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- Top 10 undergraduate courses for the CIO track
- If you're thinking about becoming a CIO, you can lay a good foundation by taking courses that translate into the skills and knowledge you'll be using every day. Seasoned CIO Jay Rollins offers a list of essential classes that will help you get ready for the job.This download is also...
- Tags: CIO, Jay Rollins, Blogging, Strategy, Internet, Management
- Download resources 2009-03-23
- IT project portfolio management tool
- Stay on top of your project portfolio with the help of this sample project management tool from seasoned IT leader Jay Rollins. For more information on classifying projects to make sure they mirror your organization's approach to business, see this entry in TechRepublic's CIO for Hire blog.
- Tags: Information Technology, Project Portfolio Management, Tool, Jay Rollins, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management
- Download resources 2008-10-15
- Project business case template
- Before your stakeholders can prioritize a list of projects, it's critical to pull together the key information they can use for decision-making. This template will give you the framework for making sure you have a project overview that includes goals, requirements, potential benefits, estimated direct costs, success criteria, and project...
- Tags: Business Case, Jay Rollins, Tools & Techniques, Blogging, Management, Internet
- Download resources 2008-10-15
- Presentation: How to prioritize your company's projects
- Successfully managing a project portfolio entails getting approval on projects that match strategic objectives, prioritizing approved projects, fostering a sense of ownership among those responsible for project success, obtaining funding, and managing resources across multiple projects. This PowerPoint presentation will help you communicate these concepts and clarify roles and responsibilities.For...
- Tags: Project, Jay Rollins, Blogging, Microsoft Office, Internet, Office Suites, Software
- Download resources 2008-10-15
- Use this presentation to plot your organization's projects
- Classifying your projects will help you ensure that they're aligned with your company's business goals. Jay Rollins classifies projects as infrastructure, transactional, informational, or strategic -- a system that can help you balance your project portfolio so that it reflects your company's risk tolerance.This PowerPoint presentation will help you plot...
- Tags: Project, Jay Rollins, Blogging, Microsoft Office, Internet, Office Suites, Software
- Download resources 2008-10-15
- Short clip: Wireless wagering at the Kentucky Derby
- Jay Rollins, the vice president of information technology at Churchill Downs, talks about plans to beef up wireless capabilities at the 2007 Kentucky Derby to accommodate the onslaught of bets.
- Tags: Wireless, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Jay Rollins
- Videos 2007-02-20
- Short clip: Why Churchill Downs fired its vendors
- Jay Rollins, the vice president of information technology at Churchill Downs, explains the critical differences between vendors and partners.
- Tags: Vendor, Strategy, Management, Jay Rollins
- Videos 2007-02-20
- Short clip: Blogging about the Kentucky Derby
- Jay Rollins, the vice president of information technology at Churchill Downs, discusses how the company has hired bloggers in preparation for the world-famous horse race.
- Tags: Blogging, Internet, Jay Rollins, Horse
- Videos 2007-02-20
- Churchill Downs CIO: Jay Rollins
- CIO Jay Rollins, talks about turning around the venerable race track Churchill Downs---with 21st century technology. Rollins shares his insights on how technology plays a role in the organization's biggest event of the year--the Kentucky Derby.
- Tags: CIO, Jay Rollins
- Videos 2007-02-20
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- Five networking tips to advance your career [video]
- Once you get to a certain level in your career, most of your new job opportunities come from your personal network of contacts and not your resume. So, if you don’t know how to network effectively, it can severely limit your job opportunities. This episode of CIO Sanity Savers shares...
- Tags: Job, Network, Video, Professional Development, Recruitment & Selection, Corporate Communications, Networking, Career, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-17
- TechRepublic's CIO Jury: Split on deploying Windows 7
- IT departments have largely ignored Windows Vista and stuck with Windows XP as the corporate standard. However, Windows 7 has received a warmer response from IT professionals than Vista did, and TechRepublic’s CIO Jury is split down the middle on whether to deploy Windows 7. On July...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., CIO, Information Technology, Director Of Information Technology, Jury, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2009-07-28
- Stepping into a leadership vacuum shows initiative
- Guest post: Take charge of your career by stepping into a vacuum and taking ownership of it. TechRepublic's Jay Rollins discusses potential pitfalls you may encounter and explains why confidence is key in this leadership role. â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"- One of the interesting things associated with...
- Tags: Confidence, Vacuum, Leadership, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-04
- Top 10 undergraduate courses for the CIO track
- If you’re thinking about becoming a CIO, you can lay a good foundation by taking courses that translate into the skills and knowledge you’ll be using every day. Seasoned CIO Jay Rollins offers a list of essential classes that will help you get ready for the job. For more posts...
- Tags: Business Process, CIO, Operational Planning, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Financial Accounting, Databases, Business Operations, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-25
- The downside to corporate wireless plans
- Guest post: When looking at corporate wireless plans, TechRepublic's Jay Rollins finds that the promise of pooled minutes, volume discounts, and a dedicated account manager may seem like Nirvana, but you’re giving something up. You can find more posts like this on TechRepublic's CIO for Hire blog. ...
- Tags: Customer Service, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Telecommunications, Wireless, 3G Card, Wireless Coverage, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-04
- CIO for Hire: Ignorance may be bliss, but itââ¬â¢s also dangerous
- Guest post: TechRepublic's Jay Rollins talks about an instance in his company where the user view of “If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it†seriously affected the bottom line and what he had to do to correct it. You can find more posts like this in TechRepublic's CIO for Hire...
- Tags: Marketing, E-mail, Online Communications, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-02-23
- News to know: Apple patch; IBM; PC upgrades; EDS; Yahoo
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Apple finally ships DNS flaw fix, patches 16 other Mac OS X holes Nate McFeters: Black Hat talk on Apple encryption flaw pulled Black Hat Sneak Preview Larry Dignan: IBM plans building spree: To build $360M...
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, PC, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Electronic Data Systems Corp., IBM Corp., FireWire, Sales Strategy, Desktops, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sales, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- CIO Sessions: San Francisco Giants CIO Bill Schlough
- In this CIO Sessions interview, SF Giants CIO Bill Schlough outlines his multiple roles, managing back-end operations for the business of Giants baseball and AT&T Park and applying technology to improve profits and player performance and development with sophisticated digital video systems. He also talks about the free wireless access...
- Tags: Entertainment, CIO Sessions, General, Mobile, Web Technology, Wired & Wireless
- Blog posts 2007-05-15
- CIO Sessions: Alcatel-Lucent's Ray Gilbert
- In a CIO Sessions interview, Ray Gilbert, assistant vice president for IT Enterprise Collaboration at Alcatel Lucent discusses how the telecom services provider is addressing mobility needs and convergence challenges for the next generation of devices. Watch the video More CIO Sessions videos Boeing CTO: Vaho Rebassoo...
- Tags: Alcatel, Alcatel-Lucent, CIO Sessions, Dan Farber, General, IP Telephony, Mobile, Ray, Ray Gilbert, Telecommunications, VOIP, Web Technology, Wired & Wireless
- Blog posts 2007-04-30
- CIO Sessions: Tim Stanley, Harrah's Entertainment
- In this CIO Sessions video, Harrahs Entertainment CIO Tim Stanley talks about his high-tech vision for attracting customers to the world’s most popular casino destinations, from implementing business intelligence software to deploying wireless gadgets and RFID. Stanley is also Harrahs chief innovation officer. As part of his innovation mission, he...
- Tags: Business Intelligence, CIO Sessions, Datacenter, General, IT Management, RFID, Software Infrastructure, Telecommunications, Wired & Wireless
- Blog posts 2007-03-07
- CIO Sessions: Harnessing wireless wagering at the Kentucky Derby
- In a CIO Sessions video, Jay Rollins, the CIO of Churchill Downs, talks about turning around the venerable race track with 21st century technology, such using wireless networks and mobile devices for wagering. He equates the technology requirements of horse racing for wagering elements and data collection and analysis to...
- Tags: CIO Sessions, General, IT Management, Web Technology, Wired & Wireless
- Blog posts 2007-02-22
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