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Dennis D. McDonald (ddmcd@ddmcd.com) consults from Alexandria Virginia. His services include writing & research, proposal development, and project management. Follow him on Google+. He publishes on CTOvision.com and aNewDomain and volunteers with the Alexandria Film Festival. He is also on Linkedin. To subscribe to emailed updates about additions to this web site click here.

Electronic Lab Notebooks as the Tip of the Research Data Spear

Aug 13

Aug 13 Electronic Lab Notebooks as the Tip of the Research Data Spear

Dennis D. McDonald

Collaboration, Clinical Trials, Cloud Computing, Peer Review, Research, Research Data, Standards, Email, Data Governance, Open Data

Aug 8

Aug 8 Weekly Top Ten

Dennis D. McDonald

Top Ten, Lists, Metrics

Four Tips For Making a Follow Up Meeting More Successful than the First

Jul 20

Jul 20 Four Tips For Making a Follow Up Meeting More Successful than the First

Dennis D. McDonald

Accountability, Collaboration, Engagement, Humor, Management, Media, Project Management, Transparency

Why I Rarely Publish Links to White Papers

Jul 13

Jul 13 Why I Rarely Publish Links to White Papers

Dennis D. McDonald

Marketing, Media, Advertising, Documents, Self Publishing, Publishing

MoviePass Survey Fail

Jul 7

Jul 7 MoviePass Survey Fail

Dennis D. McDonald

Media, Measurement, Surveys, Metrics

On Managing Projects in a Chaotic Environment

Jul 3

Jul 3 On Managing Projects in a Chaotic Environment

Dennis D. McDonald

Change Management, Change, Project Management, Risk Management, Program Management

Facing Data Analytics Disillusionment

Jun 7

Jun 7 Facing Data Analytics Disillusionment

Dennis D. McDonald

Strategy, Analytics, Data Program Management, Data Governance, Master Data Management, Marketing, Market Research

Why I Prefer "Classic" Gmail

Jun 6

Jun 6 Why I Prefer "Classic" Gmail

Dennis D. McDonald

Google, Transition, User Interface, Email, Change Management, Change

Privacy, Open Research Data, and Environmental Protection: What's The Connection?

Apr 26

Apr 26 Privacy, Open Research Data, and Environmental Protection: What's The Connection?

Dennis D. McDonald

Open Data, Policy, Politics, Privacy, Pruitt, Accessibility, Data Access, Data Ownership, Data Program Management, EPA, Data Governance, Peer Review, Research, Research Data

When Restricting Data Access to Acceptable Uses, Who Decides What's Acceptable?

Apr 23

Apr 23 When Restricting Data Access to Acceptable Uses, Who Decides What's Acceptable?

Dennis D. McDonald

Open Data, , , Facebook, Privacy, Data Governance, Media

Chromium Syncing; or, The Pitfalls of Doing Your Own Tech Support

Apr 20

Apr 20 Chromium Syncing; or, The Pitfalls of Doing Your Own Tech Support

Dennis D. McDonald

Linux, Ubuntu, Software, User Interface, Media

Can Facebook REALLY be Fixed?

Mar 29

Mar 29 Can Facebook REALLY be Fixed?

Dennis D. McDonald

Fake News, Advertising, Facebook, Media, , Privacy, Transparency, Open Data

Getting Real About Smart Cities and Open Data

Mar 26

Mar 26 Getting Real About Smart Cities and Open Data

Dennis D. McDonald

Open Data, Data Program Management, Data Literacy, Data Governance, Digital Transformation

Privacy, Not Just Revenge, is a Dish Best Served Cold

Mar 22

Mar 22 Privacy, Not Just Revenge, is a Dish Best Served Cold

Dennis D. McDonald

Privacy, , , Data Ownership, Fake News, Media

Stamps For The Memories

Mar 12

Mar 12 Stamps For The Memories

Dennis D. McDonald

Writing, Stationery, Letters, Analog, Mail, Media

How Much Data Governance Is Enough Data Governance?

Feb 27

Feb 27 How Much Data Governance Is Enough Data Governance?

Dennis D. McDonald

Data Program Management, Data Literacy, Data Stewardship, Data Governance, BDPM, Big Data

What Ever Happened to the “Paperless Office”?

Feb 13

Feb 13 What Ever Happened to the “Paperless Office”?

Dennis D. McDonald

Analog, Media, Collaboration, Paper, Writing, Textbooks, Books, Kindle

Teachers aren't the only people who should be worried about new technologies

Feb 8

Feb 8 Teachers aren't the only people who should be worried about new technologies

Dennis D. McDonald

Media, Disruption, Technology, Technological Literacy, Education, Democracy, , , Telecommunications

Are "Mommy Media" Really Gutless?

Jan 28

Jan 28 Are "Mommy Media" Really Gutless?

Dennis D. McDonald

Marketing, Media, Blogging, , , Podcast

Why THE POST Movie's Anachronistic Technology Deserves Respect

Jan 26

Jan 26 Why THE POST Movie's Anachronistic Technology Deserves Respect

Dennis D. McDonald

History, Technology, Nostalgia, Media