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Toni Bowers

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Toni Bowers

Toni Bowers
Toni Bowers is the Head Blogs Editor of TechRepublic and award-winning blogger for the Career Management blog.
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    IT cost containment through virtualization: One way to do more with less

    Over the next few weeks, some of my posts will revolve around containing or reducing the costs necessary to run your IT operations. I'll try to present as many angles as possible. Further, the...

    Posted by Scott Lowe | February 26, 2008, 10:06 PM PST | Latest comment by Tony Stanford-Beale

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    Use these interviewing techniques to gather project requirements

    There are many ways to gather requirements. Interviewing--where you talk to the people who will define the new solution to determine what they need-- is probably the default technique for most...

    Posted by Tom Mochal | February 25, 2008, 9:50 AM PST | Latest comment by PM Hut

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    What kind of leader are you?

    A fews days of introspection can help determine the kind of leader that you are.

    Posted by Ramon Padilla | February 24, 2008, 6:13 PM PST

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    Unified communications terminology cheat sheet

    If your organization is considering implementing a unified communications solution, you may feel a bit overwhelmed as you examine the options from different vendors. Here's a list of some of the...

    Posted by Deb Shinder | February 22, 2008, 12:19 PM PST | Latest comment by s31064

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    Vista or XP? How about both?

    Now that Windows Vista SP1 is peeking out from around the e-corner, many "pre-SP1 adverse" organizations will probably begin the process of evaluting Vista in their organizations.  However, for...

    Posted by Scott Lowe | February 21, 2008, 8:36 PM PST | Latest comment by kizersosay28@...

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    3 reasons to use 360 degree evaluations

    Most companies' leaders have a very unrealistic view about how they are assessed by those who are at levels below them. Usually, they think they're "in touch." Usually, they're not. Some years...

    Posted by John McKee | February 20, 2008, 3:46 PM PST | Latest comment by CharlieSpencer_Palmetto

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    Align green project management with ISO 14000

    ISO 14000 are voluntary, international standards that focus on environmental management. Learn more about ISO 14000, and discover why you should incorporate green project management into your...

    Posted by Tom Mochal | February 19, 2008, 1:41 PM PST | Latest comment by swifttime

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    User friendly work style – good for your career?

    I was flipping through the tech ads in the Sunday paper this morning when I came across Windows Home Server. It was advertised as having the following features: Your family's digital memories...

    Posted by Ramon Padilla | February 17, 2008, 4:50 PM PST | Latest comment by NickNielsen

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    Avoid these two leadership styles

    After working with a lot of different organizations over my career, I've learned that many people who run the executive suites and boardrooms are sick puppies. Emotionally and mentally, they are...

    Posted by John McKee | February 14, 2008, 3:58 PM PST | Latest comment by timsmith@...

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    IT pro can't keep a job – Are poor communication skills at fault?

    I recently received an e-mail from a TechRepublic member who was looking for some help and advice on how she could improve her personal performance in the workplace. It seems that she's having...

    Posted by Joe Rosberg | February 13, 2008, 8:30 AM PST | Latest comment by prateek.narang@...

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    Consider green project management for your projects

    Tom Mochal, PMP, winner of the 2005 PMI Distinguished Contribution Award, has been TechRepublic's resident project management mentor for the past five years. He is President of TenStep, Inc., a...

    Posted by Tom Mochal | February 11, 2008, 11:00 AM PST | Latest comment by guerrerag

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    Improve critical skills through gaming

    I have written numerous times in my blogs about critical skills that managers need to be successful and to enhance their careers (see Soft skills in a hard world). In these blogs I often talk...

    Posted by Ramon Padilla | February 9, 2008, 10:23 AM PST | Latest comment by Histrion2

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    Ask these questions to decide your unified communications strategy

    Unified communications is the wave of the future, and it's likely that your company will be deploying a UC solution at some point. To avoid costly mistakes when you do, you should have a...

    Posted by Deb Shinder | February 8, 2008, 8:33 AM PST

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    Got allies? If not, get some

    I'm often asked for ideas which my clients can use to move up the ladder more quickly. This is one I see used more often by men than women -- but neither gender uses it enough. If you don't have...

    Posted by John McKee | February 7, 2008, 4:08 PM PST | Latest comment by casey@...

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    Ensure requirements are tracked throughout a project

    Requirements tracking refers to the process of tracking (or tracing) requirements from the beginning of the project through implementation. It's a good practice for many projects – especially if...

    Posted by Tom Mochal | February 4, 2008, 12:32 PM PST | Latest comment by lsalazar@...

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    How to "push back" when the boss is wrong

    What can - or should - you do when your boss is short sighted and directing you to do something you know is wrong? Everyone has a boss. Even the company chairman reports to a board of directors...

    Posted by John McKee | January 31, 2008, 5:10 PM PST | Latest comment by jmorrison@...

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    Sustain and broaden customer focus outside of your projects

    As a project manager or business analyst, you have an important role outside the scope of customer projects. By sustaining and broadening a customer focus outside of projects, you and your IT...

    Posted by Joe Goss | January 30, 2008, 11:32 AM PST | Latest comment by Mark W. Kaelin

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    Make or break: The IT professional's attitude

    "The people in the IT department make me feel stupid."  As an IT leader, how many times have you heard similar phrases uttered by your end users?  Now, looking into your department, how many...

    Posted by Scott Lowe | January 29, 2008, 12:56 PM PST | Latest comment by Tanya Mikhno

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    Look at four ways to set precedence relationships in your schedule

    Part of the process of building a project schedule involves breaking down the work into smaller activities (the Work Breakdown Structure) and then sequencing the activities. When you sequence the...

    Posted by Tom Mochal | January 29, 2008, 7:06 AM PST | Latest comment by jonathan.202518000@...

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    Freedom of choice?

    Who determines the upgrade strategy in your organization when it comes to software? If your answer is anything but the vendor or the market, I suggest that you rethink your answer. Although I...

    Posted by Ramon Padilla | January 26, 2008, 9:26 AM PST | Latest comment by sonicsteve

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