Welcome to Manjit's Musings on Business and Technology

Welcome to Manjits Blog Hi my name is Manjit, I am a moderately successful entrepreneur with a particular interest in Marketing, Software Development, Property and Retail. I've created this blog to share ideas, concepts and occasional incoherent ramblings that I hope you will find interesting. Enjoy!

25 September 2011 ~ 2 Comments

Gaining a Competitive Advantage in Business

If you have a business you probably spend a lot of time thinking about how to gain an edge over your competitors. Gaining a competitive advantage over your rivals can be highly lucrative and help secure the future of your business. In this post I will discuss some useful concepts around competitive advantage that have [...]

24 September 2011 ~ 1 Comment

What is Continuous Improvement and How can it Help your Business

Imagine if you had a silver bullet that helped you improve your business and keep one step ahead of your competition without spending a lot of money? All it takes is a simple process known as Continuous Improvement. What is Continuous Improvement? Continuous Improvement is the process of looking at all aspects of your business [...]

23 September 2011 ~ 1 Comment

How to be a more Employable Java Programmer

Introduction With the large number of redundancies there are more people looking for jobs and less jobs actually available. In such competitive times you need to try harder to stand out against the competition. Having been in this situation myself a few times over the years, I managed to overcome the odds and not only get a [...]

22 September 2011 ~ 2 Comments

Six Agile best practices everyone can use

Agile development has taken off in a big way and there are many notable companies that use it. However there are still those that are stuck in waterfall mode and find it hard to make the transition to Agile development. Here are some of the best Agile practices that I’ve found can be incorporated into [...]

22 September 2011 ~ 1 Comment

8 Ways for your Company to Harness Innovation

Innovation can provide numerous benefits to your company. It stops the company stagnating and it allows you gain an edge over your competitors through staying relevant adapting to new opportunities quicker. All companies have people that are capable of innovation, below are some techniques through which you can promote innovation and benefit from your existing [...]

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16 February 2011 ~ 0 Comments

User Interface Design Principles

Why is Interface Design Important? The usability of your product, whether it is a website, iPhone app or desktop program is one of the key factors in determining its success. One of the main reasons why Apple products are so successful is because of how easy they are to use. I have put together a [...]

16 December 2009 ~ 0 Comments

My Top Java Developer Technologies

Which Java Tech Do I Use? One of the best things about working in Java development is the vast amount of choice that is available for whatever your technical problem is. All this choice can sometimes be a bit overwhelming so I have decided to put together a list of technologies to help you decide [...]