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IT leader Jay Rollins: IT needs to quit 'chucking things over the wall'

Jay Rollins is the former Vice President of IT for Churchill Downs. Learn how Jay got into IT, the career path he took to CIO, the most important lesson he has to share with other IT leaders, and what he’s doing now.

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Do your developers regularly check in with stakeholders during a project? Jason HinerTechrepublic Moderator | 08/08/08
We check, but not enough Tony Hopkinson | 08/09/08
Don't forget about... glgruver | 08/11/08
There are three ways of dealing with scope creep Tony Hopkinson | 08/11/08
I've never written retail software alaniane@... | 08/11/08
Oh you can have unchangeable specs anywhere Tony Hopkinson | 08/12/08
Maybe less golfing, and more management?? -Q-240248 | 08/11/08
RE: IT leader Jay Rollins: IT needs to quit 'chucking things over the wall' Eugene.Miller@... | 08/11/08
Great point keithpanco@... | 08/11/08
even if it is not blocked it is annoying atoms | 08/11/08
Thank you! Marquisem | 08/11/08
Thank You - continued Desert__Rat | 08/11/08
Videos, and Webinars too - skip, prefer to read ! fred.wagner@... | 08/11/08
Exactly! marleyziggy@... | 08/11/08
RE: IT leader Jay Rollins: IT needs to quit 'chucking things over the wall' hallc3@... | 08/11/08
What's the real chucking lesson here? jetpowercom | 08/11/08
Indeed, something to remember Tony Hopkinson | 08/11/08
You go well beyond the at-hand. santeewelding | 08/11/08
Is English your second language? -Q-240248 | 08/11/08
Do you smart? santeewelding | 08/11/08
About half Tony Hopkinson | 08/11/08
How about IT People as "things" over the wall reisen55@... | 08/13/08
Get more twitter followers hiteshthakur034 | 09/12/09

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