Trust and Verify are the (IT) Elephants in the room
As a party involved in some aspect of software development, why do you think projects are so hard? Millions of dollars in research work to…
Carol DekkersMay 15, 2012
Whose job is IT anyways?
The title was a purposeful play on the acronym "IT" (information technology) because there is often no one person who takes responsibility for failed IT…
The importance of Being There (at work)!
Did you know? Only 26 percent of IT employees in North America are fully engaged at work, while 22 percent are actually disengaged, according to…
Carol DekkersFebruary 22, 2011
Pre-flight email checklist: THINK before you click…
I AM OVERWHELMED BY EMAIL! There I said it, I am overwhelmed with email and I can't stand it! I thought I was the only…
Carol DekkersFebruary 10, 2011
Superheroes in IT, come down to earth…
Are you a technology superhero? Then you might want to read this (and even comment!) Information technology is a widely misunderstood part of business: executives…
Carol DekkersFebruary 2, 2011
Separated by a common language… IT English is different
I am not a stupid person, but I simply cannot keep up with all the new information technology (IT) terminology! I know that every industry…
Carol DekkersJanuary 26, 2011
IT’s all about the People, Stupid…
(Note to self: Remember Mark Twain's quote - If I had more time, I'd have written less...) It seems apropos to use this headline to…
Carol DekkersJanuary 23, 2011
northernSCOPE™ – A customer-facing project measurement and accounting system for Lean, Kanban, Agile, etc.
I'm going to start this post off in a non-traditional way with the p.s., first: p.s., Don't forget to register for David Anderson's free webinar…
Carol DekkersJanuary 13, 2011
CSM – The Real Estate Agents of Software Development
CSM stands for Certified Scope Manager. I just returned from Japan where I attended ISO software and systems engineering meetings in Niigata, guest-lectured at the…
Carol DekkersJune 2, 2010
Certified Scope Manager Training in Tampa in 2 weeks
We've got a few more seats in our upcoming Certified Scope Manager (CSM) training workshops in Tampa Apr 26-30, 2010 and in respect for the…
Carol DekkersApril 12, 2010