General Business

• Building Your I.T. Career: Beware of Bad Career Advice
• Mar 19, 2014

Whether online, from well-meaning peers, or from the college career counselor, there is a lot of bad advice out there. This article discusses some of the most-often repeated and worst advice. It presents alternative advice to help you keep your career on the fast track for stability and growth.

• Building Your I.T. Career: Do Not Let Your Title Define You
• Mar 12, 2014

Many technologists allow themselves to be defined by their job title or the technology they use. This can lead to missed opportunities, failure to adopt new technologies, and career stagnation. This article provides advice on how to avoid this situation and steps to become a well-rounded IT professional.

• The M&A Paradox: Factors of Success and Failure in Mergers and Acquisitions
• Jan 16, 2014

This chapter introduces the book, A Comprehensive Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions: Managing the Critical Success Factors Across Every Stage of the M&A Process, which covers the critical success factors across every stage of the process, including planning, screening, negotiation, due diligence, transition management structures, post-merger integration, leadership and trust, cultural integration, HR practices, control, monitoring, and more.

• Selling a Project Retrospective
• Sep 13, 2013

Whether you are a retrospective facilitator, a member of a community that is ending a project, or an advocate in a software engineering process group, you need to learn how to sell the idea of a project retrospective.