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Nick Hume

I'm a delivery-focused leader with 20+ years of experience ensuring successful outcomes across public and private sectors. Proven track record of driving complex initiatives from concept to completion, aligning teams, stakeholders, and technology to deliver valuable outcomes. Currently a Delivery Principal based at Scott Logic's London office.
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Open Source
Longevity without lock-in: the open-source upgrade alternative
In tech, upgrades are often seen as inevitable but are they always the smartest move? Behind every version change lies cost, risk, and disruption. For businesses where stability matters most, staying put can be a strategic choice. Enter open source: a model that offers control, continuity, and freedom from vendor lock-in. Discover why “current” doesn’t always mean “better,” how forks like Fluxnova are reshaping the upgrade debate, and why purposeful progress beats change for change’s sake.
Nick Hume · 2nd  Dec · 3 min read
Delivery
Want to deliver value? Focus on flow
On the route to delivering and realising value, the aim is to reduce the number of twists and turns in the software development pipework and improve flow. In this blog post, I’ll share some insights into practices and processes that reduce flow and what you can do to improve flow. It’s important to point out this is purposefully methodology-agnostic; I want to get beyond the rituals and practices of the different approaches and focus instead on the underlying best practices.
Nick Hume · 27th  Jun · 6 min read