Project managers often spend long hours planning projects and managing team goals but often fall short when it comes to their own career.
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The new wave of government CIOs is business and relationship focussed, with IT knowledge being pushed into the background, according to analyst firm Gartner.
The Department of Defence has announced its new CIO, Greg Farr, hired from the ranks of the Australian Taxation Office.
Melbourne-based Web start-up 2Vouch yesterday launched the first public beta of what it dubs its "social recruiting platform".
For no particular reason that I can discern, a 1979 Kenny Rogers song popped into my head as I was considering the ever more complex morass that is the national broadband network tender which Senator Stephen Conroy defended in his CeBIT keynote speech.
Friends, industry watchers, readers; I come not to bag Telstra, but to praise it. The evil that telcos do often lives on after their Investors Days, while the good is often lost during interminable speeches.
The excitement of a new project must be irresistible to entrepreneurs.
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This article offers tips for project and development managers hiring a technical writer to document a software development project.
Does your organisation put a higher value on support or project development work? Columnist Tom Mochal lists the values of each type and asks you to weigh in on the situation in your shop.
You may find yourself wondering what managers above you think about your work. Here are some insights into what may be going on in their heads and how you can help manage your manager's view of your projects.
Project managers often spend long hours planning projects and managing team goals but often fall short when it comes to their own career.
For managers who use already Microsoft Office XP, Project 2002 Standard will do nicely. But this software is far too involved for consumers and those in small offices, who would fare better with a spreadsheet.
The VPL-FE40 is an ideal projector for showcasing presentations, video and images in medium- to large-sized meeting rooms and auditoriums. The only downside is the cost, both to purchase and run, which will limit the VPL-FE40 to large organisations with big budgets.
Many free and inexpensive office suites are available for download or for use in a web browser. So what's the advantage of paying a pretty penny for a desktop office suite? Corel's WordPerfect Office X4 offers a strong software package that comes closest to the breadth and depth of features found in Microsoft Office.
Despite some performance shortcomings of the Sanyo PLV-Z2000 projector, it's nonetheless a competent and feature-rich 1080p entry.
Its price point will put it beyond the reach of many, but the D80 projector can be summed up in one simple word. Wow.
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