Refactoring Podcast Good Tech Strategy / Bad Tech Strategy 🔮 — with Anna Shipman
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Jun 21, 2024 Anna Shipman, CTO at Kooth and former Technical Director at Financial Times, shares insights on developing a good technical strategy. Topics include the importance of applying and improving strategies, common pitfalls, aligning team and strategy, and the strategist's authority.
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From Philosophy To Tech Leadership
- Anna Shipman transitioned from philosophy and publishing into software by self-teaching and later doing a conversion course.
- She moved through front end, back end, infrastructure, architecture and leadership over 20+ years.
Launching Gov.Uk And The Mission Pull
- Anna joined the Government Digital Service early and helped launch gov.uk in 2012.
- The mission attracted experts who took pay cuts to work on citizen-focused digital services.
Moving To The Financial Times
- Anna joined the Financial Times as Technical Director to work on ft.com with a team delivering the website and app.
- She enjoyed proximity to journalists and a strong sense of purpose at the FT.