Category Archives: Strategic IT Management

The first thing you must do to properly manage your boss is to be the best employee you can be. You must: Do quality work Embrace company values Meet your deadlines Play well in the company sandbox . . . … Continue reading →

I’m currently a Java technical lead at a large financial services company. My problem is that I love being a hands-on software developer but believe I have to go into management to increase my pay. Is this true and what … Continue reading →

Wow, what an industry we’re in, mega-trend after mega-trend; cloud computing, tablet computers, GPS enabled devices, smart phone, not-so-smart phone, and more. There’s gold in them there trends for the techies that can identify a unique niche, application type or … Continue reading →

Now that you are a manager, what’s next? If you have an answer to this question, then good for you. If you don’t, then start planning. It has been documented again and again that people who carefully plan their career … Continue reading →

People early in their career say “If I work hard, one day I’ll be a THIS.” THIS could be a CIO, Systems Architect, Senior Programmer, or any other professional goal you desire. Then, one day, years later, you look up … Continue reading →

Throughout your career, you should try to learn from the managers around you. Watch them closely and see what they do right and wrong. By doing so, you can learn from their successes and failures and then adjust your management … Continue reading →

Are there any social media related jobs within a traditional IT group? Hello Chris and thanks for your email. Yes, there are various types of social media jobs within IT. These job types loosely fall into the following categories: Website … Continue reading →

When people think about organizational change, it seems that the same old sayings always come to mind. The more things change the more they stay the same The only constant is change Even though I don’t personally like these sayings, … Continue reading →

Some techies become part of open source communities and develop professional quality software for free. Then, when the software is production ready, they give it away. This is the nature of open source systems. Participating in these projects is not … Continue reading →

Another name for MBOs could be “stuff I promise to do next year” or “things I have to do if I want my bonus”, but MBO sounds much more professional. Not all companies use MBOs, but I wanted to write … Continue reading →