diff --git a/Outline/Questions for building a methodology.md b/Outline/Questions for building a methodology.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e215269 --- /dev/null +++ b/Outline/Questions for building a methodology.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +That sounds like a great focus area! Let’s start by exploring the foundational aspects of your methodology: + +### Foundational Questions +1. **Core Principles**: What are the core principles you believe every software company should follow when implementing authentication and authorization? +2. **Common Pitfalls**: What are the most common mistakes or oversights you’ve seen companies make in this area? +3. **Security First**: How do you prioritize security without compromising user experience? Do you have a guiding philosophy or process for balancing these two? +4. **Industry Standards**: Which industry standards (e.g., OAuth, SAML, JWT) do you consider essential? How do you decide which ones to use or recommend to clients? + +### Process-Oriented Questions +1. **Assessment**: When you first engage with a client, how do you assess their current authentication and authorization setup? What key factors do you evaluate? +2. **Implementation Steps**: What are the high-level steps you follow to implement a secure and scalable authentication system? Can these be broken down into phases or stages? +3. **Customization**: How do you tailor your approach to different types of companies, whether they are startups, mid-sized companies, or large enterprises? +4. **Tools and Technologies**: What specific tools, libraries, or technologies do you prefer for different stages of the process (e.g., identity management, access control, monitoring)? + +### Methodology Differentiators +1. **Unique Approach**: What sets your methodology apart from others in the industry? Do you have a specific framework, technique, or tool that you’ve developed or refined? +2. **Client Collaboration**: How do you work with clients throughout the process? What strategies do you use to ensure that your solutions align with their business goals and technical needs? +3. **Adaptability**: How does your methodology adapt to the ever-changing landscape of security threats and compliance requirements? +4. **Education and Empowerment**: How do you educate and empower your clients to maintain and evolve their authentication and authorization systems after your engagement ends? + +### Results and Outcomes +1. **Success Metrics**: How do you measure the success of your authentication and authorization implementations? What metrics or KPIs do you track? +2. **Case Studies**: Do you have any success stories or case studies that illustrate the impact of your methodology? What were the key challenges, solutions, and outcomes? +3. **Long-Term Maintenance**: What do you recommend for ongoing maintenance and security updates? How do you ensure that your clients stay protected over time? + +These questions should help you start to form a comprehensive methodology that you can later refine and expand into your book and consulting work. diff --git a/Outline/Suggested outline - Daniel Priestly.md b/Outline/Suggested outline - Daniel Priestly.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d0b2e39 --- /dev/null +++ b/Outline/Suggested outline - Daniel Priestly.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +1. Who is the book for? + List of all the things that frustrate them + List of all the questions they have asked + List of their hopes, drams, wishes outcomes, desires + List of all the things that have frustrated them in the past + +Key sections: + +Intro in the opening of the book, sell the reader that they should finish the book. +What are they going to get from the book? +What problems is it going to solve? +What questions is it going to answer? +What methodology is it going to reveal? +Bonuses for the end of the book (maybe)? + +Distruption +3-4 chapters that disrupt people about how they are approaching their problem wrong. +e.g. Your best thinking for 5 years ago is your baggage today. +e.g. your entrepenural journey is predictable and there are certain steps you can take along the way. + +Insights +5 or 6 key High level ideas, sharing the new ways of thinking +High level ideas, new frameworks, new ways of thinking of things. +At the end of the insights section add a call to action such as a scorecard. Help them benchmark how far along the path they are. +The CTA also helps you turn them into a warm lead. + +Methodology +This should be completely unique to you. How to achieve the result. +Share enough that they can go directionally correct and see that you know what you are talking about. +They can feel comfortable that they can reach out to you to get further details, or use your company to get solutions + +Objection Handling +Address all the reasons people would not adopt your methodology. +People want it to be easier, but they'll have to do something for the result. +You want to handle the objections that might come up. +Second CTA, give them exactly what you want them to do in order to get started on the methodology. + +Leave people on an inspirational high +Talk about the big picture of getting this done. +What is the real reason that you want people to act? +What is on the other side of the pain? +What is on the otherside of commitment and discipline? +