Standing meetings are under attack. Just consider a few recent article titles: Kill the Weekly Meeting How to Finally Kill the Useless, Recurring Meeting 7 Ways to Kill Your Meetings and Unleash Productivity Each of these articles argues the same central point: most standing meetings are too long, require too many guests, and have no clear agenda. We […]
“We’re not just here to reduce costs, we’re here to serve and help people.” When Samir Saini, told me this, I jumped out of my chair and gave him a huge hi-five. Here was a government IT executive, perhaps the last person you’d expect to get it, speaking a truth few IT executives of any […]
You’ve done the work. You developed the skills your desired position requires, and you’ve developed the professional values needed to slide friction-free into the position. You’ve made yourself a good candidate for the job you want. But the road to your desired job doesn’t end there. Move from a Generic “Good” Candidate to The Best Person […]
When your project fails, that’s it. Your credibility takes a huge hit. And as you increase in seniority, and the projects you’re responsible for scale up, that credibility hit grows proportionately larger and more damaging. Mitigating Risk Remains Priority #1 for IT Professionals Despite sophisticated new risk management models, IT projects aren’t getting any less prone to failure. Peter […]
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 […]
