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- Looking for top ten list of issues facing technical managers
- Looking for top ten list of issues facing technical managersI'm looking for examples of pressing issues facing today's technical managers (doesn't have to be limited to IT, could be any manager in a technical field).anything from employee morale, employee turnover, employee training, eomployee continuing education, department budgeting, project budgeting, employee...
- Tags: Change management, technical manager
- Discussion threads 2006-01-04
- Making sense of the developer mind share wars
- Companies such as Sun and Microsoft are courting your developers, trying to win them over to their platform. TechRepublic columnist Bob Artner explains why this initiative matters to IT managers and what you should do about it.As a technical manager, you probably get a lot of mail from vendors. After...
- Tags: Development tools, Programming languages, Bob Artner, developer, Sun Microsystems Inc., technical manager, Microsoft Corp., programming
- Technical articles 2001-08-02
- The importance of recognizing risk
- The recent demise of NorthPoint Communications' DSL service illustrates how companies can be left high and dry by vendors. But what can you do? TechRepublic's Bob Artner suggests steps that IT managers should take now to mitigate risks.I’ve been thinking lately about the demise of NorthPoint Communications and its nearly...
- Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, Bob Artner, NorthPoint Communications, DSL, technical manager
- Technical articles 2001-04-19
- Finding the key to your future IT management success
- IT managers can put themselves on the road to success by spending more time learning how to motivate staff and less time trying to master new technology. This edition of Artner's Law explains why.The beginning of the year is traditionally a good time to plan for the future. In most...
- Tags: Strategy, information technology, IT administration, Bob Artner, Artner, technical manager
- Technical articles 2000-12-28
- The art and science of "I don't know"
- When is it best for IT managers to admit that they just don't know the answer to a question? Artner's Law explains why and when you should fess up.We’ve all had the experience of not being quite able to recall a person’s name or the title of a movie. You...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Bob Artner, technical manager, tongue
- Technical articles 2000-12-07
- Take the long-term view: Pick your battles
- As an IT manager, you are not Switzerland. You cannot remain neutral during all inter-office battles. But you don't want a Mike Tyson reputation either. Artner's Law explains how to strike the right balance.Somewhere out there is a company that has no conflicts between the IT department and the rest...
- Tags: Bob Artner, Artner, technical manager
- Technical articles 2000-11-16
Additional Resources
- Identity Manager 3: Technical Overview
- Provisioning employees, customers, and partners can be costly and time-consuming. Anyone who's ever done it manually knows that to be the case. But those who have experienced provisioning with Novell Identity Manager know what a difference intelligent automation makes. Now with Novell Identity Manager 3, the value is even more...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Provisioning
- Webcasts
- Three strengths of a technical project manager
- More qualitiesTechnical Project Manager, should, in essence, be able to write line of code and help in showing the direction in achieving a solution.HmmmmGood luck with that. Unfortunately, it is rare to find individuals that can balance the line between technical and business process/project oriented. I would rather...
- Tags: anirbank2000@...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-18
- The weaknesses of a technical project manager
- FIX it NOW! let somebody else correct your mistakes!!!!One of the hardest lessons to learn is that most supervisors bosses DO NOT want to hear about problems except to hear: "Solved!"Most problems are not simple "widget was wrong" situations. The quick fix which looks great is rewarded; however,...
- Tags: MentorCtl, knowledge, technical knowledge
- Discussion threads 2007-04-09
- Software Project Management Technical Skills
- I'm given an assignment to find out whether a project manager has to have strong technical skills, can you help me on thatWell if they do, a lot of them shouldn't have a job :DJust asking yourself strong technical skills in what answers the question.I've got strong technical skills, wouldn't...
- Tags: strong technical skill, technical skill, psyfo@..., project management, programming, software, software project management
- Discussion threads 2007-02-26
- Hands On IT Technical Support Manager
- I'm interested to know what everyone understands by the term 'hands-on' in the context of an IT Technical Support Managers role. What does it mean to you? Also, is this role usually predominantly managerial or technical?
- Tags: Choppit
- Discussion threads 2007-01-12
- A practical statement of what a technical project manager does
- When we think of project management, we generally think about either software project managers or PMI certified folks who manage communication streams. However, we rarely talk much about the life of a technical project manager, one of those competent folks who grew up though the technical ranks and took his...
- Tags: Team, Project Manager, Shannon Kalvar
- Blog posts 2007-08-06
- Novell Storage Manager: Partner Technical Training
- Novell Storage Manager is an event-driven, policy based file-system management solution. It automatically creates, manages, vaults and deletes disk storage based on events occurring in Novell eDirectory or Microsoft Active Directory. With Novell Storage Manager, companies can automate the full lifecycle of file-system management-everything from storage creation, storage allocation, file...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Partnership, Training, Novell Storage Manager, Storage, Hardware
- Webcasts
- Project Manager skills
- How far the importance of technical, conceptual and human skill to IT project manager. How these three skills help in project success?Depends on the projectI think it really depends on the size of the project. Small projects can be accomplished with alot of technical skill and very little human skills....
- Tags: xero02
- Discussion threads 2005-05-14
- Recruitment Manager (exe)
- The Recruitment Manager is the total solution for facilitating the hiring of personnel to your organization. The Recruitment Manager allows maintaining your Applicant and Interviewee Lists easily with Drag-and-Drop lists, maintaining your Job Vacancy details easily including job description, technical and non-technical keyword matching, remuneration details, probation and notice duration,...
- Tags: Interviewee, Stage, Advertiser, Recruitment Manager, E-mail, Recruitment & Selection, Online Communications, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Software downloads 2007-07-05
- Novell Security Manager Powered by Astaro
- This webcast provides an in-depth discussion of the Technical Capabilities of Novell Security Manager, Powered by Astaro. In this session, you will learn about how Security Manager provides Unified Threat Management, including: Web Security, with Spyware Protection, Virus Protection, and Content Filtering, E-Mail Security, with Virus Protection for E-Mail, Spam...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Cyberthreats, E-mail, Viruses And Worms, Security, Phishing, Online Communications, Spam And Phishing
- Webcasts
- Abassis Finance Manager (exe)
- Get to know where your money goes. Get Abassis Finance Manager! Abassis is a simple to use budget and finance manager. If you want to take control of your expenses and want a program easy to use, yet more powerful than a simple spreadsheet, Abassis is the right tool for...
- Tags: Informatica, SmartMedia, Abassis, Memory, Financial Accounting, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Finance
- Software downloads 2005-05-20
- Three strengths of a technical project manager
- A technical project manager straddles the line between technical savvy and organizational skill. As I mentioned in my earlier blog, this combination makes him prone to the same kinds of psychological traps which plague developers and infrastructure technicians. It also gives them considerable and unexpected strengths a skilled manager can...
- Tags: Team, Project Manager, Shannon Kalvar
- Blog posts 2007-08-06
- Technical Project Management and "The Shadow" of IT
- waste of my timeArticles like this are a waste of my time, if you have nothing to write ; don't post a document with an interesting title.The weed of project management?Is that what you're smoking in your "shadow IT" relm?Technical Project Managers are responsible for all of the technical aspects...
- Tags: Call centers, Customer relationship management (CRM), lpresson@..., information technology
- Discussion threads 2007-04-24
- Remote Printer Manager (exe)
- Remote Printer Manager gives your company's technical support staff the ability to remotely install, modify, and delete printers from computers potentially on the other side of the globe. Using a sophisticated print system integration algorithm, Remote Printer Manager allows you to easily connect to remote computers and make the necessary...
- Tags: Computer, Mattastic Software, Demo Version, Printers, Productivity, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2005-09-22
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