How well is your records information management (RIM) program performing? Diane Carlisle of ARMA and William Neale of Information Management Consultants explored answers to this question during a panel discussion at this year’s FOSE Conference & Expo. Information governance is one of the topics that is often top of mind for today’s CIOs and CEOs,Read… Read more »
I had the pleasure of spending several days with gifted CIOs from counties across the U.S. at the National Association of Counties Conference in Washington, D.C. While budgetary constraints seemed to be on everyone’s mind, there was also the notion of change on the horizon. Change that could really help counties become more efficient andRead… Read more »
At some point in our careers, we are all project managers. Our leadership style shines through and we are tasked to lead a team towards success. Every project is different, requiring you to tap into a different skill set and inspire those around you to perform. As you take on new and more challenging projects,Read… Read more »
From Rich Millington, in his post “The Tragic Story Of Hyperlocal Communities“: If we want to build hyperlocal communities, we have to change the way we think about them. This isn’t a technology problem to solve (Facebook-style). Enabling everyone to start a hyperlocal community wont make it happen. This isn’t a content problem to solveRead… Read more »
Making Acquisitions Count with Chris Dorobek by GovLoop Insights Happy Tuesday April 3rd, 2012. We have a special show lined up for you today since It’s FOSE week. FOSE is the big government IT conference and trade show going on now here in Washington. Through the magic of radio Chris Dorobek is actually there rightRead… Read more »
Survey says…. No. Make sure you are fully informed before spending money on PMP training of any kind. Knowledge is power, and there are tons of free resources out there for you to learn how deep the water is before you dive in. So I’ll take this opportunity to give some tips and point youRead… Read more »
As the Human Resources expert for the Results-Only Work Environment team, I get asked quite often: “Hourly employees cannot work in a ROWE, right? They have to track time and be in the office.” And, honestly, every time I hear this question, I cringe. So, today, I want to set the record straight. Yes, hourlyRead… Read more »
Every 10 years the Census Bureau releases records from 72 years ago, of individual citizens. The 1940 Census data were released this morning. Right now when you go to the site, you’ll see this message: Now I don’t want to rag on the people at the Bureau or the company they partnered with to hostRead… Read more »
Although this was posted over on Govloop, I thought I’d repost here because it is so relevant to the public works industry. For some time, we’ve been advocating for the use of virtual worlds for training, design, and networking in our industry. And now it seems there is finally a sign that the technology isRead… Read more »
This past week my co-founder Manu and I headed to Sacramento for the annual California WateReuse conference, a policy/trade event that focuses on promoting the development of recycled water and desalination. Those in attendance included some of the industry’s best engineers, a wide array of public agencies and utilities, and of course, the public outreachRead… Read more »