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- The single best tool to improve your productivity
- I'm not a big believer in time management programs and tools. I find that while most people understand them conceptually, they never get the big improvements expected when they were putting them into place.There are always exceptions of course. However, as a success coach, I try to provide...
- Tags: Tools, Time Management, Planning, Organizational Time Management, Methodology, Management Style, Management Skills, Long Term Goals, Leadership
- Blog posts 2007-08-02
- How's your career?
- I'm frequently asked for tips and tactics which people can use to be certain they are making the most of their career. Obviously there are many lists and books out there on the subject. And based on those, it seems there are many "experts" who can provide the...
- Tags: Preparedness, Personal Development, Performance Metrics, Management Style, Long Term Goals, Leadership, HR, Career Path, Career, Business Intelligence, Accountability
- Blog posts 2007-06-21
- Three tricks for staying abreast of changes in your project environment
- The way that projects drift down from on-high is, for me at least, one of the most frustrating things about project management. Im not very good at simply doing what I am told. I like to know why a change should be made, what impact it will have,...
- Tags: Choices, Foundations, Frameworks, Google, Information Overload, Knowledge, Knowledge Management, Labor Shortage, Long Term Goals, Management, Management Skills, Practices, Project, Project Management, Uncategorized, Wisdom
- Blog posts 2007-03-08
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- Which way?
- I have recently started in the IT field about 1 year ago. I have received my A+ and my Network + certifications. I am also going to school at night to get my degree in Information Technology Security. I would like to know from a professional stand point which direction...
- Tags: certification
- Discussion threads 2005-04-11
- Effective Enterprise Data Management With Netbackup and Enterprise Vault Software Solutions
- The explosion of data and increasing pressure on IT to provide dependable recovery of files and e-mail on enterprise networks requires an effective data management strategy that meets both long and short term needs. The right data management solution helps enterprises effectively tackle short-term pains such as smaller backup windows...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Enterprise Data Management, Software Solutions Inc., Data Management, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2005-10-18
- Dell Case Study: Megabyte Express (ME)
- Since opening its doors in 1992, Megabyte Express ME has become a national provider of business products, including office and computer supplies, customized business forms, commercial printing and promotional products. Megabyte Express needed a reliable and secure network that could help them achieve their long-term financial goals and enabled them...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Financial, Network, Networking, Financial Accounting, Finance
- Case studies
- Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: Meeting Short-Term Goals and Delivering Long-Term Value
- Companies have an ability to redirect their efforts. Decisions made now, during the completion of initial compliance, will have a significant impact on the efficiency and costs of ongoing compliance. Parson Consulting recommends that organizations re-evaluate their compliance programs from the following four perspectives: Ongoing compliance, Remediation prioritization, Process improvements,...
- Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Compliance, Parson Consulting
- White papers 2005-01-11
- Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) Case Study: Bebelac
- The goals were to increase awareness of Bebelac products among mothers of newborns, build a long term relationship, and collect consumer data. A mother's club was designed for parents of new born that inform the subscribers via SMS. Mothers subscribe to the club with their own and their baby's information....
- Tags: Mother, Mobile, Mobile Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- Case studies
- Alignment Is Not Just for Tires (Science and Art of IT and Business Alignment)
- Misalignment causes companies a lot of money in opportunity costs and wasted investments. In the process of aligning your IT portfolio with business goals, you may uncover strategic opportunities in areas that you had never thought of before. Exercise of attempting alignment prepares the executive for a more efficient IT...
- Tags: Alignment, Information Technology, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2005-06-11
- GoalEnforcer (zip)
- GoalEnforcer can help you on "getting things done". Its powerful, but yet simple visual tools can help you on planning, task management, project management, project tracking, self-improvement, and goal setting. Drag and drop visual objects to compose your work plan. Innovative navigation techniques keep you focused at a minimum effort....
- Tags: GoalEnforcer, E-mail, Productivity, Operational Planning, Online Communications, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2006-12-19
- U.S. Air Force Trains for Long-Term Goals: Air Education and Training Command Maximizes Resources With SAS
- Each year, the U.S. Air Force trains and educates more than 400,000 troops in hundreds of different career fields. Providing everything from flight school and graduate education to basic training and distance learning, the Air Education and Training Command AETC is responsible for replenishing the Air Force with trained and...
- Tags: Education, Air Force, SAS Institute, Training, Workforce Management, Human Resources
- Case studies
- Career goals topic of choice with aspiring staff
- A member of your team who says she wants to move up in the company could mean any number of things. Most respondents to this Polling Place Quick Poll seem to realize that long-term goals should guide short-term moves.
- Tags: Professional development, Elisabeth Nelson, career
- Technical articles 2002-01-18
- Take charge of your career with these strategies for reaching long-term goals
- A recent post in a TechRepublicdiscussion by Frustrated at Workfocuses on an important issue that most employees face somet
- Tags: career, Steven A. Watson, strategy, supervisor
- Technical articles 2004-08-18
- Long-term planning in a short-term world: The productivity stance
- Mapping corporate strategies to IT projects is often an exercise in misunderstanding and frustration, and many IT groups operate with little if any regard for the latest strategic pronouncements. But understanding the basic stances that drive company strategies allows managers to identify and exploit the synergies between business goals and...
- Tags: Information Technology, Strategy, Management
- Download resources 2005-04-21
- CMDBs Enable Highly Effective Change and Configuration Management
- Learn how a configuration management database CMDB can help you automate change and configuration management CCM processes. With a CMDB, you can automatically track and implement changes in your IT infrastructure, and ensure those changes don't negatively impact your business. As a result, you can lower costs, reduce IT errors,...
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., CMDB, Configuration Management
- White papers 2005-10-01
- Long Term Growth vs Job Satisfaction
- First of all, I have to apologize for the lengthy post.I am an experienced Analyst/Programmer reaching almost 10 years of experience. I probably have at least 25 more years to work.I originally came from a high profile company (Fortune 100s), great long term growth technical and soft skills wise, good...
- Tags: frostbite, career, programming, job
- Discussion threads 2006-04-18
- International Hospital Group Improves Financial Applications, Gains Over $56 Million in Benefits With BMC Software's BSM Solution
- An international hospital group headquartered in the United States, in pursuit of operational excellence, was looking to provide IT services that operate in a predictable way. In the short term, it wanted to improve the performance of critical financial applications, and set and meet service level goals for those applications....
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., Hospital, Financial, Business Service Management, Benefit, Financial Application, Vertical Industries, Financial Planning, Financial Accounting, Roi/Tco, Operational Accounting, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- Case studies
- White Paper: Enterprise Compliance Management
- Many executives feel that they have spent a lot of money on compliance without getting much in return. This is not surprising if they restricted their efforts to short-term goals focused on passing annual audits; in this case, compliance spending is largely consumed by employees performing repetitive, manual tasks. However,...
- Tags: Compliance
- White papers 2006-02-10
- Organizing Time into Three Frames for Better Planning Results
- The week turnedout reasonably well from a process and project standpoint. We got anumber of things done which will make things easier in the next workcycle. The team handled another week involving major outagesreasonably well. I pondered a lot of things which probably don'tmatter much, but also...
- Tags: team
- Blog posts 2006-06-30
- 3Com Solutions: Prescription for a Vital Network Health Check
- IT managers build, maintain, and in many cases stake their reputations on the networks they support. No one knows their network better than they do, or has a bigger stake in the network's performance. However, a network health check, performed by a third party with specialized equipment, can augment the...
- Tags: Network, 3Com Corp., Health Care, IT Manager, Networking, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2006-03-01
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