Tactics to Save IT Jobs in Tough Times
In a recent CIO.com article entitled “Why IT Leaders Shouldn’t Cut Staff” the Denise Dubie discussed the impact of loosing embedded knowledge and skill. While I agree with Denise that this is a significant risk I also believe that CIO and other IT executives need to be creative in trying times express the [...]
Four Tools Technologists Need to Remain Effective
Image via Wikipedia In a recent survey of technology workers that allowed 330 respondents to choose their four most critical tools to ensure productivity from a list of eight: Laptop Desktop PC VPN access Mobile Phone Blackberry Desk Phone Video Conferencing Assigned desk The results were interesting because the priorities were listed as: Laptop (88%) [...]
Review – Easier, Simpler, Faster: Systems Strategy for Lean IT
Easier, Simpler, Smarter, Faster: Systems Strategy for Lean IT is one of the few books I have found addressing lean implementation and Information Technology. It is a reasonable quick read by Jean Cunningham (co-author of Real Numbers) and Duane Jones that covers a number of topics regarding the impact of lean on business systems including: [...]
