by Shezronne Zaccardi, IT Specialist, City of Columbus, OH In 2002, the City of Columbus, Ohio, knew it was time for a change. We needed to move our workflows into the digital age to eliminate bottlenecks and speed up the delivery of information across our organization and to our citizens. Since implementing Granicus’ Legislative ManagementRead… Read more »
The energy sector is expected to expand in the coming years and the number of troops returning home is expected to increase as well. Perhaps with this in mind, the Department of Energy has teamed up with several energy companies and the Center for Energy Workforce Development to launch the Troops to Energy Jobs program.Read… Read more »
10:00 a.m. And Nick is done. A rep from Aetna, a NextGen sponsor, is thanking everyone for being here and encouraging us to make the most of the next two days. He hopes lots more people will come next year after hearing from this year’s attendees how awesome the summit was. Now we’re hearing fromRead… Read more »
This post is a discussion about making bug tracking in Bugzilla for the Mozilla project more efficient. However, I believe it is applicable to any open source project or even companies or governments running service desks (think 311). Almost exactly a year ago I wrote a blog post titled: Some thoughts on improving Bugzilla inRead… Read more »
There is a growing amount of discussion about the use of “badges” in education. I’ve been following a few strands of discussion on the topic and this morning something clicked for me and I began tweeting a little about the stream of thought I had on the subject. Some people on Twitter thought it mightRead… Read more »
(In Appendix G, the PMBOK Guide discusses Interpersonal Skills for the project manager. We are currently reviewing these one by one in our weekly PMP exam tip.) Team building is another essential skill for a good project manager to possess. The nature of a project is that there are people from various different departments involved.Read… Read more »
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority may install solar panels at several facilities, including the Boston Engine Terminal, Readville Yard, and Iron Horse Park. The agency is currently studying the feasibility of installing the solar photovoltaic arrays as part of a larger energy conservation program. “There’s no downside I can see, as long as they canRead… Read more »
The PMP Exam is changing on August 31st, 2011 and we have just finished updating The PM PrepCast to meet the new standards: We have added 10 new video lessons (4.4 hours) in which we review the new PMP Exam content. You will receive an overview, learn about all 20 Cross Cutting Knowledge and SkillsRead… Read more »
When FEEA began serving the civilian federal employee community in 1986, the cost of a college education was, on average, less than $20,000/year, including room and board, at the top private universities. Even then, federal families were hard pressed to afford to put themselves or their children through school. As founding board member and currentRead… Read more »
We all remember a time not that long ago when PCs cost a small fortune and cell phones were worth their weight in gold. Obviously, times change. The electronics and computing industries developed increasingly-powerful and ever-cheaper products. The result? Lower prices and greater usage. How does this apply to solar panels? Since solar technology is,Read… Read more »