About Me
Me
I care very deeply about making the most of people’s time - it’s the one very limited resource we all share. I also care very deeply about work. I think everyone is entitled to be well occupied. It has taken me by surprise that the prevailing trend in the use of technology is to spend more time working rather than less.
I’ve worked in a wide range of technology management and strategy roles in several countries over the past twenty years. The symptoms are all very different - as are the solutions - but the problem is very often the same: huge amounts of wasted time, money and talent.
I've worked across government departments, universities, health organisations, marketing and advertising agencies, and different corporate organisations. Different sectors, different scales, different technologies.
The situation is often the same: something's not working but no one can explain why.
The dissatisfaction reaches a point where someone's decided it needs resolution.
That's when to call me.
Why it’s important
People should spend their time on things that matter. I derive professional and personal satisfaction in being able to help reduce technology that prevents this happening.
I'm direct. I'll tell you what I think is wrong and what I think you should do about it. If I can't help, I'll say so.
If you'd like to talk, get in touch: matthew@verygoodtechnology.com
What I do
I help you find what's broken and fix it.
Sometimes that's a project that's stalled. Sometimes it's a team that can't deliver. Sometimes it's a system that everyone's worked around for so long they've forgotten it's broken.
From the inside, I can be hard to see. People, platforms and technology get tangled up, and the problems that are being solved are often not as complex as the solutions being proposed to solve them. From the outside, it's often more obvious.
I follow a simple method, based on years of implementing best-fit project management methodologies.
I understand what the original problem was, what was supposed to happen, find where things have diverged, and fix that. The temptation is often to implement what feels safe or follow unproven technological trends. I focus on time and value instead. That's usually where the answer is.