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10 reasons for IT failure

Readers of this blog know IT initiatives generally fail for business, organizational, or cultural reasons. Sure, technology screw-ups occur all the time, but that's one of the realities to be managed. Success or failure ultimately depends on how project leadership manages the full range of technical-...

Tags: Project, Information Technology, IT Leadership, Complex Project, Strategy, Leadership, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-05-02

Is IT becoming extinct?

Update 3/26/08: Also see 5 tips to prevent IT extinction. Since the days of punch cards, IT has believed itself to be guardian of precious computing resources against attacks from non-technical barbarians known as "users." This arrogant attitude, born of once-practical necessity in...

Tags: Information Technology, Dennis Howlett, IT Leadership, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-03-23

Additional Resources

EMC taps ex Microsofter Maritz to fend off Microsoft Hyper-V

It takes one to know one.  At least that's what EMC hopes as it appoints former Microsofter Paul Maritz to head up its lucrative VMWare unit, not coincidentally on the same day that Microsoft formally released its much anticipated Hyper-V to market. The departure of longtime...

Tags: VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., EMC Corp., Storage, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Why you'll have a long wait for Microsoft's next OS

Why you'll have a long wait for Microsoft's next OSPerhapsbecause I said best bitsThe next OS from Microsoftshould employ the best bits of what is available, whether they are Microsoft ideas or not - most of the best ones have not been. For example, it should at the very least...

Tags: Operating systems, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-07

Might Microsoft's Midori be 'Cairo' revisited?

Might Microsoft's Midori be 'Cairo' revisited?If it is object oriented -it would work like OS/2, the versions after Microsoft and IBM stopped working together.The Workplace Shell was the best environment I've ever worked on.Baseless speculation is fun but uselessToward that end I would recommend you look up the meaning of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Midori, Microsoft Corp., operating system, SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-07-07

What is a company blogger good for?

I often hear from companies that want to "be social" or "hire a blogger." Usually, there hasn't been any effort put into the question of what they'd like to accomplish from the effort, so I send out the following. Now, you can call me to talk when you have an...

Tags: Marketing, Industry, Blog, Site, Blogger, Industry New, Blogging, Strategy, Internet, Management, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2008-06-30

Internet ads grew by 23.9% to $7.1 bln in Q1 2008

Total revenue of Internet advertising increased by 23.9% to $7.1 bln in Q1 2008 compared to $5.7 bln in Q1 2007, according to IDC. Google continued to extend its leadership position in the U. S. Internet advertising market in Q1 2008: the company’s estimated net advertising market share was 24.8%...

Tags: Advertisement, Internet Advertising, Internet, Leadership, Management, NB

Blog posts 2008-06-30

News to know: Phishing; Gates gone; Google; Hyper-V

Notable headlines: Dancho Danchev: HSBC sites vulnerable to XSS flaws, could aid phishing attacks TechRepublic: Most report their IT career has been better than they expected Mary Jo Foley: J Allard gets a new job Mystery explained: Why...

Tags: Google Inc., Information Technology, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Phishing, Cyberthreats, Leadership, Strategy, Open Source, Security, Spam And Phishing, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-30

Bad leadership causes failed IT [guest blogger]

Bad leadership causes failed IT [guest blogger]From the Obvious to the executionMuch of what you say is true, and as you point out much has been written on this subject, and very little changes.Having delivered some very successful projects myself, the biggest success factor is a clear delineation between, business,...

Tags: Strategy, Leadership, True Leadership, information technology, Bad leadership cause, Bad leadership, guest blogger

Discussion threads 2008-06-29

Bad leadership causes failed IT

IT failures continue to plague organizations across virtually every industry. Poor business leaders who don't possess the skills needed to manage change effectively have created this mess. by Michael Krigsman

Tags: Information Technology, Leader, Failure, Mike, Leadership, Strategy, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Management, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-06-29

Detroit auto industry going through shock therapy? As in electric shock? Sales numbers say this is real and this is do-or-die

Perhaps never has the Detroit auto industry faced such a challenge. Not from the small cool VW beetle in the 1960s. Not from the onslaught of Datsun and Toyota a decade later. Not from the Honda Civic in the Nineties. This time the challenge is not...

Tags: Industry, Gasoline, Therapy, General Motors Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-06-27

Gov't failures: Engineering brain drain and bad leadership

Gov't failures: Engineering brain drain and bad leadershipIt's GovernmentWhy should anybody put any effort into any government project. There is no penalty for failure. The pay checks keep on rolling.The oversight Congress are a bunch of self serving fossils, who for the most part are clueless.However, the public...

Tags: Six Sigma, Government, brain drain, bad leadership, CMMI, leadership

Discussion threads 2008-06-27

Gov't failures: Engineering brain drain and bad leadership

Many large-scale government technology initiatives are failing due to an exodus of qualified systems engineers away from the public sector to private industry. An in-depth analysis of the problem conducted by the National Research Council reveals the considerable impact of this problem. The...

Tags: Leadership, Systems Engineering, Computer, CAD, Productivity, Software, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-06-27

Fixing failure: Shatter the technical glass ceiling

Projects fail because IT and business people don't communicate. This gap between business requirements and IT execution remains alive and well, according to new research. ComputerWorld UK summarizes the issue: The survey of CIOs, senior IT managers and department heads across 500...

Tags: CIO, Information Technology, ComputerWorld UK, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-06-27

Microsoft's geeks might miss Gates the most

One of the most disheartening things that can happen in any job is when the boss that inspired you, the one you loved to learn from and who made a grueling job more bearable leaves the building. It may be no different at Microsoft this week, as the "geeks" or...

Tags: Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Tools & Techniques, Government, Recruitment & Selection, Sales, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Deb Perelman

Blog posts 2008-06-26

Tech heavyweights launch security response consortium

Interesting bit of news coming out of the FIRST Conference in Vancouver today:  Five big-name IT firms have created a non-profit consortium aimed at "proactively driving excellence and innovation in security response." The group -- called ICASI Industry Consortium for Advancement of Security on the Internet --...

Tags: Security Threat, Information Technology, Consortium, ICASI, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-06-26

U.S. tech sector jobs show strong growth, but lack of engineers could hurt in future

The U.S. continues to produce a growing number of high-paying tech jobs, with the top locations being New York City, Silicon Valley, and Seattle, according to AeA's Cybercities report. Nevertheless, the report also points to a labor problem that could threaten America's tech leadership. by Jason Hiner

Tags: U.S., Job, Technology Sector, American Electronics Association, Tech Job, Recruitment & Selection, Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-06-26

Why Cisco's new low-carbon diet isn't just a fad (updated)

(Updated to include video blog link.) Is Cisco CEO John Chambers' aggressive commitment this morning to a 25 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2012 just a ploy/play for green headlines? Actually, I think this very public very high-level move represents just the first part of...

Tags: Greenhouse Gas, Cisco Systems Inc., Aldrich, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-06-24

How many people does it take to fill Bill Gates' shoes?

In a new video interview posted to Microsoft's Channel 9 Web site on June 23, Chairman Bill Gates adds a third group of folks to the list of those who will be filling his shoes after he leaves Microsoft as a full-time employee this month. Gates told Channel 9's Charles...

Tags: Ray Ozzie, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., DeWitt, Flake, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Web Site Development, Software, Internet, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-06-23

The #1 reason IT often fails to deliver value

The #1 reason IT often fails to deliver valueI can't believe you would try to blame...IT failures on anyone other than IT staff. You sound like someone who isn't man enough to suck it up and take the blame for your own short comings. Blaming top executives for your...

Tags: Strategy, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-06-23