Juho-PekkaPöyry
17 / 1 / 2010
Enterprise Systems and User Friendly Screens
From time to time, I’ve been involved in conversations about the benefits of enterprise systems such as ERP. Many times, it has seemed as though the people writing software, other than those in large scale enterprise systems, see the (almost) sole benefit as automating tasks and helping single users to be more efficient. With some subsets of software, this is, indeed, the case. However, when dealing with enterprise-wide systems such as ERP, this is half-truth, at best, and downright wrong, at worst.
A couple of examples will illustrate this. Read more…
KariPeltola
4 / 1 / 2010
Success or Failure, Fast
Product development is a game of odds, much like sales. You have a funnel of ideas in different stages of development – some of them will become winners in the marketplace, some of them will not. So, how do you improve your odds of success?
The answer: prototype to validate the idea as early as possible.
Even a harsh, simple, ugly and defective prototype is better than no prototype at all. It clarifies the concept in three important aspects:
AnttiTarvainen
31 / 12 / 2009
Leonidas Hour
In a traditional company, the more important the decision the higher up in the chain of command it is made. The consequences of a decision trickle down to the lower levels, each level interpreting what they need to do based on what they hear from above. Feedback then rises from the lowest levels and is used by the top to generate new decisions. Those decisions trickle down and so on.
The problem with this is that the feedback received at the top is distorted by misinterpretation at each level. False premises lead to bad decisions and frustration at all levels. The organization may never realize how much more they could do if they understood each other and made the right decisions.
At Leonidas we are set to reverse this. One of our tools is the “Leonidas hour”, a weekly one-hour meeting that anyone can attend to. Here’s how it works.
KariPeltola
29 / 12 / 2009
Leonidas Has Moved
Because of our recent growth Leonidas has moved and now you can find us at the heart of Tampere, a few steps from Keskustori. Our new address is Kauppakatu 3 B 20, 33210 Tampere.
Ps. The location is optimal as there is a fantastic Indian restaurant nearby called Nanda Devi!