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Achieving job success in the first 30 days
News Talk with any CIO about their first month on the job, and it's likely that few tales will match up, as feedback is tempered by unique backgrounds and experiences. It's the CIO's job to tie them all together.
[April 29, 2002, 16:35]
How organisational culture and structure affect project management
News The differences in project management success rates may be a result of the fact that some organisations do a better job of training their project managers. Some organisations do a poor job of training project managers.
[July 2, 2003, 15:17]
BT woos female telecoms engineers
News One way the programme intends to do this is by highlighting the success of existing female engineers, such as Liverpool engineer Alison Jones, quoted by the company as saying: "I love my job with Openreach, but there is still a long way to go to...
[June 27, 2006, 12:10]
Social networking: the key to advancement
News Whether you're looking for a new job or not, every day should include some career networking effort. New research shows that, thanks to your peers and friends, you might be a lot closer to your dream job than you think.
[October 25, 2004, 12:50]
Top 10 self-destructive work habits
News Not staying on par with colleagues and those vying for your job will be a death knell. With this in mind, serial "Labour Losers" can benefit by knowing these 10 key ways to lose a job. Even with a small amount of insight, many aspiring...
[September 28, 2006, 11:15]
Sony cooperates on convergence
News Gradually, one by one, Tokyo gave me responsibility for the companies until four years ago, when they gave me the job of chief executive officer of three of them. His job was to persuade Sony's famously fractious US entertainment and electronics...
[January 21, 2005, 14:35]
Women in IT: Problems and solutions
News In many ways, IT is unfriendly because of the nature of the job. IT is a 24/7 job. Women who aspire to be CIOs, more often then men, must find unique ways to balance family and job or in many cases forgo having a family.
[June 22, 2005, 16:00]
Skype: Not quite what eBay bargained for
News Skype has been focused on user acquisition, and it's done a great job. Even though Skype has done a very good job of getting users to download its software client, most people who use the service do so to make free Skype-to-Skype phone calls.
[October 2, 2007, 13:03]
Intel celebrates 35 years
News The company had gone through two chief executives in six months, Moore recalled, and Noyce was next in line for the job. My first day on the job was Saturday. Silicon Valley -- and job-hopping -- were born.
[July 17, 2003, 13:32]
Google vs US immigration policy
Blog Comment She was told that she could not apply for the job, just (and only because) because she could not be hired under an h-1b Visa. The main question is, if there is a job in the United States, do Indian IT companies (that are h-1b dependent) even...
[June 7, 2007, 18:00]
Light methodologies make the most of team members
News For all job and work-related news, or to search for a job and get information on training, go to ZDNet Jobs. Many early adopters of pair programming and steady-paced development have reported initial success.
[July 4, 2002, 10:04]
Would you work for an Internet start-up now?
News Before you take a job with an Internet start-up, you should carefully evaluate the company and its prospects. A friend recently took a job with a large Internet hosting start-up that, believe it or not, doesn't have .com as part of its title.
[September 11, 2002, 10:02]
ROM at the top
Leader There are other parts of the CEO's job which the aspirational IT director will need to prepare themselves for. Considering the remarkable number of things that can go wrong and the responsibilities to shoulder when they do, it's perhaps fair to ask...
[January 6, 2006, 13:45]
Prevent Online Fraud and Increase Profits in Online Retail
White Papers For online retailers, consumer confidence is job one. If the Internet shopping environment is experiencing increased levels of fraud and abuse, the business success and growth are at risk. The presenter of this webcast shows how to associate orders...
[November 27, 2009, 23:00]
Eight Things Your Business Analysts Need to Know: A Practical Approach to Recognizing and Improving Competencies
White Papers In response to research showing that many organizations have not set concrete requirements and job descriptions for their business analysts, this paper provides eight essential competencies necessary for success in this job function.
[May 29, 2007, 0:25]
Selling Your Job: Tips for Successfully Marketing Your Open Positions
White Papers How much time has one personally dedicated to writing a job posting that really sells the group, one's mission, and the key role that the job plays in one's company's success? There may be thousands of open job positions available annually in the...
[April 26, 2008, 1:02]
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Industrial-Strength IT: Moving IT Up the Value Chain
White Papers The presenter discusses the job of the modern CIO and offer tips for success in this new environment. The job of Chief Information Officer (CIO) might be the toughest one in America. It is not a technology challenge, but a management challenge.
[April 14, 2007, 1:01]
10 things you should know about managing IT projects
White Papers IT pros often find themselves suddenly in charge of managing a project without any preparation for what the job entails. This list of 10 key success factors will help make such ad hoc transitions from tech to project manager a little easier and...
[May 17, 2006, 1:00]
Successful Six Sigma Projects ? Utilisation of Green Belts
White Papers A key success factor to successful Six Sigma projects is the fact that Black Belts are full-time being supported by Green Belts who have their normal day-to-day job to perform as well. Experience also shows, that when someone is full-time on a...
[November 19, 2008, 23:00]
IT Service Management - Making It Happen
White Papers The majority of IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) modules within Service Support and Service Delivery contain job descriptions and attributes for the person responsible for a particular discipline. The success or failure of IT Service Management...
[November 22, 2004, 23:00]
