April 15th, 2013
IT Strategy
by Rick Mosca
From scope creep to sales creep, technology project fears that will make you scream
It’s a scary notion, beginning a new technology project. You know it’s going to hurt your budget; you think you know what you need, but then those techie people tell you something completely different; and what if something better comes along while you’re halfway through your project? Your fears are legitimate, and you’re not alone. Read More
March 28th, 2013
Data IT Strategy
by Marjie Cota
IT Personality Traits That May Surprise You
It’s a seller’s market when it comes to top IT talent. As enterprise technology has quickly occupied a larger and larger piece of the organizational asset pie, the technology recruiting scene has become more and more competitive. The Society for Human Resource Management released survey results last year that confirmed what we already know: the high tech sector is finding it significantly harder to find the qualified workers they need. Read More
March 26th, 2013
IT Strategy Legacy
by Paul Phillips
Stay competitive. Take advantage of your technology assets.
How do you keep up with changes in your market? In lean times, you’ll likely pore over your budgets, evaluate your most important assets, and trim the fat here and there. And then when the big picture gets a little brighter, you’ll fatten up again. But is that preparation or is that just a response? A technology assessment is a great, big bundle of opportunity to step back, in preparation for your next big step forward. Read More
March 8th, 2013
IT Strategy
by Rick Mosca
How Shortsighted Mistakes Lead to Long-term Costs
Every big IT project is intimidating. Organizations outsource these to an IT partner because they don’t have (or necessarily need) in-house expertise in specialty areas such as user experience design, enterprise information systems, software development, legacy systems management, cloud computing, and/or anything big data! Read More