7 Tips for Keeping the Right Personnel
1. Tip 1: Plan Ahead to Avoid the "Dead Sea Effect" Dead Sea Effect: your best IT people leave, while the rest remain behind. Result:
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1. Tip 1: Plan Ahead to Avoid the "Dead Sea Effect" Dead Sea Effect: your best IT people leave, while the rest remain behind. Result:
Business cycle: time to react to market issues Development cycle: time to develop/deploy IT internally Technology cycle: time external technology becomes available, updated, or obsolete
Different technologies age at different rates. Understanding the variations is the first step to managing them. One of the great challenges you face as an
My last two columns have talked about conducting triage on your IT projects and what you should do in shutting down those projects that don’t
Not every project will survive the recession: Shutting down an IT project should be a methodical process, whether the job is being put on hiatus
In my previous column, I talked about conducting triage on your IT projects — that is, deciding which projects should (or must) go forward, and
The economic turmoil in the U.S. and global economies is forcing many organizations to freeze, trim or even dramatically slash internal budgets. If you’re an
In my last column, I talked about setting up a reading program for your IT department. However, whether or not you can get your IT
Last week, I talked about how to help retain your IT staff by aligning their personal goals with those of your IT department and the