From the category archives:

Overview

Must-read books on the human factors of IT — part 1, the 70s

January 6, 2010

What is it that sets apart a top-notch IT executive from others of his calling? To my mind, one mark of today’s true professional, especially at the senior executive level, is to be deeply familiar with the seminal books in his or her field. The dilemma for an IT professional, though, comes from the ongoing [...]

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Canaries in the coal mine: Why your IT department may be in worse shape than you think

May 1, 2009

Think about it: you can’t really tell the difference, on a day-to-day basis, between a car that has had its oil changed every 3,000 miles and one that has had its oil changed every year or two.  Only eventually.
Similarly, the stability of most IT departments proves very difficult to discern from outside.  Even insiders within [...]

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Our mention in CIO Magazine

February 29, 2008

Just a heads-up for readers: CTO/CIO Perspectives was mentioned this week in an interesting article in CIO Magazine, titled “20 Things You Can Do In 20 Minutes to Be More Successful at Work“. Not all the tips are spot-on, in my view (and I commented to that effect in the comments section), but there [...]

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Introduction and goals

July 6, 2007

Joining some 89 million of my fellow netizens, I’m starting a blog. But there will be no pictures of my dog here. Instead, this one will concern itself with what I’m calling “Intensely practical lessons learned in the CTO/CIO trenches.”
Despite my considerable and immutable youth (I assure you that this is true), I’ve had [...]

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