How to manage a project
The essentials of project management in under 500 words What’s a project? A project is any endeavor that takes time […]
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What’s going on inside my computer?
We all ask this question now and then, particularly when the computer or its application software is not working as
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The life of a hero – Doug Engelbart 1930 – 2013
MENLO PARK, Calif.—July 3, 2013—Computing visionary Douglas C. Engelbart, Ph.D, passed away peacefully at his home in Atherton, California on
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What’s wrong with complexity?
Technologists love intricate mechanisms. That’s why many of us, as kids, took things apart, and some of us even put
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Software development – not by PERT alone
I have great respect for software developers. Because software is abstract, invisible and runs at extreme speeds, the people who
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Red flags indicating possible project failure
Designing, implementing and integrating major IT systems has numerous pitfalls that don’t appear, for example, in building construction. People who
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What generates energy for your team?
How do you evaluate how well a team is functioning? A key indicator is energy. Energy is a quality of
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How many threads can you hold?
This article is about attention and focus, in your own life and the life of the teams you lead. Attention
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Clearing conflict on a team
We call too many things “teams,” just because it sounds good. A group of people is not necessarily a team
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What does an architect do?
Summary Architecture is about design at the top level, including interfaces and protocols. Architecture of complex systems requires knowledge of
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Nine things you can do to get what you need from technologists
Business managers often find themselves bamboozled by technologists and their managers. After spending a lot of money on IT or Engineering, they still don’t have what they want. Here are nine ways a business manager can ask questions to improve relations with the technologists.
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