Technology, Strategy, People and Projects
The Triple Constraint They DON’T Teach You In Project Management School by Timothy Johnson on carpe factum Quote: An experienced project manager will size up the trade-offs needed to complete the project. You try to do too much (rigor) in an immature (ability) organization with an unyielding culture and… oops. Try to do too little [...]
The Danger of Imitation by Kevin Eikenberry Quote: Observe and learn from others who have been where you are going. But don’t lose yourself on that journey. Who you are is far too important for that. It’s Always About Leadership by Art Petty on Management Excellence Quote: If you’ve been given the responsibility and the [...]
This post sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP. I was just perusing the Enterprise CIO Forum and noticed the video of Canadian Pacific’s CIO Heather Campbell titled Canadian Pacific CIO transforms IT function. In the video, the CIO describes the transformation if the Canadian Pacific IT group and their long road from an ‘under-performing’ group that was [...]
This post sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP. Note: I love technology…believe me I do. I just really liked this photo I Just finished reading Implementing new technologies for the right reasons over on the Enterprise CIO Forum. The article, written by Martin Davis of Canada’s J D Irving Ltd, provides a nice reminder in today’s technology driven world. [...]
I read an article over on CIOZone.com titled Should the CIO Head Up the Marketing Dept As Well? that left me speechless (for a minute at least). Initially, I wanted to believe the author was asking whether the CIO should head up marketing technology, but I don’t think that’s what the author was asking. I [...]
If you’re organization is like most, you’ve got a lot of legacy IT systems. Most of those legacy systems require a lot of maintenance. Most of those legacy systems need updates. In addition, you’re organization has a ton of ‘sexy’ projects that need to get done. Projects like integration of social platforms. Collaboration tools. New [...]
As you know, I love WordPress. I use WordPress for everything these days. This blog runs on WordPress. My photography blog runs on WP. My wife’s photography websites (a moment to keep photography and Boudoir Moments) run on WordPress. Like I said…everytime I build a website today, I start with WordPress if I can. So…when I was [...]
In my article titled Technology Selection and Cultural Fit, I argue that cultural fit is an important aspect to consider when undertaking Technology Selection projects. While the article was well received by most folks, I did have a few people comment (privately via email and twitter DM) that I was making some broad statements that couldn’t [...]
Did you know that technology selection is about much more than technology? Yep…its true…..but most people don’t realize it. Many in the IT world love to get asked to be a part of a technology selection project. These types of projects usually provide a learning opportunity for everyone on the team and an chance to [...]
In a previous article titled The Future of IT & the CIO – Redux of the DoDo I pointed to some survey results that should be alarming to most IT professionals and leaders. The survey, titled The Future of IT (pdf download), basically argues that the role of IT will diminish in the future. The [...]
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