Links to recent articles about using information technology to manage, collaborate, innovate, and communicate are listed below, or use the master index here. (My “about me” page and contact information are here.)
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at 03:34PM I’ve been researching how to measure the impact of improved collaboration on Federal procurement processes, starting with development of a “concept map” that organizes the major issues. Recently I had the good fortune to interview Mike Del-Colle, Accenture’s Senior Manager, Federal Contract Policy Compliance.
Friday, September 11, 2009 at 08:04AM An important element in a successful R&D effort is effective collaboration. As the complexity of the research, development, and eventual adoption environments increases — as it does with large Federally funded R&D efforts — the importance of the sharing of information, ideas, and goals increases as well.
Friday, July 10, 2009 at 07:27AM Anyone who studies scientific communication, creativity, and innovation will understand the value of “being in the right place at the right time.”
Monday, June 22, 2009 at 06:57AM I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the podcast of Phil McKinney’s interview with David Cochran about Cochran’s involvement on the team at Hewlett-Packard (HP) that designed the first pocket scientific calculator. The situation was interesting from the standpoint of innovation management and luck.
Friday, May 29, 2009 at 02:26AM I had lunch with a fellow consultant recently. We talked about how some complex software-based collaboration systems get used and how some don’t. Sometimes the problem is with the software, and sometimes it’s with how the organization approaches collaboration.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 09:31AM The recent Forrester report predicting a significant drop in the price for enterprise social software has been getting a lot of attention.
Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 11:21AM The Knowledge Management Section of the U.S. Army’s Field Manual FM 6-01.1 is a classic example of the formal structure and organization one can apply to just about any organizational process that requires management.
Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 11:25AM In Marketing middleware socially Paul Gillin discussed why social software is already used in connection with the marketing of middleware:
Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 05:31AM Viewed from the perspective of project-related collaboration management, the Thoughtworks podcast Distributed Agile Software Development reinforces what many project managers already know about managing a project where key staff have to work from multiple locations:
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 05:25PM 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?
