I’m going to contradict myself today and talk a little bit about the importance of consistency. I know that I’ve had quite a few posts on here talking about the importance of agility and recruiting for people that can be agile. While I think the ability to respond quickly to a change in environment isRead… Read more »
‘Real World: New York’ Vs. ‘Portland’: ‘A Lot’ Has Changed Since 1992 The High Five The Mayor’s Geek Squad – It was a case for a digital Sherlock Holmes. Last fall, the city’s Department of Environmental Protection wanted, finally, to crack down on restaurants that were illegally dumping cooking oil into sewers in their neighborhoodsRead… Read more »
Are you a COR in need of training credits to certify or re-certify but can’t find the time? Thousands of CORs nationwide working at over 200 federal agencies require FAC-COR Level I and Level II training. However, training is expensive, and often requires expenditure of travel and per diem funds that have now been slashedRead… Read more »
Have you ever heard of Bill Swanson’s “33 Unwritten Rules of Management”? In 2000, Bill Swanson, CEO of Raytheon, unleashed his 33 Unwritten Rules of Management. And it caught on – there was something that touched the nerve of many. The simplicity of the rules, the lack of jargon involved. Raytheon ended up distributing overRead… Read more »
RationalPlan Project Management Software version 4.3 is ready for the public. Current version offers easier printing capabilities, more reports, better integrations with Microsoft Project and last but not least automatic email notifications within the Server system. RationalPlan is a project management solution that puts the accent on productivity, ease of use and fast learning. ItRead… Read more »
There are a number of reasons why you might want to start blogging: You have ideas you want to share You have a story to tell You have knowledge you want to demonstrate You want to progress your career You want the great work your organisation does to get recognition All of these are greatRead… Read more »
Not much I can add to these. Well worth a watch. If you can’t see them, in the titles I have linked to the original YouTube pages. Steve Wozniak’s Pledge of Apple Allegiance – “One Notion Under Jobs” Steve Wozniak Describes Creation of the Apple II Steve Wozniak says Steve Jobs Formed Apple Knowing They’dRead… Read more »
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: The knowledge sharing paradox The MacSparky Markdown Field Guide Hyperlocal Voices: Geoff Bowen, Sheffield Forum Google Trust Why Ruby? Building the standard Next Steps Taken for data.ac.uk… Open Source meets Open Standards Tablet madness: Would Amplify pass a CRB check? And hideous tablet for women HowRead… Read more »
As the meat grinder of sequestration continues to move forward, the initiatives to improve and develop the acquisition workforce will more than likely come to a grinding halt, and move capabilities backwards at a time where forward movement is badly needed. At this past week’s 2013 Acquisition Excellence Conference, The American Council for Technology-Industry AdvisoryRead… Read more »
By Bob Gourley The Big Data era is upon us and it is bringing incredibly interesting new situations for humanity to think through. Ethical decisions on topics like privacy, security and abuse of personal information and violation of trust are amplified in this age of massive interconnected data sets. Sign up to our Weekly GovernmentRead… Read more »