When everyone’s a techie, is that good for IT? I pondered this question after seeing the June 11 Businessweek cover: The cover article asks “What is Code?” and goes on to provide a basic primer on the subject, with the underpinning message stating you should be able to read code if you’re an upwardly mobile […]
Your stakeholder wants the system perfect on day 1. He wants full critical functionality, along with lots of bells and whistles on top. The result: you’re forced to schedule your project timeline with unrealistic deadlines and shortened development periods. Thankfully, it doesn’t have to be this way. Create a Manageable Project Timeline by Focusing Expectations on […]
You’re making excellent progress on the priorities you and your business stakeholder established a few months ago. You’re not done yet, but you feel confident you will complete the assignment on time. That is, until your business stakeholder arrives unexpectedly and shares a new set of assignments he wants you to handle personally. What do […]
Calm. Ordered. Process-driven. Three qualities that define an ideal IT environment. And yet, most IT environments are tense, chaotic, and operate within a swirl of ad-hoc solutions to the day’s burning problems. What creates this gap between the controlled IT environment we all want to operate within, and the unmanageable environment most IT departments actually work […]
An unfortunately common scenario for IT pros: you show up at your year-end review with four months of hard work on your hands. You present this work to your stakeholder… and your stakeholder tells you it’s all irrelevant due to changes in the business’ direction. In his eyes you’ve wasted a whole lot of time, […]
