Dateline: May 7, 2016 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Recently, former colleague Franklin Cantrell posted the 8 Major IT Processes and Why They Matter . His post shared a wonderful diagram of the 8 major IT processes and is a nice way to communicate with business partners about the activities and work done by the IT organization. … [Read more...]
Changing Yourself Takes Extraordinary Willpower
Dateline: January 10, 2014 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. This week we look at a thoughtful blog post by Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Professor of Business Psychology at University College London, titled, "If you want to change, don't read this". His post examines the science and research behind change and points out how difficult … [Read more...]
Organizing IT Better
Designing an IT organization to best meet the needs of your business is a never-ending task. Just when you think you have the optimal design, factors such as changes in the business, new technologies, or new ways to work come along and mess up the success. CIO Insight recently published a slideshow of the Nine Ways to Better Organize Your IT Department. Their suggestions, based on IT consultant … [Read more...]