My good friend, and partner at CIOEssentials.com, Gene Delibero asks a few interesting questions in a post titled “Certification: No Guarantee of Competency – But it Can’t Hurt” on CIOE.
In this post Gene highlights the pros/cons of IT Certifications and asks these questions:
Do you rely on IT certification when hiring? What has your experience been, [...]
“I hate consultants.”
When I heard those words spill out of my lunch companion’s mouth as soon as we sat down, I knew it would be a long lunch meeting.
Some background
When I was an independent consultant I spent a lot of time in business development mode. Lots of time going to networking events and meeting new [...]
Linda Tucci wrote an interesting article on Total CIO titled “PMO becomes cornerstone of IT executive leadership” that got my attention. The title is a great one…and after reading the article, I’m intrigued.
The article discusses how Ogilvy & Mather’s Worldwide CTO Yuri Aguiar is using the Project Management Office (PMO) to drive business [...]
The New CIO is a weekly article about the challenges facing today’s CIO as well as what can be done to prepare for future challenges.
A few months ago, I aksed a question on LinkedIn about the role of the CIO (read the original question & responses):
Will the CIO role change in the next 5 years? [...]
The New CIO is a weekly article about the challenges facing today’s CIO as well as what can be done to prepare for future challenges.
Are you agile?
I’m not talking about the Agile development methodology…I’m talking about BEING agile. Are you able to deliver what your organization needs (with less resources)?
Build it….or they will
Do you have [...]
The New CIO is a weekly article about the challenges facing today’s CIO as well as what can be done to prepare for future challenges.
Innovation.
That’s a powerful word. It can conjure up many feelings and thoughts, but does the word mean anything to the CIO and/or the IT Group?
Do most IT organizations know what innovation [...]
Skilled or Gifted by Stephen Gillett on The Guild CIO
Hire People Who Disagree with You by John Baldoni on HarvardBusiness.org
Project Management: Is PMP Certification Worth It? Brad Egeland on Project Management Tips
How to Get IT and the Business Working Together by Susan Cramm on HarvardBusiness.org
Working your way stupid – one of the signs of weak [...]
The New CIO is a weekly article about the challenges facing today’s CIO as well as what can be done to prepare for future challenges.
Earlier this week, I listened to an interesting webinar hosted by Michael Krigsman and led by Chris Curran. The topic of the webinar was the CIO’s role in success or failure [...]
Customers sometimes do not know what they want by Matt Rhodes on FreshNetworks Blog
Mistakes matter: post-project reviews by Elizabeth Harrin on Project Management Tips
I Failed. Hard Lessons in Conflict Management by Cheri Baker on The Enlightened Manager
Ignore Sunk Costs by Seth Godin
Stories in Interviews by Steve Neiderhauser
6 Small Things You Can Do When You Lack [...]
The Case for Customer Communities by Valeria Maltoni on Conversation Agent
Tap Employee Passion by Harry Hoover on THINKing
Accountability Begins at the Top by John Baldoni on HarvardBusiness.org
The Era Of Volunteerism? by Mike Gotta on Collaborative Thinking
Measuring Market Concentration (Competition) by Scott Sehlhorst on Tyner Blain
Project Management and Twitter: A quiet roar by Raven Young on [...]
