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As Napoleon Bonaparte once quipped, “there is somebody wiser than any of us, and that is all of us.” Gathering functional requirements is a fundamental part of any software development methodology, yet many IT leaders seem to avoid honing their facilitation skills, something I consider to be a critical tool in this process.
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To open source, or not to open source? That is the question that CIOs have been asking themselves for the better part of a decade. And while the argument for open source grows stronger every day, especially at the enterprise level, questions still remain. Being the new CIO doesn’t help either. You just never know what political minefield awaits you.
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Welcome to a new year of creation, innovation, streamlining, and branch pruning, my fine-feathered fellow technology leaders. One of the challenges that many of you face this time of the year is dealing with the dreaded IT “backlog”. You know, that stack of projects that you commited your team to completing, but just haven’t been able to complete?
I had a rather interesting discussion this week with the chief executive of a small, but growing tech firm here in Atlanta. He informed me that he was looking to hire a “hands-on” CIO. Intrigued, I dug in a little more.
Historically, one of the biggest knocks on open source software has been its lack of presence in the enterprise software space. We generally define “enterprise software” as software that solves some sort of problem faced by the enterprise (the business). A rapidly evolving product known as SugarCRM is single-handedly shattering that stigma, and putting some serious enterprise-grade CRM (customer relationship management) capabilities into the hands of the everyman, or everycompany, as the case may be.
The global Internet is truly a fantastic tool – an ever-changing amalgam of people and ideas. Unfortunately, not all of the information out there in cyberspace is worthy of the screen space it takes up. I recently came across the personal blog of Marcelo Calbucci, the CEO of Sampa Corp, a startup company focusing on providing web/blog tools for beginners. A recent article, entitled “Web Developers: Speed up your pages!” struck my interest. I am always on the lookout for ways to introduce efficiencies, and I figured if I could pick up a tip or two to add to my arsenal, then it was worth my time to read the piece. Boy was I wrong.
It never ceases to amaze me how many companies spin their wheels when it comes to their software development methodology.
There is no single methodology that is a panacea for all things process related.
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Business Networkers of the Future |
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Bootstrapping the Starbucks Way |
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The Concept of Social Capital |
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Defend or Evolve |
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Tips for Getting the Most out of Capital Connections! |
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