“You’ve got to know the business.” We have all heard that rhetoric a thousand times. Every IT pro gets the fact that to be relevant, and to solve the real issues of the business, they need to understand the essence of the business with which they work. The problem, of course, is how to build […]
The tech community has officially and vocally rallied around the issue of immigration reform, most notably with the recent formation of the political advocacy group FWD.us. Boasting such heavy-hitting founders as Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Drew Houston of Dropbox, Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn, and a slew of other tech-household names signing on as supporters, FWD.us […]
We all procrastinate. There are lots of possible reasons to explain it: it’s a task we don’t feel we’re good at or we resent having to do it because we don’t think it’s our job or it’s just not as much fun as what we feel like doing. Whatever the cause of procrastination, sometimes what […]
I make no secret of the the fact that I believe the IT community would greatly benefit from having more women in its ranks. This is not out of “fairness,” but because I truly believe we will collectively create better technology, products and businesses with a greater diversity of tech workers. We need the best […]
There is tremendous controversy over the backlog in the processing of claims by the Veterans Administration. There are charges and counter-charges about how bad it is, how quickly, or slowly, it is being addressed, and who deserves blame or credit. But an undeniable fact stands out amongst the arguments: a claim is considered backlogged when […]
