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Looking for new methods to manage an IT project? Grab a hammer

This article looks at the management approach used in two different types of projects:
An IT project for an automotive parts manufacturer and a construction project for the same automotive parts manufacturer. The author argues that there are real-world tactics from the construction side that can be applied to the management of an internal IT project and that by comparing these projects, it’s clear … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Andy Weeks | Source: TechRepublic | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Project Management | Industry: Information Technology

The Six Greatest Barriers to mCommerce

Despite optimism surrounding the launch of the wireless web, it hasn’t exactly taken off in the U.S. and may not for the forseeable future due to these six barriers.

Content: Article | Author: Claudine Thompson | Source: eMarketer | Subject: Trends / Analysis | Industry: Telecommunications

Business guru Tom Peters sees major e-commerce shakeout

The legendary business guru says over 85 percent of e-commerce-based companies will bite the big one and that the real issue is whether companies have the guts required to succeed.

Content: Article | Authors: Michael Vizard, Tom Peters | Source: ITworld.com | Subject: Trends / Analysis

Eric Schmidt

Novell CEO

Content: Thought Leader | Source: tnbt.com | Subject: Management | Industry: Information Technology

An Insider’s Report on European Integration

The European Union today consists of 15 members and it will expand significantly in years to come with the addition of countries from eastern and southern Europe. Europe’s economies are, on the whole, strong, and companies there have lately demonstrated uncharacteristic aggression in acquiring other firms. Yet stumbling blocks to closer cooperation remain: Not all EU members, notably Britain, have embraced the euro, which recently … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: International – Europe, Trends / Analysis

Tom Leighton

Akamai co-founder & Chief Scientist, and MIT math professor

Content: Thought Leader | Source: Technology Review | Subject: Management | Industry: Information Technology

Want to Avoid a Firestone-like Fiasco? Try the M3 Concept

What do the Firestone Tire crisis, the Watergate scandal, Three-Mile Island, and most airline crashes have in common? Quite simply, it would have been almost impossible for each of these disasters to have occurred without a serious chain of unchecked errors leading up to the catastrophe. Whether it is a physical disaster, a political blunder or a serious corporate misstep, the ensuing investigation inevitably reveals … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subject: Management

Knowledge Management News

Knowledge Management News™ is a free monthly eZine focused on Knowledge Management, Creativity and Innovation. Other than their useful newsletter, the site contains recommended readings, related jobs, conferences, links, products & tools, and editorials.

Content: Online Resource | Source: Hoyt Consulting | Subject: Knowledge Management

Knowledge Management: A Bibliographic Resource

Co-edited by John Hokkanen, a business and technology strategist, and Tricia Bond, a research librarian, Knowledge Management: A Bibliographic Resource is a straight-forward annotated bibliography of online articles relating to knowledge management (KM). The articles are organized by topic, including What is KM?, Why are Successful KM Projects Rare?, and Knowledge Management Technologies. Along with the links, the date and source of each article, as … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Authors: John Hokkanen, Tricia Bond | Subject: Knowledge Management

Do You Know How to Evaluate Your Strategic Technology Provider?

Project teams constantly face a barrage of new products and technologies, and have a difficult time differentiating marketing slides and grand promises from deliverable products when making strategic IT acquisitions. The solution is to create a structured, repeatable process for evaluating technology solutions and the vendors that provide them.

Content: Article | Author: B. Hecht | Source: TechnologyEvaluation.com | Subject: Project Management

1001 Ways to Reward Employees

This booklet should be required reading for managers. The author presents a compelling case for recognition and positive reinforcement in management practice. And for some old-time micro-managers, he shows that employee coercion is no longer an option. This book examines ways, means and methods used by corporations to recognize employees. It also discusses a common failing; “…it is a rare manager who systematically makes the … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Authors: Bob Nelson, Kenneth H. Blanchard | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior

How to Keep Others From Ripping Off Your Ideas

As many companies and individuals have learned the hard way, coming up with a new technology doesn’t necessarily mean you will reap the gains from it. What steps can you take to protect your innovation – there are four of them – and how do these strategies work in the brave new world of emerging technologies? Management professor Sidney G. Winter, one of the authors … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subject: Management

Sky Dayton

founder of Earthlink and eCompanies

Content: Thought Leader | Source: tnbt.com | Subject: Management | Industry: Telecommunications