Monthly Archives: January 2009

One Four Photography – My Photography Blog

Regular readers may know that photography is a hobby of mine. It has become a passion for me and  a business for my wife (a moment to keep photography)….it is easy to say that my house is full of photography talk
In the past, I’ve posted some pictures on this blog (and will continue [...]

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Outsourcing Bill of Rights

When I saw the InformationWeek story titled “Outsourcing Bill of Rights Proposed” I had to do a double take.   The words ‘outsourcing’ and ‘bill of rights’ haven’t historically fit together.
The story is interesting. Apparently, Alliance Global Services has created a Bill of Rights for their outsourcing clients, or IT Partners as Alliance likes to call [...]

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Am I a professional Photographer now?

Wish it were true!
I have had a photo published on the Schmap!! Dallas Experience Guide.  The picture that was chosen is below.

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Links for Jan 25 2009

Some good stuff out there this week…here’s a few links for your reading pleasure:
Has a business book changed your life? by Jackie Huba on Church of the Customer Blog
10 Cloud Computing Predictions For 2009 by John Foley  on Information Week
Social Media and the Land of Misfit Toys by Thom Singer on Some Assembly Required
Is Open [...]

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Communicating IT's value using Project Portfolio Management

An article titled “How I Used Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Software to Prevent IT Staff Cuts” on CIO.com that describes using Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tools to communicate the value of IT.
The CIO article describes the use of PPM tools by Robert Biles to show his leadership what his team does and how they are [...]

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CIO's – Start working on your Personal Brand

According to research conducted by Harvey Nash, an IT Recruitment firm, everything.  Information World Review reports on this research in an article titled “CIOs should do more bragging” where they write:
The survey of 1,000 senior IT professionals found that the idea of the ” personal brand” of a chief information officer (CIO) was viewed as [...]

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UTD Project Management Symposium 2009

Mark your calendars!
The 3rd annual University of Texas at Dallas Project Management Symposium is taking place August 13 & 14.  Call for papers is open until Feb 6 2009.
I just submitted a paper to be considered for this years symposium…keeping my fingers crossed that it gets accepted.  I was luck to get a paper accepted [...]

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Lead Well & Prosper – book review

A few weeks ago I received a complimentary copy of Lead Well and Prosper: 15 Successful Strategies for Becoming a Good Manager from Nick McCormick, the author.
When I received the book, I tossed it onto my desk with all the many unread books and promised myself I’d get to it soon.
A Quick Read
Soon came sooner [...]

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Links for Jan 18 2009

Another Sunday, Another List O’ Links!   Enjoy!
Knowledgeable Workforce Requires Knowledge-Filled Workers by Steve Roesler on All Things Workplace
Twitter: It’s About People, Not Technology by Fred Wilson on Silicon Alley Insider
Do More with Less by Mitch Joel on Six Pixels of Separation
What is the Business Purpose? by Jay Deragon on Sociallutions
Aligning Social Media Within [...]

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Ramblings on Social Media

I’ve been lurking around the social web for quite some time experimenting with different systems and learning a tremendous amount from all of the ‘experts’ out there.
I’ve been on LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace, Technorati and many many other systems.  I liked some and didn’t like some.
I recently started using Twitter (@ericdbrown) and Friendfeed (find me here) [...]

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