As a long time Federal Manager, I am constantly amazed by the lack of recognition that our front line managers receive. Front line managers are charged with carrying out the policies and meeting the goals of their Executives and with directing, developing and evaluating their subordinates. But far too little effort is spent on providingRead… Read more »
How big of a security problem is Web/Gov 2.0 in Government? 30.0% Huge Issue 38.0% Just Needs Training 22.0% Minor Problem 10.0% What Problem
X-posted to WordPress – not really government related, but Social Media related: We all remember the pseudo-psychology of the 80s when Self-Esteem issues were identified and the concept beat to death as a crutch for young up and coming emergent adults when we suffered failures in life. As we approach the end of this decade,Read… Read more »
Folks, there was a Google map I created that marked all 3 locations so everyone could get a feel for how close all 3 are to each other. And I put the link in the logistics memo I sent to all the field ITS’ and DRM’s. It worked then; but doesn’t seem to work now.Read… Read more »
Wow, what a “newsy” sounding title… What I want to do is show how we will use Kanban to track all of our software maintenance activities. I’ll start with a couple of useful links about Kanban as a technique: http://www.developer.com/mgmt/article.php/11085_3776851_1/Managing-Change-Requests-Using-Lean-Methods-and-a-Kanban-Board.htm http://www.software.craftysims.com/?p=184 So I have been on board OPP for about a month. My observation isRead… Read more »
Originally posted on Unleash the Monster When President Barack Obama took office, the role of diversity within organizations heightened. For more than 200 years previously, the presidency was held exclusively by white males. Now, more than ever, organizations across the board are recognizing the need to commit to diversity. Why is it so important thatRead… Read more »
It’s almost impossible to be around technology people for very long before one of them uses the words “Mashup,” “SOA” or “Cloud Computing.” When this happens to me, I usually smile and spend at least some of the time wondering why the audio portion of my brain disconnected again. Maybe it’s distracted by my visualRead… Read more »
The song, that tells it all!
You can read my blog post that has all the information, but this shows you how a simple idea, and the RT power of Twitter is helping raise money for school children through the DonorsChoose program. Full story: http://bit.ly/EgokB Note: This post is of my own personal opinion and is not endorsed or supported byRead… Read more »
The agenda has changed way more times than 10; but I’ve only numbered significant changes. Attached for your viewing pleasure is the updated agenda/schedule for the IT Summit week. calendar draft 10.pdf