by Hugo | May 15, 2026 | Agentic AI
There is an AI being trained right now that will, before long, do a large part of my job. Sitting in the requirements meeting. Writing down the project goals. Analysing the current systems. Proving the concept. Drafting the solution design. Possibly even coordinating...
by Hugo | Apr 12, 2026 | Project Recovery
A project on fire looks chaotic from the inside, but the recovery is not chaotic. It follows the same four moves almost every time. I have run this enough times that I can describe it in the time it takes a coffee to cool — but the value is in doing it properly, not...
by Hugo | Mar 20, 2026 | Solution Architecture
Every requirement that lands on a solution architect’s desk arrives wearing a disguise. Someone has already decided what they want, translated it into a feature, and handed you the feature. The job is to gently take the disguise off and find out what the...
by Hugo | Mar 2, 2026 | Solution Architecture
There is a strong temptation, at the start of any transformation programme, to jump straight to the exciting part: the target architecture. The future-state diagram. The thing everyone is paying for. I understand the pull — but designing the To-Be before you genuinely...
by Hugo | Feb 4, 2026 | Dynamics 365 & Power Platform, Solution Architecture
There is no single design pattern that produces a good Power Platform solution. Every organisation is different, every programme has its own constraints, and anyone selling you a one-size template is selling you a future rebuild. What does hold true across all of them...
