One of the worst feelings has to be trudging through a difficult project that the team doesn’t fundamentally believe in. It’s hard enough keeping a project within scope, under budget, on schedule, etc ...

Project management is an enigma concept that many security integrators struggle with. While that may sound harsh, and I may have just lost a few readers, it is not inaccurate. Security integrators are ...

Few subjects are more widely discussed and more misunderstood than performance management. Today, with the demand for qualified people higher than ever before, the impact of performance management has ...

On Monday, I presented the argument that IT is facing accelerating challenges that are going to cause a crisis. (See “The Coming Crisis of IT Management”.) The problem is that the informal way that IT ...

In part one of this series, I argued that a theory of change can serve as a blueprint for performance management that creates a meaningful context for achieving accountability and also provides a ...

Change management deals with how changes to the system are managed so they don't degrade system performance and availability. Change management is especially critical in today's highly decentralized, ...

Project management is the key to sticking to your budget and deadline, whilst keeping the most important tasks at the forefront of your company. Without it, you leave the future of your business at ...

If there was a simple inexpensive system to use on your factory floor to reduce waste, improve quality and safety, assist in recruiting and retaining good employees, and add handsomely to the bottom ...

Your risk and compliance functions are probably costing you more than they should. Not just in budget, but in drag. When your functions are siloed, they create redundant work, blind spots and a bad ...