David Maister posted another great article today relating to the almost relentless quest for corporate growth in todays marketplace. David writes: In most companies and firms, it is taken as a matter of unexamined faith that the organization must grow. A related article of faith is hat size matters – in marketing, in recruiting, in [...]
Case Study Assitance
December 12, 2006 By Leave a Comment
The recent IEEE Engineering Management newsletter had a link to an excellent Case Study reference guide…thought I’d post it here for everyone else: http://college.hmco.com/business/resources/casestudies/students/ There is an interesting PDF file that describes the process of writing case studies that looks very interesting. Technorati Tags: Case Study, Case Study development, Writing
In Memoriam: Dr. Frank M. Bass
December 11, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Dr. Bass passed away on December 1, 2006. From the University of Texas at Dallas’ webpage: (1926-2006) Dr. Frank M. Bass, often called the “Father of Marketing Science,†died on December 1, 2006 at his home. At age 79, he was in his 25th year as a professor of marketing science in the School of [...]
Manager Mindsets
December 10, 2006 By Leave a Comment
In a 2003 article in Harvard Business Review, the article titled “The Five Minds of a Manager” written by Jonathan Gosling and Henry Mintzberg, the authors address the question of the mindset of managers. The authors believe that there is too much emphasis on Leadership and not enough on Management within most organizations today when [...]
Project Portfolio Management
December 8, 2006 By 3 Comments
According to Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin, Project Portfolio Management (PPM) should be something that every project manager should embrace…and I agree. According to Jeannette, there are 3 reasons to embrace PPM: PPM brings realism to an organization’s planning processes. PPM brings rationality in the allocation of resources, both human and financial. PPM brings visibility to project work [...]
From the UK: Experience more important?
December 8, 2006 By Leave a Comment
An article on the British Computer Society’s website titled “Companies claim formal IT qualifications unimportant” discusses a survey performed by IT market research company Vanson Bourne. Some results of the survey are: More than 70 percent of HR managers surveyed said they preferred to see relevant work experience on a candidate’s CV over formal qualifications. [...]
Project Failure
December 7, 2006 By 1 Comment
I just ran across a post by Michael Krigsman titled “Eight Causes of IT Project Failure”. According to a recent report from the UK National Audit office about IT project failures, the following reasons were cited as the top reasons for failure: Lack of clear link between the project and the organization’s key strategic priorities, [...]
The Hiring Process
December 7, 2006 By 3 Comments
Recently I’ve been involved in helping a good friend (we’ll call him Jim) search for a job. He has been unemployed now for quite some time and he is getting very frustrated with the job search (as am I). Jim has over 12 years of IT, operational and project management experience and has even been [...]
Dallas School Integrity Chief may lack integrity
December 6, 2006 By Leave a Comment
A story broke on Tuesday December 5th in the Dallas morning News (DMN) about the Dallas Independent School District’s new head of the Office of District Integrity, David Fryar, did not have his CPA license as he stated on his resume. According to the DMN: Mr. Fryar’s résumé and application stated that he is a [...]
Craig Weatherup on Leadership
December 6, 2006 By 1 Comment
I was just reading through one of my favorite blogs (David Maister’s People, Passion and Principles) and was delighted to read about David listening to former Pepsi executive Craig Weatherup discuss leadership. According to all reports of Mr. Weatherup’s character, he is a a down-to-earth, low-key kind of person who practices a hands-on approach to [...]
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