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Pay discrepancy between men and women in IT is a real kick in the skirt
Does a woman still make $.70 to a man's $1.00?If you are an IT manager, how do you carefully balance salaries, promotions, pay increases, and bonuses between the men and women on your team in order to avoid gender bias?RE: Pay discrepancy between men and women in IT is a...
Tags: Gender and diversity, Sonja Thompson, women, IT IS, information technology
Discussion threads 2007-09-18
Sanity check: The six consumer technologies that are destroying traditional IT
Earlier this year, the researchers at the Gartner Group published a series of reports on the invasion of consumer technologies into the enterprise and the challenges that this phenomenon has created for IT departments. Gartner has wrapped all of that research into a special report called Consumerization: The IT...
Tags: Jason Hiner
Blog posts 2007-09-14
IT is a great career for the bright, talented and willing.
Nothing has changed in IT as is true in many fields. To be well compensated you must be good at what you do. The better you are, the better the pay you can expect. IT offers a lifelong challenge to those that are looking to be challenged....
Tags: Strategy, career, MaranathaP, Nothing, information technology, IT IS
Discussion threads 2007-08-20
One reason why it's so hard to get IT people to think about the business
This is hardly unique to ITThe problem is the same in the medical community, or any of the engineering disciplines. The knowledge hierarchy is a very good explanation and trying to "blame" IT is not productive. Salaries are basically determined by the market place and skills that are hard...
Tags: GL44, information technology, developer, IT IS
Discussion threads 2007-04-03
Responses to career advice requests
If you’ve worked in IT for any length of time, say longer than a week, you’ve probably been quizzed by someone on what it takes to begin an IT career. I’ve been quizzed by lots of “someones” over the years, and while the faces have changed my...
Tags: career, certification, information technology
Blog posts 2006-12-04
Top 10 Most Stressful Professions
http://www.wytv.com/news/health/2788381.htmlThis is an interesting article/report that indicated that IT is one of the most stressful professions. I was wondering how many agree?Only as stressful as you make itAs a general rule, commerical/industrial locations are the less stressful when compared to private residence/home environments. On check lanes, offices, or labratories...
Tags: career, ericsaddress@..., information technology, IT IS, job, Post Edited, stress
Discussion threads 2006-09-17
Managing the stress of constant change
This week was decidedly odd. I spentit driving around, getting lost in various places I used to know, andgetting lost. I spent one glorious afternoon completely out of mymind, effectively, lost in an area I once knew so well I could almostwalk down the streets blindfolded. Sixteen...
Tags: information technology, IT IS, stress
Blog posts 2006-09-02
You know what you want to do - why isn't it happening?
This is something that troubles me. I see examples all over - in my own company and many others - of IT managers not having the bottle to put into practice the policies they know to be best for the company.Plaintive excuses - "The uses won't like it", "We have...
Tags: IT IS
Discussion threads 2006-08-30
What's up with the -abilities, anyway?
I spent today trying to explain what Ido to people who really do want to get it. I spent hours discussingit, trying to make the esoteric world of design priorities, patternmatching, data mining, and envisioning seem not only interesting buteffective and practical as well. Interesting I can handle;...
Tags: information technology, IT IS, manageability
Blog posts 2006-08-28
The rise and fall of IT
My work supports grocery sales, but almost all retail outlets have the same basic configuration. If the of point-of-sale system fails, the store is essentially dead in the water. If subsidiary systems such as inventory control systems or in grocery service scale networks fail, there is an adverse...
Tags: ROI/TCO, IT IS
Discussion threads 2006-08-24
The 5 most dangerous IT management trends in 2006
today's market...have a consultant's mindI am finding out that in today's market, you must have a consultant's mindset...even when you are a fulltime employee. You must see yourself as having to:> Find your next task that will add the most value to the company’s bottom line.> Never sit back on past...
Tags: career, information technology, IT administration, IT IS, Item 1, JohnGPMP, TR Article
Discussion threads 2006-08-07
to whom the IT department should report
my organization is trying to adopt a new structure where the IT department reports to the administration and finance department instead of being attached directly to the CEO or general manger, will it work properly? please adviseIMHOIt will not work. Putting a bean counter in charge of IT almost never...
Tags: FINANCIAL SERVICES, accounting, IT IS
Discussion threads 2006-06-06
What is IT?
Here I am sitting down at my PC on my humble little network at 1:00 AM and this question pops into my head. What is IT? We talk about it, we live it, we work it, we sleep it, we breathe it, but what the hell is IT?...
Tags: IT IS, information technology
Discussion threads 2006-02-16
gap analysis of IT training needs for employees to leverage existing tech
I am non-tech consultant working with a Fortune 500 client that needs a firm to define the training needs of their employees, vendors, etc enabling them to fully leverage their technology.This project will cross the board from use of basic applications like MS word or Outlook to ERPs and other...
Tags: analysis, fgrundmann@..., gap analysis, information technology, IT IS, it management, IT Training, leverage technology, Training, training plan
Discussion threads 2006-01-27
LEARNING A NEW COMPUTER APPLICATION.
LEARNING A NEW COMPUTER APPLICATION.1. I get convinced that I must learn HTML.2. Then I get convinced that I must learn all the fancy extra stuff of WORD.3. Then its EXCEL.4. Then its XML.........Why???Because these vendors keep convincing me that I will be a better guy.I start well but get...
Tags: better guy, concentration, Faradhi, information technology, IT IS, learning, off-topic, roameri@..., Self-Discipline
Discussion threads 2006-01-18
What's the best degree for a career in IT?
What's the best degree for a career in IT?I know CS seems like the obvious choice, although I'm sure others have chosen other majors and done well in IT.Do others major in Mathematics or both CS and Math (that's what I did)?I think the answer boils down to this: "It...
Tags: career, CS, degree, DougOfCNET, information technology, IT Degree, major
Discussion threads 2006-01-07
Are techs lazy?
All too often I see postings here that are replete with 'txt' style spelling. Is this an example of techs being lazy or is it simply a fad?Do the techs that use 'txt' speak write documentation that way or have their CV's written in such a style? If not, why...
Tags: documentation, fads, fashion, gary@..., information technology, IT IS, Lol, networking, question
Discussion threads 2005-12-13
CIO challenges: Public vs. Private
I just read an article reporting that the GAO finds that theresponsibilities of government CIOs largely resemble those of their nongovernment counterparts. (http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1869922,00.asp)The article says that the major difference between the two is in the challengesthat they face: private sector CIOs struggle to align themselves with businessgoals, while public sector...
Tags: government, information technology, IT IS, tax
Blog posts 2005-10-30
about printer
I HAVE A CANON MULTIPASS C755 ALL IN ONE PRINTER AND I AM TRYING TO DOWNLOAD IT BUT IT IS NOT WORKING I TRIED THE CD I HAVE BUT IT DOES NOT WORK IT IS TURNED ON SO I KNOW IT IS HOOKED UP RIGHT SO PLEASE TRY AND HELP...
Tags: Printers, information technology
Q&A 2005-10-26
Promote process mapping in your organization with carrot-and-stick approach
Business Process MappingI've used process mapping numerous times as an "Implementation Consultant". It is a great "change management" tool and technique is very important. I've used it very effectively to fast-track ERP implementations in a variety of large organisations including corporate and government. I've been using it...
Tags: BPM, information technology, IT IS, it management, MuddyWaters, process mapping
Discussion threads 2005-07-11


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