Do you know what I mean? Like when you are developing a product using technologies that are relatively new and totally new to your team and stakeholders. While it is fun to be learning new things, it’s damn hard to estimate effectively and stick to a schedule. Especially when the culture around you isn’t usedRead… Read more »
This article was originally posted by Dan Chenok and Ken Stockman on the Business of Government Blog. The concept of corporate responsibility covers a broad spectrum of corporate “give back” including governance, social responsibility, philanthropy and, most recently sustainability. Generally, corporate responsibility focuses on an individual organization’s relationship with its community, stakeholders, and customers, andRead… Read more »
For many smaller companies servicing the government market, it can be easy to get lost in the shuffle sometimes. The Washington Technology Fast 50 has changed all of this by focusing on the top small business innovators. This year’s Fast 50 list is unique because many new players made the cut, reinforcing that government isRead… Read more »
The ACT government today announced the soft-launch of their new open data site, dataACT, through their equally new Government Information Office blog. In my view this is now the best government open data site in Australia. What makes it the best? Data is available in a range of common reusable formats – from JSON andRead… Read more »
Here’s an awesome link to grind home my point from my OSCON keynote on Community Management, particularly the part where I spoke about the importance of managing wait times – the period between when a volunteer/contributor takes and action and when they get feedback on that action. In my talk I referenced code review waitRead… Read more »
Love GovLoop.com‘s new jobs finder. Amazing what a little creativity, dedication, and elbow grease can do where so many had failed before. Original post
We wanted to share with the NCDD community an exciting project being led by the CMM Institute for Personal and Social Evolution — one of our Co-Sponsors for this October’s 2012 National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation (“NCDD Seattle“). The Cosmopolis 2045 Project is a multi-year website project envisioned by the CMM Institute for PersonalRead… Read more »
Zetta.net’s 3-in-1 Online Server Backup Solution Recognized as a “Best New Product” in the SaaS and Cloud Computing Category VNM82912 –SUNNYVALE, Calif. – August 29, 2012 – Zetta.net, a provider of 3-in-1 online server backup solutions, today announced that its appliance-free Zetta DataProtect online server backup and disaster recovery solution has been recognized as aRead… Read more »
I am is in the business of giving companies a GSA Contract, and Maintaining those contracts. But I will be the first to admit that it isn’t for everyone, and I assess every single company that call me before beginning the large undertaking of getting them on schedule. The truth is that there are sixRead… Read more »
The Internationale Funkausstellung is the hottest place to be right now for consumer electronics Samsung is unveiling a bevy of electronics, including, the Note 2, a Windows Phone 8 (Ativ S), a touchscreen Windows 8 laptop, and more – the Galaxy Note 2 looks pretty amazing, but while I like the device and size asRead… Read more »