Taking over a challenging project is difficult enough. Throw in a disgruntled team, and you have other issues to consider. The advice here could help you become your company's newest hero and turnaround artist.
You may have a team member who isn’t performing at the level you would like, however, instead of removing the person from your team, you should see such performers as a challenge to your management skills.
IT project managers (PMs) often have to fight morale problems when their teams’ spirits get low. For some, the solution is very simple.
When an employee refuses to be a team player or always shows up late for work, your other team members will resent it--and you'll have to deal with the fallout. We offer guidance on these two issues
Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco Systems, NASA and others have teamed up with Carnegie Mellon University to make software more reliable, secure and less buggy.
Trying to understand the logic behind Microsoft's development decisions is a bit like S&M: it's a painful activity probably best left to others. But a recent example from the storage world does suggest something about Microsoft's "people will beat up on us regardless" dilemma.
Sony has once again been outed for putting its customers at risk from attack by creating software that could help criminals hide malware on a PC.
Reading the news via the handy (though often-ignored) AvantGo on my Pocket PC recently, I encountered an advertisement for a white paper from Microsoft offering a case study on costs of ownership for Linux versus Windows. This has the potential to be either informative or tragic, I said to myself, as I chose to download a copy.
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has welcomed "improvements" in ISP filtering technologies, but will a broad-scale roll-out make ISPs a thief's favourite target?
Enterprise technology development and improvement rarely takes place as quickly as most IT managers would like, but blaming that lack of speed on the inherent complexity of the problems involved can sometimes be a lazy knee-jerk reaction.
It's easy for IT managers to get bogged down in day-to-day activities and lose sight of the bigger picture of leading their staff. Whether you're a seasoned pro, or new to the game, the following tips will help you effectively manage your team.
Visual Studio Team System provides the tools a team needs for every collaborative development purpose. The downside is that Microsoft is once again going too far in deciding how we should do things. Will it work for your team?
It's tough enough to manage through the technical, logistical, procedural, and political issues that face any large-scale deployment. How do you avoid squabbling teammates?
Knowing that promoting IT to the company was his number-one priority, one CIO found a communication model in an unlikely source.
Figuring out what will motivate staff members to work hard and take initiative is a big challenge for managers--especially new ones. Here are some pointers to help you.
User Account Control (UAC), the 'annoying' security feature in Windows Vista, will not stop malware from infecting PCs, according Roger Grimes, a member of Microsoft's software security team.
According to court documents, the founder of Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit fought a hard battle to keep Mac Office 97 alive.
Lindows has announced it will bundle Netscape Communication's Web browsing and communication technology into its software.
Adobe Creative Suite 2.0 is a premier design environment, combining image-editing and layout apps for both print documents and the Web.
Microsoft is considering an update of Windows XP before the release of Longhorn, its next scheduled overhaul of the operating system still in early development stages.
If you work on both the Mac and Windows platforms, it's worth sacrificing some ease of use with StuffIt Deluxe 8.5 for Windows.
Visa CIO touts new transaction technologies
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