Consulting
In Defense of Consultants: A Punch-Out Based Rant
Clients who routinely ignore consultants' advice must forfeit the right to blame said consultants forever.
Phil Simon
Phil Simon is probably the world's leading independent expert on workplace collaboration and tech. He is a frequent keynote speaker and the award-winning author of 14 books, most recently The Nine.
Analytics
The Chopping Block: Cutting Features From an IT Project
Consider dropping non-essential features for the good of the project and the organization.
Book Reviews
Free by Chris Anderson
A review of Anderson's follow up to The Long Tail.
Project Management
Project Management Lessons From Rush
What you can learn about project management from the world's greatest band.
Announcements
Simon 2.0: My New Window to the World
Welcome to the new site.
Book Reviews
Change, Vested Interests, and Creative Destruction
My take on Postman's classic.
Collaboration
Management Lessons From In-N-Out Burger
An excellent book about a cult company.
Announcements
Looking for Endorsements for My Next Book
I'm in full media-whore mode.
Collaboration
Blog Bout I: Risk vs. Monopoly
Risk or Monopoly: Which is the better IT-project metaphor?
Project Management
Five Parallels Between Golf and IT Projects
Believe it or not, they are pretty similar.
Book Reviews
Planet Google by Randall Stross
Stross is also not afraid to call a spade a spade.
Collaboration
New Tools, Same Problems on IT Projects
Collaborative applications can vastly improve project management. So why don't they?
Technology
Kranzberg's Six Laws of Technology
Reflecting on the new book.
Project Management
Always Be Closing
Many salespeople lamentably still adhere to an “Always Be Closing” mentality.
Trends
Google and Failure-tolerant Cultures
Agile software development methodologies should decrease project failure rates.
Platforms
Enterprise 2.0: What is it and why should you care?
A look at this increasingly popular term.
Interviews
Security Expert Anton Chuvakin on Enterprise 2.0
The different security challenges facing organizations today.
Project Management
Social Networking, Miller's Crossing, and Running Things
A post tying these subjects together.
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