Central Iowa IIBA Chapter – 23-Apr-2015 at 11 am Are confident of the work you do and your core skills, but feel you are not getting the recognition you deserve? Do other people get placed on better projects or receive promotions that should have been yours? Since your resume clearly shows your expertise, why aren’t you […]
Tale of the Phoenix: Creating a Center of Excellence in an Unfriendly Environment
Minneapolis/St. Paul IIBA 6th Annual Professional Development Day (2015) April 08, 2015 Let’s face it; some organizations are often fearful of teams proclaiming themselves as experts or subject authorities. Others don’t have the time, support or management sponsorship necessary to implement a Center of Excellence. Follow the journey of how a small grass-roots team was able […]
Marketing Yourself for a Better Career
Minneapolis/St. Paul IIBA 6th Annual Professional Development Day (2015) April 08, 2015 You know you are a great resource, but why aren’t you getting the recognition you deserve?! Don’t let other people get the better projects, promotions or new job that should be yours. The problem might not be you, but the way you are marketing […]
Marketing Yourself for a Better Career
Georgia State University – J. Mack Robinson College of Business, April 1, 2015 You know you are a great resource, but why aren’t you getting the recognition you deserve?! Don’t let other people get the better projects, promotions or new job that should be yours. The problem might not be you, but the way you are […]
Can The Zombie Apocalypse Help You Survive Your IT Projects?
PROJECTSUMMIT BAWORLD, ATLANTA, GA, MARCH 16-18, 2015, 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM If a zombie outbreak happened tomorrow, would you be ready? What happens when you find yourself in another death-march project or client? We learn the most valuable and long-lasting lessons when we face and overcome impossible situations, and what is more impossible than a zombie apocalypse? […]
Protecting yourself from company data breaches
First, a little background. There is no shortage in news on recent data breaches from Target to Anthem. Rather than repeat the background and risk for those incidents, I’ll provide some general information on why you need to be concerned. In the old days, thieves were happy tricking individuals out of personal information. They could […]
Guide to simplifying and automating processes
Conclusion: To be good at automating, you need to remove all the noise (waste and steps that don’t need a decision) between you and each action. A while ago, my colleague and mentor Dusty Rhodes asked me the following question, “How would you teach process improvement, automation and simplification to someone new to the concept?” […]
