Many IT support professionals view management as the next step in their career, but few understand the consequences of such a move. Find out what you should consider before you accept an IT management position.
Project managers often spend long hours planning projects and managing team goals but often fall short when it comes to their own career.
Perhaps it is time to update the traditional structure of IT departments.
When you focus only on the pay cheque instead of your career as a whole, you may find yourself lacking the kind of technical innovation and management opportunities your dream job would provide.
Whether you want to move up, or move on, it's time to dust off and buff up your career strategy. Here are specific steps for moving ahead in your current role, and tips on making that jump over the fence into greener pastures.
Convincing people of the importance of regular backups and a proper data management plan is a bit like persuading them of the necessity of regular visits to the dentist no-one bothers until they wake up in the morning screaming with pain. But if you can't persuade them with pain, sex often works a treat.
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Many IT support professionals view management as the next step in their career, but few understand the consequences of such a move. Find out what you should consider before you accept an IT management position.
At some stage, many people will find themselves asking why they left that great little job to take a turn in the management ranks. Let's take a few minutes to consider how you can avoid becoming a member of this group.
CIOs and IT managers may have their departments running smoothly, but are they planning their own careers with the same vigilance?
Project managers often spend long hours planning projects and managing team goals but often fall short when it comes to their own career.
Making the move into IT management, and ultimately the CIO role, requires some deep evaluation of the pros and cons. The second step to move up to the C level is choosing the right type of employer.
Does your company's human resource management functions need to be automated? We look at what you need to consider, and three packages to help you do it.
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Determined to outduel Bill Gates Lotus founder Mitch Kapor is in search of an Outlook killer which promises to be a blast from the past, and open source.
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