Comments on: Canaries in the coal mine: Why your IT department may be in worse shape than you think http://www.peterkretzman.com/2009/05/01/canaries-in-the-coal-mine-why-your-it-department-may-be-in-worse-shape-than-you-think/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=canaries-in-the-coal-mine-why-your-it-department-may-be-in-worse-shape-than-you-think Intensely practical tips on information technology management, by Peter Kretzman Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:24:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peter Kretzman http://www.peterkretzman.com/2009/05/01/canaries-in-the-coal-mine-why-your-it-department-may-be-in-worse-shape-than-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-11709 Peter Kretzman Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:22:58 +0000 http://www.peterkretzman.com/2009/05/01/canaries-in-the-coal-mine-why-your-it-department-may-be-in-worse-shape-than-you-think/#comment-11709 Thanks, Jerome. Yes, it's on my (extensive) list of future blog posts. I actually have more such "canary in the coal mine" warning signs occur to me every month or so. I'll try to get to a post on these. Thanks, Jerome. Yes, it’s on my (extensive) list of future blog posts. I actually have more such “canary in the coal mine” warning signs occur to me every month or so. I’ll try to get to a post on these.

]]> By: jerome baxter http://www.peterkretzman.com/2009/05/01/canaries-in-the-coal-mine-why-your-it-department-may-be-in-worse-shape-than-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-11708 jerome baxter Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:32:03 +0000 http://www.peterkretzman.com/2009/05/01/canaries-in-the-coal-mine-why-your-it-department-may-be-in-worse-shape-than-you-think/#comment-11708 Excellent post Peter. I'b be interested in hearing of the next 10 or 20 key canary warning signs - as you say at the end "This list could actually have been much longer than 10 items". Would you do a follow-up article. Rgds - Jerome Excellent post Peter.
I’b be interested in hearing of the next 10 or 20 key canary warning signs – as you say at the end “This list could actually have been much longer than 10 items”. Would you do a follow-up article.

Rgds – Jerome

]]> By: The title issue: CTO vs CIO, and why it’s the wrong question http://www.peterkretzman.com/2009/05/01/canaries-in-the-coal-mine-why-your-it-department-may-be-in-worse-shape-than-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-9444 The title issue: CTO vs CIO, and why it’s the wrong question Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:06:26 +0000 http://www.peterkretzman.com/2009/05/01/canaries-in-the-coal-mine-why-your-it-department-may-be-in-worse-shape-than-you-think/#comment-9444 [...] suspect what’s happening. After all, software seems to be getting written, product released. Perhaps there aren’t obvious problems. Yet. Later, what inevitably comes to light are chaotic or non-existent contracts, bizarre and [...] [...] suspect what’s happening. After all, software seems to be getting written, product released. Perhaps there aren’t obvious problems. Yet. Later, what inevitably comes to light are chaotic or non-existent contracts, bizarre and [...]

]]> By: The title issue revisited: CTO vs. CIO http://www.peterkretzman.com/2009/05/01/canaries-in-the-coal-mine-why-your-it-department-may-be-in-worse-shape-than-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-8812 The title issue revisited: CTO vs. CIO Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:53:55 +0000 http://www.peterkretzman.com/2009/05/01/canaries-in-the-coal-mine-why-your-it-department-may-be-in-worse-shape-than-you-think/#comment-8812 [...] posted myself, early and often, on myriad ways to push effectively for IT/business alignment. So I’m anything but a blind [...] [...] posted myself, early and often, on myriad ways to push effectively for IT/business alignment. So I’m anything but a blind [...]

]]> By: Conventional wisdom that fails for IT http://www.peterkretzman.com/2009/05/01/canaries-in-the-coal-mine-why-your-it-department-may-be-in-worse-shape-than-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-8707 Conventional wisdom that fails for IT Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:27:36 +0000 http://www.peterkretzman.com/2009/05/01/canaries-in-the-coal-mine-why-your-it-department-may-be-in-worse-shape-than-you-think/#comment-8707 [...] don’t get too cavalier about changing things (I’m also a firm believer in change control), but also don’t succumb to the complacency reflected in this [...] [...] don’t get too cavalier about changing things (I’m also a firm believer in change control), but also don’t succumb to the complacency reflected in this [...]

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