Articles on Planning

It seems like people are always looking for the 'next big thing.' They want that 'big' thing to get the 'big' improvement for themselves or their

Focus on what the data tells you, not the data itself. If you cannot turn data into information and knowledge, your data initiatives will fail.

Big data doesn't have to require big projects, big budgets or big teams, especially when starting out.

Best practices aren't enough. You need to have the smarts and creativity to know to better align yourself and your strategy with market conditions.

I just finished reading a great article titled "The Most Important Question You Can Ask: Then What?" In the article, the author writes: The great art of

I just read "Businesses prefer to cut in-house costs than challenge providers of outsourced services, survey finds" and just had to write a bit about the

Big data is complex and difficult, but with proper planning and strategic thinking, you can prepare for many of the challenges you will face.

Big data is everywhere. Everyone wants to be doing big data. There’s one big data induced problem that many aren’t talking about or acknowledging.  That

Originally published on Its All About Recovery as Do the Hard Work Today for an Easier Tomorrow. Two years ago, you and your team spent a great deal of

This post sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP. It's a new year and time for review of 2012.  This coming year is an important one for anyone, but

Unless you've been living under a rock for the last few months, you've seen the announcement of the release of Windows 8 from Microsoft. For individuals

As a consultant, its my job to help my clients understand their options.  Its also my job to help them understand which of those options are best and

In the IT world, we tend to take a single-minded approach to our technology platforms.   We have email systems. We have web systems. We have HR and

"Don't let perfect ruin good" That's what Harry Beckwith, author of "Selling the Invisible" has to say on the subject. He goes on to say the following: