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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.
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 โAlways Be Closingโ 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.
Consulting
Doing Things Right and Doing the Right Things
Rare is the organization that uses its systems wisely.
Consulting
Five Reasons to Fire Your System Integrator
It's tempting to blame the system integrator for all project hassles and differences of opinion. Don't.
Consulting
Changing System Integrators: A Baseball Analogy
Blind faith in consulting firms is rarely justified.
Project Management
The Role of the Project Manager on a Failing IT Project
PMs are important but not omnipotent.
Project Management
The Need to Publicize System Failures
Why we need to peel back the onion.
Consulting
Is a Consultant Project Manager Truly Necessary?
Thoughts on the pros and cons of a dedicated PM.
Technology
When the Displacers Are Displaced
No organization can rest on its laurels.
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