Rss Feed
Tweeter button
Facebook button
Technorati button
Reddit button
Linkedin button
Webonews button
Digg button
Stumbleupon button
Newsvine button
Youtube button

Management

ReadWriteWeb Guest Post: Do Tech Companies Wield Too Much Power?

ReadWriteWeb Guest Post: Do Tech Companies Wield Too Much Power?

Posted on 06. Mar, 2010
Categories: Recession, Web 2.0

0

I recently did a guest post for ReadWriteWeb, a great site full of interesting content. In it, I explore the tension between employment and technology. Is technology destroying creating more jobs than it is creating?

Continue Reading

Book Trailer for Why New Systems Fail

Book Trailer for Why New Systems Fail

Posted on 02. Mar, 2010
Categories: IT Projects, Videos

0

The book trailer for Why New Systems Fail is now up. Click on the short video to see a brief description of the next edition of the book.

Continue Reading

Recently Read – 02/17/2010

Recently Read – 02/17/2010

Posted on 17. Feb, 2010
Categories: Book Reviews, IT Project Failures, IT Projects, Social Media

1

Microsoft, social networking, the IT-Business chasm, and Google Wave are just a few highlights from the blogosphere this week. I also have to recommend an incredible book about tennis.

Continue Reading

Technology Today #14: Andy Kaufman on The Dirty Little Secret in Business

Technology Today #14: Andy Kaufman on The Dirty Little Secret in Business

Posted on 09. Feb, 2010
Categories: IT Projects, Project Management, Social Media, Technology Today

2

Andy Kaufman shares “The Dirty Little Secret of Business.” You won’t learn this secret in school, yet it is critical to your success. The secret is simple—it’s all about relationships. Andy describes the key relationships you must develop to advance your projects and career.

Continue Reading

Quality Is as Quality Does: The Importance of Data Integrity

Quality Is as Quality Does: The Importance of Data Integrity

Posted on 03. Feb, 2010
Categories: Announcements, Data Issues, Interviews

0

Getting the big picture with data quality requires a whole host of sound procedures, starting with data lineage, and extending through cleansing, transformation, delivery, and usage. These processes encompass a sound data governance strategy. Failure at any control point can result in serious errors that can undermine a organization’s fundamental operations. I will be appearing on DM Radio Feb. 4 at 3 pm EST to talk about data integrity.

Continue Reading

Extremes in Risk Tolerance

Extremes in Risk Tolerance

Posted on 28. Jan, 2010
Categories: Consulting, Culture, IT Project Failures, Project Management

4

I have been giving quite a bit of thought lately to the topic of enterprise risk management. In large part, this stems from the fact that I recently completed a project in which my client’s risk tolerance was off the charts. I mean crazy. In this post, I discuss three types of organizations with respect to risk tolerance.

Continue Reading

Technology Today #11: Mitigating IT Project Risk with Craig Stephens

Technology Today #11: Mitigating IT Project Risk with Craig Stephens

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010
Categories: IT Project Failures, IT Projects, Software, Technology Today

0

A few months ago, ERP software vendor Epicor announced an interesting program designed to help its clients avoid IT project failure. The “Shared Benefits” program takes an innovative approach to addressing problems endemic to many IT projects. In this podcast, Craig Stephens (VP of Servies at Epicor) discusses the impetus and mechanics of the program.

Continue Reading

Page 1 of 612345...Last »
hit counter for myspace