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Application Modernization – "Plumbing projects" or roadmap to innovation & revenue?

This post sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP. Application Modernization....only two words...but two words that denote a big undertaking for most

Mar 15, 2011 · 5 min read
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Sunday Links

Links for March 13 2011

Why People Are the Heart & Soul of the Information Age by Tim Sanders on Sanders Says - Quote: ... highly engaged innovators produce the breakthrough

Mar 13, 2011 · 2 min read
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Foto Friday

Foto Friday – Sparrow Chomping on Seeds

I caught this little sparrow a few weeks ago at Spring Creek in Garland. Captured with my Canon 1D Mark III with Canon 400mm 5.6 L and Canon 1.4x Extender

Mar 11, 2011 · 1 min read
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Management

Generalists are good, experts can be better (sometimes)

Earlier this week I provided a rundown of my experience going through a sleep study in a post titled To manage it, measure it…but don’t destroy it in the

Mar 10, 2011 · 5 min read
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To manage it, measure it...but don't destroy it in the process

I'm a big believer in the mindset that you've got to measure it to manage it. If you can't measure something, its very difficult to manage that

Mar 8, 2011 · 4 min read
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Sunday Links

Links for March 6 2011

Lessons From a Corporate Insider: Dream Big, but Think Small by Mark Ivey on MarketingProfs Daily Fix Blog Quote: Rather than delude yourself into

Mar 6, 2011 · 3 min read
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Foto Friday

Foto Friday – Turtle Sunning

Here's a shot of a turtle sunning itself that I captured over the weekend. I needed to get out of the house for a few hours so I went up to the Heard

Mar 4, 2011 · 1 min read
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Customer Service

A lesson in Customer Relations

Yesterday I spent some time going through my inbox and cleaning up a lot of email newsletters / services that I've subscribed to.  I think I unsubscribed

Mar 3, 2011 · 3 min read
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Project Management

Oh boy! Another Project Management Certification...

I just saw an announcement that the Project Management Institute has a new Project Management Certification for Agile that they are piloting now (hat tip

Mar 1, 2011 · 1 min read
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Sunday Links

Links for Feb 27 2001

It is all about The Customer by Neil Pearce Quote: Too often we in the IT department are seen as being out of touch by other people within the business

Feb 27, 2011 · 3 min read
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Foto Friday

Foto Friday – Antelope Canyon sand flow

Here's yet another shot from our trip to Antelope Canyon last year.  I love the colors and light in this canyon and the flowing sand adds to the photo.

Feb 25, 2011 · 1 min read
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Featured

Three simple questions for project selection

Neil Pearce just published a very nice piece titled "It is all about The Customer". Go read it. In the article, Neil argues that IT needs to focus on

Feb 24, 2011 · 3 min read
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Information Technology

The joys of tax time + a lesson

I've spent the few weeks working on my taxes. Fun Fun, right? It's actually not too bad to be honest...our tax situation isn't too terribly convoluted but

Feb 22, 2011 · 2 min read
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Sunday Links

Links for Feb 20 2011

A System for Speaking IT Truths to CEOs - Robert Plant on the Harvard Business Review Quote: One of the protocols that's used for teaching medical

Feb 20, 2011 · 2 min read
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Foto Friday

Foto Friday – Seagull in Flight

I went out Saturday to find some birds in flights to practice...i found quite a few seagulls at a local pond. The sun was quite harsh but I had a good

Feb 18, 2011 · 1 min read