Ian's Messy Desk

MARCH 1, 2012

We recently were involved in a capital project to build a new program facility in our region. When the HVAC system was installed, someone thought we might want the user manual for the system: a 400 page PDF document. It can be tempting to print every interesting thing we find on the web or print a 400 page PDF “just in case.”

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Ian's Messy Desk

JANUARY 15, 2014

We were recently involved in a capital project to build a new program facility. When the HVAC system was installed, someone thought we might want the user manual for the system: a 400 page PDF document. Despite improvements in document handling technology, despite the convenience of PDF files, we still produce a lot of paper.

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BMT Office Administration

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Does the business provide all necessary tools or equipment or does the worker provide their own tools? Is the worker treated as a supplemental resource to the business’ internal staff or are they working alongside them during similar hours and on similar projects? Are the business aspects of the worker’s job controlled by the business?

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Small Business CEO

JULY 6, 2011

Your IT strategy, including project prioritization, should be driven from your business strategy. If a project does not support your business strategy, why are you spending money and resources on it? Make sure your outsourcer understands the strategy, and there is a process to approve projects. How does equipment get purchased?

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Small Business CEO

DECEMBER 15, 2009

How many of you find that new employees don’t get equipment or security access on time, are missing their name plate or aren’t set up in payroll? Companies are notoriously lax with terminations in making sure physical and system access has been removed, equipment returned and HR exit interview is completed.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

But I live and work in less than 200 square feet -- so I don't have the room for a lot of equipment. My scanner serves all these purposes -- scan a document in and you can then e-fax it over the internet, print out a copy, edit it directly through OCR software, save it as a PDF and toss the paper. Find here: steph.bz/k9HHv2.

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