I am a student of the AIM Methodology of organizational change management. AIM is an acronym for the Accelerated Implementation Methodology, a proprietary approach developed and perfected by Implementation Management Associates, Inc. (http://www.imaworldwide.com). Pfizer included me in a pilot AIM training program after their Learning and Organizational Development group decided to deploy the methodology to […]
Smart Executives Invest in IT During Economic Downturns
Whenever there is a downturn in the economy, two corporate groups that seem to bear the brunt of fiscal conservatism are Human Resources and Information Technology. Unless you are actually in the business of IT to generate revenue, in the corporate world, both of these departments are cost centers. Although they are both productivity enhancement […]
The SDLC is Not Just for Software
There was a recent question posed on LinkedIn about what the acronym SDLC means when you see it in a job posting. The question was asked by a person identifying themselves as a job-seeking business analyst. I followed the thread with amusement as the many responses were posted, none of which answered the question adequately. […]
The 3-Legged Stool of IT Business Value
During a meeting I attended while visiting an affiliate organization in the San Francisco area, the CEO shared his vision of business success as a three-legged stool of margin, sales and net profit. If any of the three legs of this stool are out of balance, revenues suffer and shareholder value declines. In The Ultimate […]
The Ultimate Guide to the SDLC
The Ultimate Guide to the SDLC is a masterful collection of best practices for system development in the 21st century. Its activities, processes and techniques are amassed from leading industrial nations and the minds and experiences of some of the greatest Information Technology thought leaders in history, many of whom made contributions to this work. […]
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