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Do Nerds Really Rule in IT?
posted by Eleanor Wynn on March 10, 2007 at IT@Intel
I know nerds can find happiness in an IT department, and they are needed there, but does IT consist only of nerd-focus? I don’t think so. I remember when this whole “IT Department” thing got started back in the Middle...
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tagged: build, business, cool, design, information systems, nerds
Employee Productivity and Parkinson’s Law – Part 2
posted by David Sward on March 08, 2007 at IT@Intel
What Parkinson’s Law basically states is that work expands to fill the time allowed to get it done. Give an employee an extra 15 minutes each day and they will fritter it away with other activities; like reading this post. ...
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tagged: business, business value, business value dials, employee, employee productivity, IT, productivity, time savings, value
Employee Productivity and Parkinson’s Law – Part 1
posted by David Sward on January 26, 2007 at IT@Intel
Employee productivity is a hotly debated subject. Measuring employee productivity is straightforward. Valuing employee productivity is difficult. I’m going to deal with the easy part first and cover the hard one over the next few weeks....
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tagged: business, business value dials, employee, employee productivity, IT, productivity, value
Developing a Common Language of Business Value
posted by David Sward on November 28, 2006 at IT@Intel
In my previous post, you can measure that, I spent time talking about operational definitions and how using them is critical to objectively measuring business value. Operational definitions lay the foundation for a solid measurement strategy and spell out the...
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tagged: business, business value, business value dials, common language, IT, operational definition, value
Got Business Value?
posted by David Sward on October 23, 2006 at IT@Intel
Got Business Value? I’ve been on vacation for 2 weeks; I mean a real vacation and left my notebook in the office. So now I’m eager to get on with discussing the business value of IT. Over the years I...
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tagged: business, measurement, ROI, value
What is a business value program?
posted by David Sward on October 09, 2006 at IT@Intel
Most IT organizations today are viewed as cost centers; a result of this perspective is a sustained focus on total cost of ownership. This is a necessary management approach; however, when used in isolation it does nothing to demonstrate the...
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tagged: business, elements, key, key elements, program, value, value program
Measuring the Business Value of Information Technology
posted by David Sward on October 09, 2006 at IT@Intel
Getting people to measure the business value of information technology is not easy; it is even harder in a high tech company. My name is David Sward and I’ve made measuring the return on investment (ROI) of IT my mission;...
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tagged: business, measurement, value
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