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Training Often Gets Forgotten in the Rush to Release The New

Training Often Gets Forgotten in the Rush to Release The New

When I was early in my career, I often aggressively rolled out new systems and applications with minimal planning or rigorous testing.  Some very serious lessons were learned during those times about the importance of rolling out platforms with a plan.  Call me completely insane but I actually rolled out a new Microsoft operating system early in its life cycle (pre-SP1) on a brand-new Dell laptop line.  I am not sure a worse match had ever been made as we…

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Taking Time to Assess the IT Plan

Taking Time to Assess the IT Plan

Twice a year, I get my greater IT team together to assess the tactical plan for the next six months and gather input looking forward to the next three years.  I found this process to be insightful, thought-provoking, and personally challenging.  Nobody, and I mean nobody, enjoys having someone poke holes in their plans for eight plus hours.  However, if this is not done regularly than my plans and assumptions may be completely off or develop gaps large enough park a small data…

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Picking up where I left off

Picking up where I left off

It is crazy when I look back and see how quickly I have fallen off track with planned activities. It started with “I am going to take the day off from writing,” and the next thing I know I have not written anything for months. The one thing I can tell you about cycles is they will continue until forcibly broken. While writing this little note, a cold shiver washed over me as the guilt spirits come to pay me…

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Sliding Back Into Bad Habits

Sliding Back Into Bad Habits

We work hard to stay on the straight and narrow path by staying focused in our work and driving towards our goals. However, as the pressure and demands on us increase, our focus begins to break down and bad old habits that we believed had been conquered long ago begin to emerge once again. Our clarity is diminished as if we are looking through a broken window. Recently, I fell into this trap. In an effort to move several personal and professional projects forward, I slid…

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