This is a Podcast of the Blog entry for 22 March, 2011. It is done with the voice of Vicki and encoded with the iSpeakit application.In this entry I how company’s have to push the Project Management Offices towards adopting a work management ethic instead of controlling work.
Project Management Offices (PMO’s) need to facilitate the effectively execution of strategy and needs a new generation of mindset and toolset to get there.Hendrik van Wyk(Duration: 11:02 minutes)Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Populosus LiberareThis is a Podcast of the Blog entry for 8 July, 2010. It is done with the voice of Vicki and encoded with the iSpeakit application.In this entry I discuss the proliferation of consumer information technology and its impacts on the corporate I.T. department. I attempt to demonstrate that knowledge workers are only as successful as we allow them to be. By allowing these workers to have their own preferred technology, the company has a better chance to succeed.
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Where’s the Beef?This is a Podcast of the Blog entry for 16 June, 2010. It is done with the voice of Vicki and encoded with the iSpeakit application.In this entry I cover the typical “classical” vendor landscape perspective discussed earlier in my writings. However, this time I hope to show that the vendor landscape model is still valid, but that the emphasis has been shifting to serve Generation 3 ready organizations moving towards business integration, managed service reliance and outcomes based deliv ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
VAMA - The Case for Value AddThis is a Podcast of the Blog entry for 05 June, 2010. It is done with the voice of Vicki and encoded with the iSpeakit application.The concept of “value add” is misunderstood and often misused in business. Its proliferation in daily business language has become so ubiquitous and it is so frustratingly overused that some of my colleagues started to refer to it as VAMA (Value Add, My Ass).This Podcast examines the meaning of “Value Add” and provides some suggestions on how to make th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Another Generation StoryThis is a Podcast of the Blog entry for 11 April, 2010. It is done with the voice of Vicki and encoded with the iSpeakit application.In this Podcast I elaborate on the generational differences we face as knowledge workers as we become more and more reliant on our technology. It also highlights how organizations have been, and also will be challenged with catering for this evolution or perish. Hendrik van Wyk(Duration: 14:30 minutes)Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Surviving the Generation GapThis is a Podcast of the Blog entry for 27 June, 2008. It is done with the voice of Vicki and encoded with the iSpeakit application.In this Podcast I elaborate on the generational evolution of the corporate I.T. department. I make the point that the I.T. function is forced to change by business, with dramatic impacts on companies and their I.T. Professionals. Hendrik van Wyk(Duration: 24:49 minutes)Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The I.T. Department is Dying, Blame the iPhoneThis is a Podcast of the Blog entry for 15 April, 2008. It is done with the voice of Vicki and encoded with theiSpeakitapplication.In this Podcast I review the opinions ofNicholas CarrandJonathan Zittrain. Both claim that recent developments in I.T is threatening innovation and the world as we I.T. Professionals know it.I make the point that we need to be aware of our perspectives. With perceived death, something can end, it can also begin.TheiPhoneandUtility Computingis merely the beginnin ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
You Are Not AloneThis is a Podcast of the Blog entry for 6 February, 2008. It is done with the voice of Vicki and encoded with theiSpeakitapplication.In this Podcast I review the importance of Mentors and Coaches in your development as individual and I.T. management professional.I elaborate on the need to take a more mature approach to development of knowledge in our industry, and recommend you consider the services of a Coach or Mentor to assist you along your way. I offer my services to be your mentor or ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Journeymen and WomanThis is a Podcast of the Blog entry for 14 January, 2008. It is done with the voice of Vicki and encoded with theiSpeakitapplication.In this Podcast I review the phenomenon of“Journeymen” and woman - the people responsible for the prevailing mediocrity in some organizations.I elaborate or recognizing this problem, and also propose how you should deal with it as Project and I.T. Manager.Hendrik van Wyk(Duration: 11:02 minutes)Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Chicken and EggThis is a Podcast of the Blog entry for 22 November, 2007. It is done with the voice of Vicki and encoded with theiSpeakitapplication.In this Podcast I briefly elaborate on the need for I.T. Organizations to understand their required Business Architecture before embarking on staff restructuring.I make the point that many staff restructuring attempts try to rectify problems with an I.T. Service business that is not inherent to the staff structure, but rather to the service business’ Busine ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
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