Insights


Demelza Green in a stone maze; metaphor for AI ROI paradox and failed velocity boost trap.
By Demelza Green February 22, 2026
71% of CIOs face budget cuts in 2026. Discover why Copilot isn't delivering ROI and how "Negative Expertise" is creating technical debt.
A composite image of Joe Cooney from Patient Zero overlaid onto a pond of catfish
By Joe Cooney February 22, 2026
Stop procurement stagnation. Learn how the "Catfish Effect" uses a Vendor Challenger to wake up lazy incumbents and rescue stalled digital projects.
Bay is wearing her Patient Zero Certember t-shirt after passing her PSPO1 with her thumbs up.
By Bay McGovern February 15, 2026
We put Agile theory to the test. See if our Principal Product Owner’s decade of agile experience was enough to pass the PSPO I without opening the textbook.
Hanieh Madad presenting at the DDD Brisbane conference
By Demelza Green February 6, 2026
"Vibe Coding" creates chaos. Hanieh Madad explains why Spec-Driven Development (SDD) using tools like AWS Kiro & GitHub SpecKit is the future of Agentic AI.
Patient Zero Co-CEO Demelza Green at the CES 2026 entrance in Las Vegas, scouting global technology
By Demelza Green February 4, 2026
Patient Zero reports from GITEX, CES, and Gartner: The 5 strategic shifts defining the CIO agenda in 2026. Why the era of "Cloud First" and "SaaS" is giving way to Sovereign AI and Orchestration.
An image reporting from Indo Pac 2025, showing crowds, main event signage, and Dan Dejkel
By Daniel Dekel February 3, 2026
Dan Dekel reports from Indo Pac 2025: Why "Just-in-Time" supply chains are dead and how Digital Sovereignty is the only defence against a decoupled future.
Retro-futuristic tech being operated by man in wheelchair and woman with guide dog. Accessibility.
By Rorie McLaughlin January 21, 2026
From screen readers to stakeholder buy-in: Our engineering team shares practical lessons learned from building large-scale, WCAG 2.1 AA compliant web systems.
The official Certember t-shirt, awarded to Patient Zero team members who successfully passed.
By Demelza Green January 12, 2026
We all want to get certified, but finding time is hard. See how Hanieh Madad turned a simple idea into "Certember" a company-wide sprint for skills and study groups.
Patient Zero team member Jen holding a Nerf gun.
By Jennifer Muirhead December 19, 2025
Struggling to understand "no cap" or why your team is obsessed with Kermit? A Gen Z insider at Patient Zero breaks down how to build team identity and communicate across generations.
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