This is Dennis McDonald’s Blog’s MANAGING TECHNOLOGY Section.
Scroll down for topics such as Collaboration, Strategic Planning, Project Management, Disaster Response, R&D Management, Expertise Management, Knowledge Transfer, Mergers & Acquisitions, Associations, Personal Data Ownership, Social Network Portability, and Digital Rights Management. A complete list is here. For specific topics use the “search this site” box.
Entries in Strategy (21)
Will Merging U.S. Science Agencies Increase Innovation?
I read the news report Merger of US earth sciences agencies proposed by AP Science Writer Randolph E. Schmid with mixed feelings. The report describes a serious proposal to combine two US government agencies, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Dennis D. McDonald
in Governance, Collaboration, Innovation, Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, R&D Management
|
1 Comment
There's Nothing Wrong with the Social Networking Industry that Some Honest (Cost) Information Won't Fix
Jeremiah Owyang’s LiveBlog: What’s Wrong with the White Label Social Networking Industry?, especially if you read the comments, delivers a good snapshot of the gaps that still exist between product evangelism and the realities of implementing specialized online social networks.
Dennis D. McDonald
in Web 2.0, Collaboration, Social Networking, Standards, Enterprise 2.0, Cost Analysis, Social Media, Adoption, Strategy, Social Network Portability, Software, DataPortability
|
4 Comments
How To Avoid Common Strategic Planning Mistakes
For the past few months one of the most popular posts on this blog has been A Short Definition of “Strategic Planning.” I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s because the term “short definition” is in the title. Why read a “long definition” if a “short definition” is available?
Dennis D. McDonald
in Governance, Collaboration, Project Management, Social Networking, Social Media, Strategy, Strategic Planning
|
2 Comments
Dennis McDonald's Personal Facebook Saga
I’ve been reducing my use of Facebook recently having found it to be less useful — and less easy to use — than other social and professional networking tools.
Dennis D. McDonald
in Social Networking, Facebook, Strategy
|
Post a Comment
Please Help Me Update "How To Develop a Business-Aligned Social Media & Social Networking Strategy"
I am updating an article I published in 2007 called How To Develop a Business-Aligned Social Media & Social Networking Strategy. The .pdf version is available for dowloading here.
Dennis D. McDonald
in Social Networking, Social Media, Strategy, Strategic Planning
|
Post a Comment
Using Internal Social Media to Address Corporate M&A-Related Stress
Michael Auzenne’s comment on my post Incorporating Social Networking Systems with Mergers & Acquisition Planning struck a chord:
Dennis D. McDonald
in Management Tools, Social Networking, Enterprise 2.0, Social Media, Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mergers & Acquisitions
|
2 Comments
Incorporating Social Networking Systems with Mergers & Acquisition Planning
In 2003 I published an article titled Mergers & Acquisitions: What Executives Should Know about I.T. It was based on management experiences I had on a multi-year post-merger project that consolidated the data and software of two large public energy utilities.
Dennis D. McDonald
in Social Networking, Social Media, Strategy, Consolidation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mergers & Acquisitions
|
5 Comments
Ten Realities of Managing and Using Technology to Generate Business Value
Years of managing, studying, developing, consulting on, and using information technology have taught me about the realities of using technology for business advantage. Here are ten of these realities:
Dennis D. McDonald
in Management Tools, Best Practices, Standards, Business Models, Cost Analysis, Technology, Market Research, Strategy, Strategic Planning, Lists
|
Post a Comment
Dennis McDonald's Blog's Top Ten Posts of 2007
Here are my blog’s Managing Technology posts for 2007, sorted in descending order by the unique page views recorded by Google Analytics.
Dennis D. McDonald
in Web 2.0, Social Networking, Enterprise 2.0, Social Media, Metrics, Adoption, Strategy, Strategic Planning, Lists
|
Post a Comment
More Thoughts on the Social Networking "Make Versus Buy" Decision
In Should You Make or Buy Your Social Network? I wrote about some of the technology-related decisions that are needed when an organization adopts online social networking.
Dennis D. McDonald
in Web 2.0, Collaboration, Social Networking, Standards, Social Media, Fatigue, Facebook, Adoption, Strategy, Strategic Planning, Social Network Portability, OpenSocial
|
Post a Comment