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Can you clearly communicate your industry’s unique IT concerns?

Before I begin consulting with a client I always ask them the same question: What are the unique demands on IT within your industry? Sure, there are many commonalities between all IT leaders. But every IT leader also has some specific challenge they have to face that is particular to their industry. And when my […]

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Understanding Your Company’s Competitive Landscape

“You’ve got to know the business.” We have all heard that rhetoric a thousand times. Every IT pro gets the fact that to be relevant, and to solve the real issues of the business, they need to understand the essence of the business with which they work. The problem, of course, is how to build […]

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Why Your Big Data Project is Failing and How to Save It

Big data. Magical business analytics. Such topics are all the rage these days. I hate to be the one pointing out the fact that the emperor has no clothes (well, not really, I kinda like that role actually). But the fact of the matter is that the vast majority of big data and magical business […]

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An old timers winning attitude toward IT

I spend a lot of time preaching to IT managers and CIOs about the virtues of being skeptical when it comes to succeeding at technology implementations. So often in our desire to serve clients and give the business what they think they want, we spend (aka waste) a great deal of time and money. Hence, […]

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