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CIO's top 10 articles for 2002

It’s been a tough year, and one in which you were likely devouring any and all IT-related reading materials for advice and commentary to stay on track. We’ve offered a wealth of information over the past 12 months, but the following 10 articles are the ones you’ve deemed the best...

Tags: Beth Blakely, Bob Weinstein, certification, IM, information technology

Technical articles 2003-01-14

Roundtable: Achieving ROI on Web services

You've taken the plunge into Web services--now comes the reckoning. How do you demonstrate ROI on your Web services implementation? Our roundtable panel has some ideas on the subject.Are Web services achieving return on investment ROI? That’s a matter of opinion, according to experts. From an application development perspective, Web...

Tags: ROI/TCO, Web services, Channel management, Bob Weinstein, Web service, Web, ROI

Technical articles 2002-10-15

Web services roundtable: Challenges for development managers

Three key industry executives weigh in on the tough choices managers face when moving to Web services.Welcome to our first roundtable discussion on Web services. Each installment will feature IT executives kicking around issues that arise when moving into Web services, an emerging and powerful trend affecting most software development...

Tags: Web services, Channel management, Bob Weinstein, Web service, Web, software

Technical articles 2002-10-08

Preparation is vital to negotiating successfully

Tech leaders spend a great deal of time each week negotiating--whether it's with vendors, staffers, or leaders of other business units. Columnist Bob Weinstein offers some solid insight on honing and refreshing those vital negotiating skills.Anything that brings about an agreement involved some type of negotiation. Whether a resolution arrived...

Tags: Free trade, Bob Weinstein, negotiation, Jim Camp

Technical articles 2002-09-11

Solid management skills are crucial to attaining a leadership role

While one noted author says there's a clear difference between leadership and management, there's also a connection between the two in terms of career success. As columnist Bob Weinstein explains, to be a good leader, you have to be a crackerjack manager.Michael Useem believes there’s a clear difference between leadership...

Tags: Bob Weinstein, leadership, Michael Useem

Technical articles 2002-09-04

Career advice from the trenches

You can read all the career books and enlist professional counseling, but the best advice always comes from peers. Learn what TechRepublic members told columnist Bob Weinstein are the top factors in IT management and career success.When it comes to managing your career, advice from the lofty pulpits of management...

Tags: Professional development, Bob Weinstein, career, Robert Iorizzo

Technical articles 2002-08-28

CIO's mission focuses on customer satisfaction

As one CIO explains, technology expertise and managing are just two elements of a tech leader's role. The ultimate, ongoing goal is melding technology to the enterprise business goals.Hewitt Associates CIO Perry Cliburn is 100 percent sure about his role in the Lincolnshire, IL-based HR consulting firm. More than just...

Tags: customer satisfaction, Bob Weinstein, Hewitt Associates LLC, Human Resources

Technical articles 2002-08-21

What do ISO 9001 and CMM mean to your organization?

ISO 9001 and CMM have similar goals but different methods. Three experts describe what these quality standards mean to the software industry. Add your two cents to the discussion.Your company’s adherence to industry quality standards, such as the ISO 9001 and Capability Maturity Model CMM, could determine if you land...

Tags: Capability maturity model (CMM), ISO standards, Process improvement, TQM/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, Bob Weinstein, ISO 9001, Capability Maturity Model, ISO, ISO 9000

Technical articles 2002-08-15

Tech 'Einsteins' require unique management

Managing tech superstars--those 'Einsteins' toiling in the IT department--requires a unique approach. But as TechRepublic columnist Bob Weinstein explains, it's a small price to pay to keep technology visionaries motivated.They are extremely bright and can make enormous contributions. Or they can be a CIO’s worst nightmare, as they can be...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Bob Weinstein, Managing Einsteins

Technical articles 2002-08-07

Members say moving from military to civilian IT world is not so easy

A recent profile of a military tech leader sparked a discussion among TechRepublic members about the issues involved in moving from a military tech career to the corporate IT world. See if you agree with what your peers had to say.While some military technology leaders may believe that moving from...

Tags: Leadership, Bob Weinstein, Kelly D. Anderson, information technology

Technical articles 2002-07-24

When aggressive job candidates won't take no for an answer

Most spurned job candidates don't follow potential bosses into showers or send their mothers into corporate offices as personal lobbyists. But these are just two true stories told by one CIO, who also offers tips on making quick, clean candidate cuts.There are many articles on how to recruit and hire...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job, Bob Weinstein

Technical articles 2002-07-31

What enterprise developers can learn from hackers

Thinking like a hacker has many advantages for the enterprise developer. Two former hackers share six valuable lessons drawn from hacker culture.Even if you’re not sure you’d hire a former hacker, your staff can learn a great deal from talking with one. Developers in an enterprise shop wouldn’t be wasting...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Bob Weinstein, software, Nothing, hacker, enterprise developer, Rob Newhouse, Teenage Hackers, Dan Verton

Technical articles 2002-07-25

What it takes to drive an international project

Driving an international project can test even seasoned project management veterans. Two such veterans offer recommendations based on hard-won experience.Being in the driver’s seat of an international development project brings an assortment of challenges, from cultural differences and communication barriers to dealing with a primitive technology infrastructure. So what does...

Tags: Team management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Development tools, Bob Weinstein, Jonathan Lurie, international project, team

Technical articles 2002-07-16

Managing technology in higher education

The first-ever CIO at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte not only built the school's infrastructure, but she also formulated a single IT vision. Find out why she believes that PCs aren't the tool of choice for the campus environment.Karin Steinbrenner, associate provost and the first-ever CIO at The...

Tags: Thin clients, Strategy, Bob Weinstein, Steinbrenner, UNC Charlotte, thin client, information technology

Technical articles 2002-07-17

CIO learns tough lessons from job search

Finding a new CIO gig in the current job market isn't easy, but it's not impossible. It requires patience, diligence, and looking in some unusual places, says one tech leader on the job hunt.Tom Loane wasn't surprised when he lost his CIO gig last March at Transport International Pool and...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job search, Bob Weinstein, Tom Loane, job

Technical articles 2002-07-10

Eight reasons why extreme programming won't work in your shop

Extreme programming XP touts the benefits of paired programming and greater customer involvement in the development process, but at what cost? Before you adopt XP, find out how it can cause more problems than it solves.Extreme programming XP challenges the traditional approach to software design through paired programming, where developers...

Tags: Development tools, Bob Weinstein, Microsoft Windows XP, programming, Extreme Programming, developer

Technical articles 2002-07-03

Challenges and frustrations of a CIO in India

Though technology has saturated most countries, there are still various nuances to IT management and leadership in different parts of the world, as one CIO in India relates.While the technology industry is largely based on the key platforms and principles across the globe, international CIOs still must manage through many...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Telephony, Bob Weinstein, software

Technical articles 2002-07-03

A CIO who loves the Army life

For a top tech leader in today's U.S. Army, the days are long but the achievements can be stellar. While bureaucracy still runs strong in the military, find out why one Army CIO wouldn't trade his role for any other.The man behind the U.S. Army Medical Department’s massive IT effort...

Tags: Bob Weinstein, Colonel Barclay Butler

Technical articles 2002-06-26

Switching gears: Making the move from tech to exec

Making the move from development to the business side is more than just a career move. Find out if you are ready to take the leap and what you need to do to succeed.Making the leap from an engineering/technical career track to the business side isn't easy. Although it happens...

Tags: Professional development, Bob Weinstein, career, InfiniCon Systems

Technical articles 2002-06-25

Six reasons to kill a project

Just because you have the green light for a project doesn't mean it should move full steam ahead. These six warning signs could suggest killing a project before it takes off.You’ve been given the green light for a brilliant project. Senior management promises its total support, and your customers are...

Tags: Speech recognition, Web site development, Web technology, Digital video, Corporate communications, Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, Bob Weinstein

Technical articles 2002-06-12