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- Proving to business leaders that new technology is not just a gimmick
- As IT managers and CIOs, our businesses charge us toidentify new technical trends and IT tools we can use to achieve a competitiveadvantage. At the same time, many of our organizations resist the introduction ofthese new tools with ferocity. Sometimes this resistance springs frombudgetary, interpersonal, or political concerns. Other times,...
- Technical articles 2004-09-08
- How to assess new hardware needs
- The need for new hardware seems to constantly plague IT departments. Servers fail. Our clients constantly request new functionality without any clear understanding of the underlying hardware concerns. Leases run out, forcing us into replace-or-purchase decisions. New technologies refuse to work properly with older equipment, despite the manufacturer's warranty that...
- Technical articles 2004-02-19
- Understanding users' commitment to specific technologies
- As leaders in the field of technology, most of us regard a technology refresh as a positive thing. Even the most risk-adverse infrastructure managers feel the call of their inner geeks when faced with a slick new piece of technology. For the most part, IT folks like technology for its...
- Technical articles 2003-08-11
- Understand and control the centralization cycle
- One of the most consistent systems I’ve discovered moving from organization to organization is the "centralization cycle.” Companies move from highly centralized to highly decentralized IT organizational models, sometimes consciously, but often as a result of political forces. I’ve worked with CIOs struggling to keep their centralized models together, and...
- Technical articles 2003-08-04
- Managing digital people in an analog world
- Bringing together technical and business people in a meeting can be a disastrous mix. Technical staff members often regard business leaders as unbearably vague and unwilling to commit. The business side of the house generally sees IT as arrogant, pushy, and unwilling to compromise to create a joint solution. Both...
- Technical articles 2003-06-30
- One IT pro's creative thinking turns a bad decision into a boon
- Not long ago, I worked with an international systems integrator. My division consisted of architects, planners, and project managers. We focused on corporate and government markets for the most part.One afternoon while out working on a client e-mail and file services upgrade, one of my corporate moles paged me. He...
- Technical articles 2003-04-14
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- Good consultants know when to be "invisible"
- Sometimes you need to take a backseat to the client team so that they can fully develop the skills they'll need after you're gone. Shannon Kalvar describes becoming an "invisible consultant" in order to allow a client to become the star of the project. by Shannon Kalvar
- Blog posts 2008-06-26
- Proving to business leaders that new technology is not just a gimmick
- Learn how to overcome the resistance of business leaders to new technology projects through more effective communication. by Shannon Kalvar
- Blog posts 2008-06-17
- New home of project management blog
- Shannon Kalvar, an experienced project manager and long-time TechRepublic contributor will be offering his unique viewpoints, sharing his trials and tribulations, and giving some gems of advice in this new blog devoted solely to managing your projects better. Look for Shannon's first post very soon. by Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2007-08-06
- Lessons learned the hard way in an architectural document disaster
- Delivering project reports in radically different formats gave the client a bad impression of this consulting firm. Here's how the staff remedied the situation and learned from their mistake. by Shannon Kalvar
- Blog posts 2008-09-18
- Dealing with a mistrustful client
- A CIO hires a consultant to examine the feasibility of outsourcing his IT team. When the consultant tries to handle the inevitable bad feelings of the in-house team, he finds that this extreme challenge also raises ethical questions. by Shannon Kalvar
- Blog posts 2008-06-23
- A consultant's technical pride causes his team considerable delays
- Don't make this consultant's mistake: taking on project issues that don't suit your technical abilities. Letting your team apply its strengths to project work will allow you to focus on planning and management duties, and you'll all meet your deadlines. by Shannon Kalvar
- Blog posts 2008-06-16
- Track the behavior of your system with Windows Vista's Reliability Monitor
- What's up with the banners?It seems that on TR the banners don't belong with the article or blog that is being presented, anymore. I started noticing this when they introduced the new enlarged banners with photos, about a month ago.In this case, the article is the Windows Vista Report...
- Discussion threads 2007-06-15
- Long-term planning in a short-term world: The acquisition stance
- To effectively link corporate strategy to actual projects, IT departments need to understand the interplay between strategic stances, synergy, and time horizons. In the final installment of his series on strategic planning, Shannon Kalvar looks at how these concepts interrelate and takes a look at the particular challenges of the...
- Download resources 2005-06-13
- 9 things IT managers should think about in 2007
- The new year represents an opportunity for IT managers to evaluate their accomplishments and sift through their less successful projects and relationships in an effort to get things moving in the right direction. IT consultant Shannon Kalvar offers some advice that will help you keep things on track in...
- Download resources 2006-12-20
- 10 IT manager resolutions for 2006: A look back
- Last December, IT consultant Shannon Kalvar prepared to kick off the new year with a list of ambitious improvement goals and best practices for becoming a more effective IT manager. Now, as the year winds down, he revisits his resolutions and assesses how well he and his peers were...
- Download resources 2006-12-14
- Pigs aloft
- TechRepublic contributor Shannon Kalvar recently pointed meto RFC 1925, which many of you no doubt already know about. Nestled between RFC 1924(A Compact Representation of IPv6 Addresses) and RFC 1926 An ExperimentalEncapsulation of IP Datagrams on Top of ATM lies this list of "The 12Networking Truths," which seem to be...
- Blog posts 2005-12-19
- Experts' view: Strategies for making your meetings effective and useful
- Every so often, you may find yourself walking out of a meeting feeling hopeful and energized by the ground that was covered, the ideas that emerged, and the issues that were resolved. A meeting like that doesn't happen by accident: Someone took the time to consider and define its purpose...
- Download resources 2006-08-01
- Shannon e-Doll 1.1 (Windows)
- We provide PC games designed for young girls who like to play dress up. Shannon is an e-Doll who likes to dress up and to dress down. She has a flowered skirt outfit, a light blue ball gown, a blue flowered formal dress, a jean and short sleeve shirt outfit,...
- Software downloads 2008-06-04
- Shannon Malone Screensaver 1 (Windows)
- Sexy model Shannon Malone in a variety of hot poses, wearing the tiniest bikinis and sexiest outfits. Her long blonde hair and top notch figure alone are reason enough to download this free screensaver, not to mention the awesome transitional effects and the ability to choose individual slides as wallpapers...
- Software downloads 2005-07-18
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