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Category Archives: IT
Google Shifts Focus
It appears Google has decided it is time to put more resources into improving their many existing products (Gmail, News, Video, Maps, Picassa, Spreadsheets, Checkout, GoogleTalk, AdSense for Radio, GoogleReader, BlogSearch, GoogleGroups,…). That makes sense to me. When Google had … Continue reading
Posted in Google, IT, Management, Software Development, Systems thinking
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Toyota IT Overview
What’s Driving Toyota? by Mel Duvall is an interesting, long article discussing Toyota overall and focusing on Toyota’s Information Technology systems. Technology does not drive business processes at Toyota. The Toyota Production System does. However, technology plays a critical role … Continue reading
Posted in IT, Management, Popular, quote, Toyota Production System (TPS)
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Making Changes and Taking Risks
Sales Force by Curtis Hartman, 1996 explores Ron Rodin’s use of Deming’s ideas at Marshall Industries. Ron Rodin’s book, Free Perfect and Now, is excellent. The system had to change. “We eliminated commissions, incentives, promotions, contests, P&Ls, forecasts, budgets, the … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, IT, Management, Management Articles
Tagged Books, commissions, Deming, Systems thinking
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Internet Access at Work
Providing internet access at work can create some management issues. However, the correct solution to those problems is not to be overly restrictive on access to the internet. Obviously, the most important thing is doing the work of the organization: … Continue reading
Posted in IT, Management, Respect
Tagged internet, IT, managing people, Psychology, respect for people, technology
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Patent Review Innovation
Michael Crichton wrote an essay critical of the current patent law: This Essay Breaks the Law. I believe the US is making significant mistakes in how we are proceeding with the patent system, see: The Patent System Needs to be … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Economics, Innovation, IT, Management, Process improvement
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Competition
Why I hate programming competitions [the broken link was removed] by Mike Vanier Most aspects of Deming’s thinking seemed natural to me from the start. Some ideas have taken longer (it took me awhile to be won over to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Management, organization as a system, Psychology, respect for people
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Interviews with Innovators
Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days by Jessica Livingston is an interesting looking book to be published in a few months. The book consists of interviews with founders of technology companies exploring the initial efforts to create a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Creativity, Innovation, IT, Management, Management Articles, Software Development
Tagged Books, business, entrepreneur, Innovation, leadership
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IT Outsourcing Slowing
Outsourcing bubble getting Busted: What should India do? – commenting on the 2006 Global IT Outsourcing Study Essentially the study says the outsourcing IT will continue to grow though more slowly than it has. It also states the benefits of … Continue reading
Posted in China, Economics, India, IT, Management
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Usability Failures
‘Smart’ phones, stupid punters? A survey* of 15,000 “faulty” devices by mobile data provider WDSGlobal found 63 per cent of the one in seven new phones which are returned have nothing wrong with them. I believe one in seven is … Continue reading
Posted in Customer focus, IT, Management, Systems thinking
Tagged bad usability, Customer focus, Data, Management, technology, usability
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How Google Works
How Google Works [the broken link was removed] by David F. Carr An interesting look at the technology system behind Google. “But this is the start of the story,” he adds, part of an approach that says “don’t necessarily do … Continue reading
