03/27/06 Tip of the Week. Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: Tip 6 – Work closely with the executive team.
March 27, 2006
Make sure the executive team understands what IT does and how IT fits into the overall program and requirements for compliance. The CIO or manager of IT should be part of the SOX steering committee. Read More →
Information and Diversity
March 24, 2006
As information flows, people become more comfortable. They understand their environment better. Even bad information with a confidence level can make a person feel more secure in their risk-reward ratio, and respond appropriately. Among... Read more...
Inch-Pebbles
March 24, 2006
Several years ago, Johanna Rothman wrote a facinating article on how to use the concept of Inch Pebbles as a way to measure the progress of a project. The idea is to define tasks to create the project's deliverables for the project so that they typically... Read more...
03/20/06 Tip of the Week. Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: Tip 5 – Hire advisors that understand IT management and SOX.
March 20, 2006
Many public company accounting firms are experts in accounting, auditing and SOX, but have never managed an IT department. In addition to audit expertise, companies of all sizes require practical front-line IT experience to determine what makes sense... Read more...
Driven to Distraction
March 19, 2006
I just read a great article titled "Driven to Distraction"in the Sunday newspaper by Betty Lin-Fisher about the common distractions in the work place. I know that I get somewheres up to 200 messages each day and very seldom to I get a message that I need... Read more...