I’ve never actually ridden in the street sweeper even though I’ve managed street sweeping operations in the past. But I can certainly imagine what it would be like. Day after day of driving about 10 miles an hour along the edge of every road carefully avoiding parked cars, pedestrians, and bicyclists. Then driving to theRead… Read more »
As a former enterprise CTO and current technology watcher, I was struck at the incredible brilliance of yesterday’s announcement by Dell and Cloudera. In a move that will help enterprises of all sizes serve a very wide range of missions, those two organizations have announced a new relationship that will enable something that has neverRead… Read more »
This week’s episode of The Project Management Podcast: In last week’s episode we gave you tips, tricks and lessons learned how you can improve your project communications with proper use of modern tools. Call them social media tools, call them enterprise 2.0 tools, call them whatever you want. But at the core of using themRead… Read more »
This is the slow season in the life of a blog like this, but occasionally things do happen that are worth noting. Before getting to the big stuff, though, I figure it’s worth providing a quick update. First, I should point out that there are 327 listed PMF hires to date. I have no ideaRead… Read more »
I wanted to share an article I read in graduate school and see if anyone has some insights to share with the GovLoop community. The article is titled, Are Large Public Organizations Manageable? The piece is written by Donna Shalala, who served 8 years as the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Bill ClintonRead… Read more »
You experience something of interest and write a blog post to share it with others. It may be from a conversation, an event, points made at a conference, or your experience in making something. If you are merely reporting, the reader gets a pretty flat experience – the true value is absent from the post.Read… Read more »
Moving to the bureaucracy from the world of NGOs, for me, meant serious growing pains. I really, really wanted a job in the public service. I would have eaten glass in sharp, jagged pieces to make my casual position a permanent job — if my manager would’ve asked. I did whatever I was told, evenRead… Read more »
I am a Corporate Rebel within my workplace. I respect management, but I don’t fear management. My biggest problem with management is their lack of understanding and compassion towards their employees’ daily grind. I call upper management my SONs, because their title and pay does not make me feel inferior towards them. Some managers doRead… Read more »
Gary and Joseph from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania reached out to me about a research survey they are conducting. Please take a few moments to fill out their short survey to the best of your ability. This research study survey investigates key information technology (IT) project management activities in terms of project scope, time, andRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda It Isn’t Everything, It’s the Only Thing. Steve VanRoekel will succeed Vivek Kundra as the nation’s CIO. Federal Computer Week has a good report. Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss. Alex Howard has a thorough piece on GovFresh about VanRoekel’s challenges and accomplishments at the FCC, and rounds up reactionsRead… Read more »