How To Assure Project Failure

Today I fancy a look at the wonderful world of project failure. Care to join in? Long And Boring Please Create a project management plan with the goal of being long enough that no one will ever read it. Do this with the rest of your project documentation as well. What the heck, start keepingRead… Read more »

Queensland hits smart card milestone

The TransLink (QLD) go card went multi-platinum last week, celebrating two million cards issued. “There has been significant investment across the go card distribution network resulting in a 150% growth in the past 18 months,” said Annastacia Palaszczuk, transport and multicultural affairs minister for the Australian state of Queensland, in a statement. “The travel dataRead… Read more »

Outline Section 4: SharePoint as an ITIL implementation tool

Building an ITIL implementation in SharePoint SharePoint with its flexibility as a collaboration and workflow platform can assist in creating the enabling infrastructure for ITIL. Many of the point solutions that have been developed can be integrated (loosely coupled) through SharePoint features such as Business Connectivity Services (BCS). An “Active” Service Catalog, one that end-usersRead… Read more »

Outline Section 3: SharePoint as an ITIL implementation tool

Why are ITIL and SharePoint Important together? ITIL best practices provide a coordinated approach towards managing I.T. ITIL’s goal is the management of service lifecycle from creation to retirement of services. The objective is the rallying point for all the concepts and best practices captured in the ITIL model. The model provides a list ofRead… Read more »

Help! I have no time to instill User Adoption.

This article was previously published on Tri Tuns blog. OBSERVATION User Adoption (UA) is critical to achieving your Return on Investment (ROI). What if you simply do not have the resources and time to establish all of the necessary components for a successful UA program? Enlisting the services of a UA consultant can help mitigateRead… Read more »

ZafeSoft Information Security and Control

It is with extreme pleasure that I announce ZafeSoft, a provider of solutions in information rights management and secure content in digital files/access control and use tracking, has named me to their advisory board. There are many exciting things about ZafeSoft that grabbed my attention. But the most compelling part of their story, to me,Read… Read more »

CfA Fellows Win at Apps for Good!

For the past three months, developers from across the country have been working with community partners to create mobile apps that will help low-income Americans improve their lives. Hosted by One Economy, the competition challenged developers to think about how technology can improve education, employment, health and finances. We were thrilled to see that ourRead… Read more »

Racial Equity Tools

A website designed to support people and groups who are working for inclusion, racial equity and social justice, racialequitytools.org includes ideas, strategies and tips, as well as a clearinghouse of resources and links from many sources. Racial Equity Tools is a companion site to Evaluation Tools for Racial Equity – which helps people track progressRead… Read more »