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- ZDNet Author Biography
Michael Krigsman is CEO of Asuret, Inc., a consulting company dedicated to reducing technology implementation failures. Asuret's suite of software tools improve the success rate of enterprise software deployments by quantifying and measuring governance issues that cause most project failures. Michael led the research effort underlying Asuret's model of collective...- more about Michael Krigsman »
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- IT Failures blog recognition
- This blog received two new honors: runner up in the project management category at the Computer Weekly IT blog awards and number six ranking in the Technobabble 2.0 list of analyst blogs. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Information Technology, Blog, Blogging, Internet, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-12-02
- Complexity vs. goodness in IT failure
- Failed IT often arises from two primary causes: unclear strategic goals or inability to bring together the moving parts that comprise project execution. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Information Technology, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-12-02
- CIO interview: Casey Coleman of the General Services Administration
- The US General Services Administration employs almost 12,000 people and has a budget of $25 billion. Fellow ZDNet blogger, Dion Hinchcliffe, and I spoke with CIO Casey Coleman. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: CIO, U.S. General Services Administration, Blogging, Internet, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-11-29
- Update on the Enterprise Irregulars
- Long known as a diverse group of top-notch thought leaders, the Enterprise Irregulars has added three new members. Here's what's happening in their Irregular world. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Leader, Leadership, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-11-25
- The 'social enterprise' comes of age
- Social computing has catapulted to the forefront of discussion among enterprise thought leaders. Here's some of the exciting reasons why. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Enterprise, Social Networking, Leadership, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-11-24
- Social computing in the enterprise, part two
- Part two of a video conversation between Forrester analyst Natalie Petouhoff, ZDNet blogger Dion Hinchcliffe, and me on issues around social computing in the enterprise. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Social Computing, Video, Social Networking, Corporate Communications, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- Social computing and the enterprise, part one
- Part one of a video conversation between Forrester analyst Natalie Petouhoff, ZDNet blogger Dion Hinchcliffe, and me on issues around social computing in the enterprise. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Social Computing, Video, Social Networking, Corporate Communications, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- Salesforce Chatter: Something to talk about
- My take on Salesforce.com's new enterprise-level social networking platform, called Chatter, which was inspired by Twitter and Facebook. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Social Networking, Sales Force Management, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Sales, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Dreamforce: Quick first impressions
- Sitting here in the audience at the annual Dreamforce conference of Salesforce.com, a couple of quick impressions come to mind. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Impression, Sales Force Management, Sales, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Resistance to change: The real Enterprise 2.0 barrier
- Large organizations continue to embrace Enterprise 2.0 as a viable addition to their business process toolbox, however resistance to change remains a challenge. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Barrier, Enterprise 2.0, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-11-16
- Enterprise unplugged: Riffing on failure and performance
- I chatted about enterprise issues and IT failure with Naomi Bloom and Nenshad Bardoliwalla, top enterprise experts willing to openly share what they know. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Performance, Failure, Enterprise, Performance Management, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- 18 truths: The long fail of complexity
- Your annotated guide to a profound paper describing important truths about why systems fail. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Truth, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-11-06
- Please vote: Shortlisted at Computer Weekly
- Computer Weekly, shortlisted this blog for top honors in the 2009 Project Management category. Here's how to vote! by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Computer, Productivity, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Blogging, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Internet, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-11-04
- Five definitions toward the maturing of Enterprise 2.0
- In this guest post, Miko Matsumura, Vice President and Chief Strategist of Software AG, takes an insightful look at the meaning of "enterprise." by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Software AG, Enterprise 2.0, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-11-02
- Seeking IT failure experts on Twitter
- I'm assembling the definitive Twitter list of folks who have demonstrated deep insight and commitment into analyzing the causes and prevention of IT failures and need your help. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Twitter Inc., Information Technology, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-11-02
- Amplifying 'weak signals' for IT success
- Every executive knows that gaining detailed and accurate information about his or her organization's activities is a challenging and ongoing struggle. New techniques that reveal hidden vulnerabilities are now available. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Information Technology, Productivity, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-11-01
- Can open source software stop IT failure?
- ZDNet open source blogger, Dana Blankenhorn, says open source software offers at least a partial solution to the problem of IT failures. Let's examine that view. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Software, Information Technology, Open-source Software, Failure, Open Source, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- Learning from the weak signals of failure
- Many victims of failed projects claim they were blindsided by problems that arose suddenly out of nowhere. In reality, the notion that failures spontaneously arise without warning is nonsense. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Failure, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- Gartner Magic Quadrant lawsuit: Sour grapes or real gripes?
- Industry analyst firm, Gartner, is the target of a lawsuit from a software vendor challenging the "legitimacy" of Gartner’s Magic Quadrant rating system. The suit has brought forth an array of divergent opinions. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Lawsuit, Quadrant, Gartner Inc., Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- Finally! A Three-Cornered Consulting Service for Enterprise 2.0
- Its not too often I endorse a new service - in fact, I never have without a lot of due diligence and at least some production history. Â So, for the first...and potentially only....time ever, I'm telling you that I'm truly excited about the launch of Pragmatic Enterprise 2.0. Â I'm...
- Tags: Socialtext, Enterprise 2.0, Framework, Pragmatic Enterprise 2.0, Michael Krigsman, Ross, Blogging, Strategy, Internet, Management, Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
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