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Project Management

Recognize user-created consulting traps

Some user groups are poised to pounce on IT consultants who go against their recommendations. Learn how you can avoid falling into their traps.

CXO

Setting priorities as an IT consultant

Separating priority from immediacy in business is more complex than it might appear. Here's how one consultant found a way to do it.

Enterprise Software

OS upgrade myths and Windows 7

Many IT organizations are resisting the idea of wide-scale Windows 7 deployments for reasons that are time-honored retreads of traditional points of view. Here's why you may want to step past those upgrade myths.

After Hours

10 things you can do to turn useless meetings into productive ones

We've all had to sit through meetings that were nothing but a waste of our time. Here are some tactics you can use to salvage something productive from the ones that drag on forever or go completely off the rails.

CXO

Lessons learned the hard way in an architectural document disaster

Delivering project reports in radically different formats gave the client a bad impression of this consulting firm. Here's how the staff remedied the situation and learned from their mistake.

CXO

Good consultants know when to be “invisible”

Sometimes you need to take a backseat to the client team so that they can fully develop the skills they'll need after you're gone. Shannon Kalvar describes becoming an "invisible consultant" in order to allow a client to become the star of the project.

CXO

Dealing with a mistrustful client

A CIO hires a consultant to examine the feasibility of outsourcing his IT team. When the consultant tries to handle the inevitable bad feelings of the in-house team, he finds that this extreme challenge also raises ethical questions.

CXO

Proving to business leaders that new technology is not just a gimmick

Learn how to overcome the resistance of business leaders to new technology projects through more effective communication.

CXO

A consultant’s technical pride causes his team considerable delays

Don't make this consultant's mistake: taking on project issues that don't suit your technical abilities. Letting your team apply its strengths to project work will allow you to focus on planning and management duties, and you'll all meet your deadlines.

Project Management

Two ways to envision a project in order to select the correct resolution techniques

Every few months someone comes to me and asks for help with the same problem. They don’t know it’s the same problem. In fact, it manifests differently each and every time. Fortunately a wise old man once taught me the difference between principles, methods, techniques, and results, so I can tell the difference between a ...

IIoT software assists manufacturers and other industrial operations with configuring, managing and monitoring connected devices. A good IoT solution requires capabilities ranging from designing and delivering connected products to collecting and analyzing system data once in the field. Each IIoT use case has its own diverse set of requirements, but there are key capabilities and ...

Recruiting an Operations Research Analyst with the right combination of technical expertise and experience will require a comprehensive screening process. This Hiring Kit provides an adjustable framework your business can use to find, recruit and ultimately hire the right person for the job.This hiring kit from TechRepublic Premium includes a job description, sample interview questions ...

The digital transformation required by implementing the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a radical change from business as usual. This quick glossary of 30 terms and concepts relating to IIoT will help you get a handle on what IIoT is and what it can do for your business.. From the glossary’s introduction: While the ...