How to Prevent IT Project Failure (2 of 3)
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in News and Blogs | 1 Comment »2. Planning and executing projects IT project managers are responsible for keeping scope, budget, and schedules on track, but can they really be expected to do so when they don’t know how many hours it takes to accomplish a task, or ...
What Kind Of Vacation Are You Taking This Summer?
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in News and Blogs | 26 Comments »It used to be that where you went on vacation was the big question. Now, the big question is are you actually going somewhere at all and if so just how much work are you taking with you. Sigh... Corporate America, shame ...
How to Prevent IT Project Failure (1 of 3)
Monday, June 29th, 2009 Posted in News and Blogs | 56 Comments »1: Managing resources IT project teams are made up of knowledge workers categorized by skill types or job functions, and finding the right person to assign to a project or task can often present challenges. Typically, quality staff is scarce and ...
Sherpa Is Classic Google: Creepy
Monday, June 29th, 2009 Posted in News and Blogs | No Comments »Sherpa is Google and T-Mobile's big bragging feature on it's updated Android phone due out later this summer. I wonder if it is something to be excited about or creeped out about? Sherpa is a built-in app designed to take in all ...
Mobile Device Etiquette
Friday, June 26th, 2009 Posted in News and Blogs | 59 Comments »The NY Times just published an article on manners and mobile devices. In today's world, it is not uncommon to see people break out their Blackberrys and iPhones in meetings, but how far is too far? In the article, the ...
From My Cold Dead Hands
Friday, June 26th, 2009 Posted in News and Blogs | No Comments »I'm just not giving up my keypad on my smartphone. The way things are going, it may be difficult next time I re-up my two year contract and switch out phones again. I see which way the wind blows. The iPhone doesn't ...
Microsoft’s Energy Saver Site
Thursday, June 25th, 2009 Posted in News and Blogs | 2 Comments »It's called Hohm and its beta site launched just yesterday. Through Hohm, registered users can input all their energy usage information (all those specs at the bottom of the bill) and then Hohm spits out ways to shave those numbers. As ...
IT Project Failures Are On the Rise
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 Posted in News and Blogs | 1 Comment »The Standish Group just released a new CHAOS report on IT failure, and it ain't pretty: "32 percent of IT projects were considered successful, having been completed on time, on budget and with the required features and functions. Nearly one-in-four ...
