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  • Recognize user-created consulting traps
    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.

    shannonkalvar
    Published:  June 25, 2010, 4:51 PM PDT Modified:  June 25, 2010, 4:51 PM PDT Read More See more Project Management
  • Setting priorities as an IT consultant
    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.

    shannonkalvar
    Published:  December 3, 2009, 1:50 PM PST Modified:  December 3, 2009, 1:50 PM PST Read More See more CXO
  • OS upgrade myths and Windows 7
    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.

    shannonkalvar
    Published:  September 10, 2009, 5:51 AM PDT Modified:  September 10, 2009, 5:51 AM PDT Read More See more Enterprise Software
  • 10 things you can do to turn useless meetings into productive ones
    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.

    shannonkalvar
    Published:  May 29, 2009, 2:31 AM PDT Modified:  May 29, 2009, 2:31 AM PDT Read More See more After Hours
  • Lessons learned the hard way in an architectural document disaster
    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.

    shannonkalvar
    Published:  September 18, 2008, 7:05 AM PDT Modified:  September 18, 2008, 7:05 AM PDT Read More See more CXO
  • Good consultants know when to be “invisible”
    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.

    shannonkalvar
    Published:  June 26, 2008, 7:27 AM PDT Modified:  June 26, 2008, 7:27 AM PDT Read More See more CXO
  • Dealing with a mistrustful client
    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.

    shannonkalvar
    Published:  June 22, 2008, 11:46 PM PDT Modified:  June 22, 2008, 11:46 PM PDT Read More See more CXO
  • Proving to business leaders that new technology is not just a gimmick
    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.

    shannonkalvar
    Published:  June 16, 2008, 10:56 PM PDT Modified:  June 16, 2008, 10:56 PM PDT Read More See more CXO
  • A consultant’s technical pride causes his team considerable delays
    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.

    shannonkalvar
    Published:  June 16, 2008, 1:45 AM PDT Modified:  June 16, 2008, 1:45 AM PDT Read More See more CXO
  • Two ways to envision a project in order to select the correct resolution techniques
    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 ...

    shannonkalvar
    Published:  January 13, 2008, 9:40 AM PST Modified:  January 13, 2008, 9:40 AM PST Read More See more Project Management
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