Category: Project Management

The Bottom Line Per…Robert DeRodes

As the man in charge of formulating technology strategy for Delta Air, Chief Information Officer Robert DeRodes knows what it’s like to operate in crisis

When to Use Other People’s People

Don’t look to Kellwood Chief Information Officer Don Riley to obsess over building an information technology empire at the apparel company. “No sacred cows” is

The Probability Problem

It’s Monday morning, and the chief operating officer calls you in for advice. The new sales-commission structure is too complicated for the current finance application,

Living the Half Life

When I joined Continental Airlines as chief information officer in 1995, we were four years into a contract with EDS to outsource almost all of

Bringing Clarity to Business Goals

Poor communication between business and technology managers is certainly not the only culprit in failed IT projects. But it is, in fact, a major reason

Spin Unspun 2

Sometimes, a number is unprovable. Take i2’s claim of having generated $29.9 billion in customer value since 1994. The purposefully precise number is based on

25% Solution

Planning for the loss of one-fourth of your technology staff can be overwhelming unless you’ve already prepared for the temporary loss of so many people.