As your projects get down to deadline there are three things that can cause major problems as you get down to the wire. If a team has problems delivering at some point, they can probably trace back some of the issues that they had in achieving their goal to these things. General time wasters –Read… Read more »
What do you get when you combine a bunch of science geeks and a new technology app? The first government Vine of course! Bill Nye the Science Guy, LeVar Burton (Reading Rainbow, anyone?), and another woman posted a 6 second welcome video to the students participating in the White House Science Fair. Bill Nye @thescienceguyRead… Read more »
In the 2014 budget request the White House sent to Congress one of the few areas to not get cut dramatically was cybersecurity. But before we pour resources into protecting our networks from cyberattacks it is important to know from where and from who these attacks are coming. That’s where the annual Verizon 2013 DataRead… Read more »
The High Five 5 Sustainable Infrastructure Projects Other Cities Might Want to Copy – BRT-Lite in Lagos, zero-carbon in Masdar, recycling in Curitiba, and more. K Street’s bounce proves elusive – What K Street had hoped would be a boom year is starting out as a bust. Revenue was either down or flat at manyRead… Read more »
We want the NCDD community to know about a great opportunity to participate in the 2013 Civic Data Challenge: The Civic Data Challenge turns the raw data of ‘civic health’ into useful applications and visualizations that have direct impact on public decision-making. In order to achieve an exceptional level of real-world usefulness, designers, data scientists,Read… Read more »
Originally posted at CPSRenewal.ca. I tried to answer a question I’ve been asking myself lately: Why does the idea of collaboration hold so much sway for me? Overhyped Old News I look forward to the day when we once again use the word collaboration to simply mean that we’re working with others on something. StrippedRead… Read more »
To start with, firstly make sure your proposal seems to be and sounds professional. Next, let others represent you. make certain to incorporate verifiable reviews, referrals, descriptions of comparable comes that you just have antecedently completed, awards, skilled certifications and memberships, etc. – in different words, incorporate everything that shows that others believe you areRead… Read more »
How do you really know what your customers want? One of the most common answers I hear is, “Because they told us….” Yet, for me anyway, this answer only invites more questions. Who? When? What did they tell you? How did they tell you? Was it an interactive conversation? Are you sure you really understoodRead… Read more »
The free Gov 2.0 lunchtime event in Canberra was well attended yesterday, with many new people in the crowd demonstrating how the Government 2.0 and open data communities continue to grow and change. For those unable to attend, we videoed the event, however as this is still being processed I suggest visiting Nathaniel Boehm’s PureRead… Read more »
By ChrisScott Chris Miller, the Executive Director at SSC LANT had a busy week. On Wednesday, he briefed the Tidewater Association of Service Contractors (TASC) in Norfolk, VA and on Thursday he briefed the Charleston Defense Contractors Association (CDCA) in Charleston, SC. His message left the audience with mixed feelings. Obviously, budget constraints are severeRead… Read more »