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Fix the data before you buy the dashboard
Most reporting projects fail before the first chart is drawn. The fix is unglamorous: agree the questions, clean the data that answers them, then build less than you think you need.
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Field notes from the systems.
Practical writing from real work: education technology, data quality, reporting and delivery. No thought leadership — just things that turned out to be true, written down.
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Five questions to ask before moving computing labs into the browser
Browser-based teaching labs can transform practical computing courses — but only if you ask the right questions about identity, lifecycle, cost and course design first.
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How to restart a stalled digital project
Stalled projects are rarely stuck for technical reasons. A practical sequence for finding out why work stopped, and getting it moving without repeating the original mistake.