Tech Decision Maker

Archive: 12-2011

• No more pencils or books: Real estate transaction management software

  As the commercial real estate market moves slowly toward recovery in some cities, so does the interest in software-as-a-service that allows for fast tracking of its management, sale, and financial...

  Posted by Dawn Marie Yankeelov | December 28, 2011, 11:51 AM PST

• What's your outlook for 2012?

  A new year is the perfect time to create or renew your plan. Whether they’re for a department, a business, or one’s own life, smart people know that it’s much easier to succeed...

  Posted by John McKee | December 27, 2011, 5:46 AM PST

• Watch your mouth

  When techie types meet with non-techie types, tech-speak happens, and the result can be mayhem – or, at least, very scary. Here are some tips for dialing it down and avoiding confusion.

  Posted by Scott Robinson | December 26, 2011, 4:36 AM PST

• You are what you measure: Choose your metrics wisely

  The very metrics that you choose to measure performance can be used against you in a number of different ways.

  Posted by Scott Lowe | December 26, 2011, 3:37 AM PST

• Ask yourself these five questions to gain perspective on the coming year

  Taking even a few minutes to review the past year will do a lot to help you be more clear about what’s needed for next year.

  Posted by John McKee | December 21, 2011, 1:16 PM PST

• Develop application portfolio and acquisition processes to protect the business

  Through the use of well-enforced policy, organizations can provide a structure by which individual units can make decisions while still maintaining strong centralized databases used for decision...

  Posted by Scott Lowe | December 21, 2011, 4:32 AM PST

• Meeting the needs of injured and disabled employees under the Americans with Disabilities Act

  Read about how to ensure compliance and fair treatment of all employees under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Also, learn about the new ADA guidelines that take in 2012.

  Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | December 20, 2011, 12:38 PM PST

• The Department of No

  Whether IT staff is noting that a technology is unproven, IT lacks sufficient resources, or some other potentially legitimate quip, eventually a perception grows that IT exists to point out every...

  Posted by Patrick Gray | December 20, 2011, 4:32 AM PST

• Why management-by-intimidation can never work long-term in IT

  The dubious technique of managing by cultivating fear and insecurity has a long history, and sometimes actually works; but it’s the worst-possible approach for IT, and here’s why.

  Posted by Scott Robinson | December 19, 2011, 3:27 AM PST

• Five top issues facing CIOs in 2012

  Here are five issues that will rise to the CIO’s forefront as we make our way through the coming year.

  Posted by Scott Lowe | December 14, 2011, 4:46 AM PST