Managing in light of McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y

November 20, 2007

As one studies for the PMI exam, on reviews McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y. Having spent about 10 years in the workforce, and 6 of those leading and managing others, its interesting to see how often the differences are... Read More →

CMMI

November 19, 2007

Just for future reference, in addition to the best practices identified for software development, CMMI for development, SEI is also offering CMMI for Acquisitions as a part of its CMMI product suite. The CMMI-ACQ model provides an opportunity for organizations... Read More →

Kicking HIT Leadership Up a Notch

November 18, 2007

As I've previously stated, we are in the process of bringing up an IT governance council with the C suite of the Health System. This process of transforming the IT organization needs new skills and thought patterns. As we are... Read More →

That’s just some mumbo jumbo project management BS

October 3, 2007

"That's just some mumbo jumbo BS! Now, what's it gonna take to add sharepoint to our exchange implementation for the email file exchange size." I have to say, I almost burst out laughing, but it was coming from the... Read More →

Outcomes - The tactic to get to the strategy

September 18, 2007

Top-down is one of the easier ways to go when placing new processes and procedures in place. My level is middle management. At times I marvel on how the concepts grow into strategies and are brought into existence by my... Read More →

Nurse Call, VOIP, and Wi-Fi: Its just cool when things come together!

September 17, 2007

In early September, we integrated our wireless phones with our nurse call system in the new surgery center. Elevating application and technology integration to the next level, our Nurse Call System is connected to our VOIP Phones via the WPA2... Read More →

Contract Closure Process

September 11, 2007

When you have a contract, the Contract Closure process is just common practice. Contract Closure puts the finishing touches on Project Procurement Management. The four inputs to the Contract Closure Process are: The Procurement Management Plan –... Read more...

Reasons for Initiating a project

September 9, 2007

We in the industry all know, there is a plethora of reasons for initiating a project. Before we had a structured request method for project at one place, several ITers never lunched in he cafeteria because it just created a... Read More →

Organization Prioritization: A couple steps forward

September 8, 2007

Started rolling out the prioritization criteria for the project in the Liaison meetings this week, overall it was a good start. I have a couple liaison meeting responsibilities -Radiation Oncology and Cardiology. Items I’ve learned from past experiences,... Read more...

Organization Prioritization: A couple steps forward

September 8, 2007

Started rolling out the prioritization criteria for the project in the Liaison meetings this week, overall it was a good start. I have a couple liaison meeting responsibilities -Radiation Oncology and Cardiology. Items I’ve learned from past experiences,... Read more...

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