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New technologies have changed just about every aspect of workplace culture. But how long can we go on with these changes without close examination of their overall effect?
Technology is a catalyst for business change, but that change doesn't always sit well with departments that have their own sovereignty to look after. David Braue asks whether IT can be centralised and distributed at the same time.
Companies are increasingly adhering to ITIL standards. Just how can ITIL offer real benefits to your business and provide you with better IT service?
Sometimes the best practices of one of our superiors contradicts what we know to be right. How we handle the effort could well determine the fate of our project.
Good change management acts like a traffic light that regulates the smooth flow of changes. Set up a well-deployed process to ensure changes don't negatively affect your company.
Ben Wishart, change and information director at Whitbread, talks about his rise to the top from his days as a white-water rafting guide in Kathmandu, and how technology is helping drive change at Whitbread.
We may question the changes some companies make, but it is the companies that don't change that we should question.
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Personalisation has become an accepted part of technological interaction, but what does the future hold?
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