Vision · Alan Williamson - CTO & AI Practitioner | Author of “Think Like a CTO”Vision — imported from WordPress.https://alan.is/topics/vision/Enterprise Stability: Who's Cutting Your Grass?https://alan.is/insights/enterprise-stability/https://alan.is/insights/enterprise-stability/Keeping the lights on is hard work. Enterprise stability is not release-and-forget, even in the AI age.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:49:19 GMTenterpriseprivate-equitystabilityPlanning for the inevitable endhttps://alan.is/insights/planning-for-the-inevitable-end/https://alan.is/insights/planning-for-the-inevitable-end/Plan for user death: kill switches, retention, delegation—stop harassing families after bereavement.Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:47:00 GMTdeathsoftware-development-2software-engineering-2The Shiny Object Trap: Don't forego the basicshttps://alan.is/insights/the-shiny-object-trap-dont-forego-the-basics/https://alan.is/insights/the-shiny-object-trap-dont-forego-the-basics/Chasing features while Outlook and PowerPoint fail basics creates risk—fix friction before new code.Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:15:00 GMTsoftwaresoftware-development-2How AI Agents Will Change Ecommercehttps://alan.is/insights/how-ai-agents-will-change-ecommerce/https://alan.is/insights/how-ai-agents-will-change-ecommerce/Machine customers end the browser era. Winning platforms need deterministic, AI-ready APIs—not just UI.Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:25:00 GMTagentic-secagentic-seoaiapi"This ain't no technological breakdown"https://alan.is/insights/this-aint-no-technological-breakdown/https://alan.is/insights/this-aint-no-technological-breakdown/Chris Rea, Woolworths, and a £5.99 vinyl in 1989 Paisley—the soundtrack of my university years.Wed, 24 Dec 2025 23:12:51 GMTchrisreamusicrecordrecordsreviewsvinylwritingThe CTO’s Year-End Audit: Are You Building Your Vision or Just a Backlog?https://alan.is/insights/the-ctos-year-end-audit/https://alan.is/insights/the-ctos-year-end-audit/December quiet is for architecture audits—not inbox zero. Align the stack with your 2026 vision now.Sat, 20 Dec 2025 23:07:08 GMT2026ctotechnologyvision-documentChange Managementhttps://alan.is/insights/change-management/https://alan.is/insights/change-management/CTOs must plan change, train stakeholders, and communicate constantly when users resist new systems.Sun, 07 Dec 2025 23:03:27 GMTbusinesschange-managementtechnologyNew Years Resolution for the CTOhttps://alan.is/insights/new-years-resolution-for-the-cto/https://alan.is/insights/new-years-resolution-for-the-cto/Most resolutions fail from overreach. Tech leaders do better with small, simple goals for the new year.Fri, 10 Jan 2025 12:43:21 GMTVision without a plan is just a dreamhttps://alan.is/insights/vision-with-out-a-plan/https://alan.is/insights/vision-with-out-a-plan/CTOs turn vision into results by assessing today, planning realistically, and executing—not dreaming alone.Fri, 03 May 2024 19:35:34 GMTfeaturedvision