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This City Doesn't Want You
Fri, 18 May 2012 11:24:12 -0400
An international technology company is creating an empty city in New Mexico to test and evaluate emerging technologies without having to worry about interfering with human beings. - Who would build a new city covering abou ...

Healthy Employees Can Boost Your Bottom Line
Thu, 17 May 2012 12:56:17 -0400
A healthy workforce is often a happier and more productive one, and companies are getting the message that investing in employee health can lead to the well-being of the entire organization. Many companies are seeing tangible ...

BYOD Programs Boost Productivity, Efficiency
Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400
A BT survey of IT managers and bring your own device (BYOD) program users suggests concerns over corporate network security remain. - It's no secret that the bring your own device (BYOD) trend has opened up new possibiliti ...

IT Should Forget Development, Focus on Requirements and Release Management
Fri, 18 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT
Despite all the changes to application lifecycle management (ALM), IT organizations are doing just fine when it comes to core development processes. It is the "bookend" processes of requirements management and release managem ...

How to Align Your IT Services Strategy with the Business
Wed, 16 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT
There are several factors that need to be considered when thinking about a services initiative. Sourcing and vendor management (SVM) professionals need a structured yet flexible approach that evaluates the vendor's stability ...

Five Things CIOs Should Know About Big Data
Fri, 11 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT
You may not think you have petabytes of data worth analyzing, but you will, if you don't already. CIO magazine breaks down the 5 things CIOs need to know, now.

Clayton Christensen's Personal Quest To Help You Measure Your Life
Fri, 18 May 2012 10:01:40 EST
Since graduating from Harvard Business School in 1979, Clayton M. Christensen has observed personal tragedies in the lives of his fellow MBAs, from a string of unhappy marriages, estranged children, and messy divorces, to eno ...

Top 10 Most Popular Stories Of The Week
Sat, 19 May 2012 00:46:18 EST
Here are the stories you read, shared, tweeted, and pinned this week.We released our annual Most Creative People list this week. As usual, it was wildly popular. Though we have decided not to include its content in this week' ...

GameStop At A Crossroads
Fri, 18 May 2012 12:36:57 EST
The game industry is entering a digital future. To maintain a place in it, retail chain GameStop has scaled the used game buy-back model that first made it a success--now it's buying used companies, too.Odds are, when you thi ...

Boringness: The Secret to Great Leadership
2012-05-18T19:17:45Z
Until recently, I hadn't really known any great leaders. As a writer, the highest-ranking people I deal with are editors,... Until recently, I hadn't really known any great leaders. As a writer, the highest-ranking people I deal with are editors, and they're pretty much just writers who have gotten lazy. The only thing an editor has ever led ...

Do You Know What You Are Feeling?
2012-05-18T17:35:23Z
Over the 23 years since we met, my wife Eleanor and I have spent considerable time, money, and energy on... Over the 23 years since we met, my wife Eleanor and I have spent considerable time, money, and energy on our development. Individually and together, we've taken workshops, studied meditation, practiced yoga, written in ...

How to Market to Someone Who Knows Everything
2012-05-18T15:15:31Z
People talk about Francis Bacon as the last person to know everything. Apparently, these people don't know any 15-year-old girls.... People talk about Francis Bacon as the last person to know everything. Apparently, these people don't know any 15-year-old girls. Because these girls know everything. And they just can't believe we don't. And parents! ...

The X Factor: Part 2
Thu, 17 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000
The X factor is sometimes referred to as "low ball pricing." These terms accurately reflect the standard practice of bidding on the project as defined. However, there is conscious intent to solicit, promote, and champion requ ...

The X Factor: Part 1
Mon, 14 May 2012 13:38:06 +0000
The other day we received a call from a reporter in the UK about CSC. The report wanted our opinion on a remark made by their chief executive that CSC said they were having contract problems because their customers keep chang ...