Michael Krigsman says he strongly believes in the future promise of Enterprise 2.0 systems, methods, and supporting tools. However, it's time for reasoned arguments and case studies of adoption in real organizations to replace Kumbaya optimism.
Enterprise 2.0: The Kumbaya irony
- Date: July 1st, 2009
- Author: Michael Krigsman
- Category: Management
- Tags: Enterprise 2.0, Tasks, Groups, Current Resource Allocation Process, Dissenters, Michael Krigsman
Agile teams: Focus on the people rather than the process
- Date: June 30th, 2009
- Author: Rick Freedman
- Category: Project Management
- Tags: Team, Project Manager, Rick Freedman, PM, Jackson, Agile Team, Highsmith, Team Management, Management
Rick Freedman believes the agile PM's most important roles are to create a collaborative environment that enables teams to achieve creative results and to encourage contributors to focus on group goals and agendas rather than the individual.
Out with Treos, in with iPhones
- Date: June 29th, 2009
- Author: Scott Lowe
- Category: Blackberry, Choices, Communication, Email, Email Management, Exchange, Experience, Workplace, apple
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Device, Palm Treo, Exchange, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Scott Lowe
While in Louisville, Kentucky for TechRepublic's 10th birthday, Scott Lowe mentioned to Jason Hiner that Westminster College was moving away from Windows Mobile-based Treos in favor of iPhones. He tweeted this to the world, so I thought I'd follow up with a little bit of background.
Michael Jackson's mistakes similar to many in leadership roles
- Date: June 27th, 2009
- Author: John McKee
- Category: General, John M McKee, Knowledge Management, Leadership, Management Style, Performance Appraisals/evaluations, Personal Development
- Tags: Leader, Michael Jackson, Leadership, Management, John McKee
While much has been written about Michael Jackson's quirks and issues, not much has shown the similarities of his actions and those of many corporate and political leaders. Executive coach John M McKee points out some and the reason behind them
He's an old dog. But new tricks are needed
- Date: June 25th, 2009
- Author: John McKee
- Category: Accountability, Business Intelligence, Career, Disaster Recovery, Doing More With Less, Executive, Job Roles, John M McKee, Leadership, Listening, Long Term Goals, Management Skills, Organizational Efforts, Preparedness, Self Examination, Short Term Goals, Strategic Planning, Team Management
- Tags: Team, Leader, General Motors Corp., Leadership, Team Management, Management, John McKee
Can an insider fix any organization that's truly broken? Or does such a situation require fresh perspective without the baggage that comes from years in the organization? In this article, leadership and business coach John M McKee looks at the outlook for General Motors.
Five ways to discover unstructured processes
- Date: June 25th, 2009
- Author: Jacob Ukelson
- Category: General
- Tags: Process, E-mail, Free Trade, Strategy, Financial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Finance, Management, Software
Many companies tend to ignore unstructured processes and instead focus their IT efforts on the larger, structured processes like CRM and ERP. Here's why taking this attitude can be expensive.
Is your project a real project?
- Date: June 24th, 2009
- Author: Paul Glen
- Category: Project Management
- Tags: Project, Projects, Team Management, Project Management, Management, It Operations, It service Management, Paul Glen
Projects are a powerful tool for selecting work, motivating staff, aligning technology with business, and building client relationships. Paul Glen lists five important features of projects that distinguish them from other forms of work organization.
HP connects IT investment, value, and transparency
- Date: June 22nd, 2009
- Author: Michael Krigsman
- Category: Project Management
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, IT Investment, Project Portfolio Management, ROI Analysis, Brian, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations
HP's primary strategic message about the future direction of project portfolio management (PPM) involves helping IT departments improve their ability to quantify project costs, benefits, and derived value. Michael Krigsman thinks the strategy is sound, but it's no silver bullet.
These 6 tactics will improve the team's productivity
- Date: June 18th, 2009
- Author: John McKee
- Category: Business Continuity, Career, Change Management, Decision Making, Delegation, Doing More With Less, Downsizing, General, Innovation, John M McKee, Labor Shortage, Leadership, Management Skills, Organizational Management, Short Term Goals, Team Management, motivation
- Tags: Team, Team Management, Management, John McKee
Layoffs and bad news can bring down any team's productivity. In this blog, leadership coach John M. McKee provides tactics for leaders looking to ensure their team remains focused and positive.
The roots of agile project management
- Date: June 16th, 2009
- Author: Rick Freedman
- Category: Project Management
- Tags: Software, Method, Information Technology, Rick Freedman, Tools & Techniques, Project Management, Strategy, Management, It Operations, It service Management
Here's a brief history of agile project management. By brushing up on these fundamental concepts, you'll gain insight into the challenges and problems that agile techniques are designed to resolve.
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