Spot IT Budget Waste: 10 Metrics Every CFO Should Track
What is business strategy? In plain terms, business strategy is the set of integrated choices an organization makes to create lasting advantage: where it will compete, how it will win, which capabilities it will build, and what it will not pursue so that scarce resources go to the best opportunities. It is not the same as a … What Is Business Strategy – and How It Maps to IT Projects?
If you’re still using 2020 tactics – polished influencers, interruptive ads, perfect Instagram grids – you’re not just wasting money, you’re pushing people away. Gen Z grew up in a “Social Recession.” We’re lonely, skeptical, and quick to spot anything fake. Don’t try to “target” us. Be real. Be relevant. I’ve analyzed the data from … How to Market to Gen Z in 2026: The Guide
If you’ve been in product management for more than five minutes, you’ve likely felt the acronym fatigue. It started with MVP (Minimum Viable Product) – the gold standard for years. But recently, the “minimum” family has exploded. We now have MLP (Minimum Lovable Product), MMP (Minimum Marketable Product), MAC (Minimum Awesome Component), and even RAT (Riskiest Assumption Test). Why do these frameworks keep multiplying? … 9 ‘Minimum’ Product Frameworks for 2026 Explained (MVP, MLP, MMP, MAC…)
Here’s what you can learn from this episode of Pragmatic Talks: Tomasz Wykowski’s background and consulting focus Professional journey: Tomasz Wykowski started as a developer, then became a quality engineer, a product manager, and a Scrum Master before founding ProCognita, an Agile consulting and training company. Focus of work: His main goal is to help leaders build … Mastering Business Agility
Growing market share used to be simple. You built a better product, marketed it aggressively, and scaled operations until competitors ran out of energy. But business today moves faster, customers have more options, and switching costs keep shrinking. Because of that, companies need a smarter, more structured approach — not just scattered tactics. So here’s … 5 Proven Ways to Increase Market Share (Backed by Classic Strategy Books)
Revenue is up, but your team is burned out. Stakeholders are mostly happy, but your backlog is a 1,000-item wish list of conflicting demands. Sound familiar? Welcome to the classic trap: a product that looks healthy on the surface but is rotting from the inside. We’re obsessed with simple metrics, but true Product Health is … Product Health Checklist: Is Your Product Secretly Sick?
Here’s what you can learn from this episode of Pragmatic Talks: AI’s challenge in marketing: more content, not more value Beata Mosór opens the discussion by highlighting a significant problem in modern marketing: AI is often used to generate a massive volume of low-quality, repetitive content. She observes that platforms like LinkedIn are flooded with … Business Strategy and Marketing in the Age of AI pt. 2
One of the biggest risks in your company is mostly hidden: Shadow AI = AI tools already being used by your employees without approval from IT or security teams. Shadow AI is already in most companies, and it creates big gaps in visibility and control. And you can’t protect what you don’t know exists. In this … Shadow AI puts your company at risk (AI tools you should and shouldn’t use)
Here’s what you can learn from this episode of Pragmatic Talks: Beata Mosór’s background and strategic expertise Beata Mosór is an expert in business and marketing strategy. She co-founded Project People, a lean strategy agency, and has worked with both startups and large corporations such as T-Mobile and Nationale-Nederlanden. She played a key early role … Business Strategy and Marketing in the Age of AI pt. 1
Your contract choice shapes how your software is planned, delivered, and changed during development. Pick wrong and you either lock in the wrong scope or watch costs drift. In this article, you’ll learn how Fixed Price and T&M differ and when to use each. You’ll also get a simple way to choose based on scope … T&M vs Fixed Price: What’s Best For Your Software Project?
Banks still run on COBOL (43% of them!). It powers card networks, core ledgers, and batch jobs that move trillions. As much as 95% of ATM card swipes flow through COBOL‑based systems, and an estimated 220 billion lines of COBOL remain in production. That stability is why many teams keep it. Profit and risk drive … 5 Reasons to Modernize (and Not Modernize) COBOL
Nothing hurts as much as building a product nobody needs. That’s why I built a system that automatically transforms a real problem found online into a clickable prototype. But I want to make one thing clear right away – its goal isn’t to definitively validate an idea, but to… instantly create a starting point for … n8n + Lovable: A Conversation-Ready AI Prototype in 30 Minutes
Gen Z is all over the Internet, and you’ve probably heard about Gen Alpha, too. But did you know that 2025 is when a new generation – Generation Beta – is born? In this article, we’ll dive deep into the predicted characteristics of the “Generation AI”, focusing on their relationship with technology, values, traits, and … What you need to know about Generation Beta 👶
If you’re reading this, you’re probably researching potential software partners to help you build/grow your digital product or digitalize/automate processes within your organization. In this guide, we’ve listed 10 software houses in Poland worth becoming your business partners. The twist: we didn’t focus on big names that often dominate the conversation. Instead, we wanted to … Top 10 software development companies in Poland [hidden gems]