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Management Track vs. Staying Technical
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
Change is a four letter word: “Gold” and 6 great ways to get some
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
Salary planning
My goal in this week’s column is not to make you a salary planning expert. We will leave that to the Human Resources and compensation professionals. The goal here is for you to gain a general understanding of various salary … Continue reading
23 Resume Writing Tips for Techies
When looking for new permanent job or contracting assignment, having a great resume has always been important. Given our current extremely competitive times, a high quality resume has moved from being important to being crucial. The resume tips below have … Continue reading
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Consider your next move
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
4 Skill-based activities for techies
I’m the technology person at a small training company and take care of all things techie (hardware, software, data comm., etc.) Can you suggest any things I could do on my free time that are fun, a little bit techie, … Continue reading
Make sure you want to be a manager
Most people go to school to learn a specific profession that interests them. Then, over time as they gain expertise, experience and an understanding of their profession and industry they are asked to do something totally different, manage people. As … Continue reading
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Pro-Actively manage your career
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
Budget planning process
The first step in the budget process is the people in the finance group taking a big sigh and saying “Wow, I can’t believe it’s budget time already. Between planning next year’s annual budgets and calculating this year’s actual year … Continue reading
Posted in IT Management Skills
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It’s ok to say “No”
Initial reader question: I’m a software development manager who is continually being pushed by my business users to do more and do it faster, better, and cheaper. I can’t keep up with their demands and I think it’s putting my … Continue reading