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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Small Business CEO

MAY 5, 2010

Have you reduced employee counts and canceled or delayed capital projects? Others enter the data into payroll, into project tracking systems and then again into client billing systems. Identify “quick hit&# technology projects that increase quality and productivity. A lab order is faxed in. Assess your IT function.

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Watch for some of these warning situations: • Everyone knows HR cuts payroll checks, and finance pays vendors. Does IT work with business sponsors on projects so projects are seen as a business initiative rather than an IT initiative? • Are staff members unwilling to ask questions and involve the business in day-to-day projects?

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