January, 2009

There always seems to be lots of content on managing infrastructure, process and people…not often are there sessions on better development through team tools.   As such I thought I’d bring this to your attention.   If you're a Development Manager in Edmonton, Calgary or Toronto then these session might be of interest to you.    A SMART Breakfast on Team System development...

This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Steve Teicher , World-Renowned Computing Pioneer and Icon. Take a few moments to scan Steve’s background and then have a look at the interview topic index. It will be well worth your time. Steve has considerable insights to share from his many leadership and innovation...

This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview top-ranking Business and Technology Leader-- Bernard Courtois , President & CEO Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC). ITAC affiliates account for139B to the Canadian GDP and employ more than 70% of the ICT workforce. Enjoy, Stephen Ibaraki , FCIPS...

I wanted to get a quick note out to say that I will be heading out to Vancouver as part the last city of TechDays 2008 Canada . It’s the end of our pilot of events in Canada which were designed based on YOUR FEEDBACK - to give you and your colleagues the technical skills you need to be successful with technologies the industry is talking about. The feature I hear the most positive feedback about over...

This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Pat McGee , Top Development and Gaming Authority, top-selling Author, and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP). Pat has an infectious enthusiasm that appears in this interview. When you consider that gaming is a $18B industry in NA versus $9B for movies, you can...

How many of you have wanted to start a company? My guess is the majority of you have considered this at some point in your career. With online services increasingly prevalent, it can be done with limited capital, piloting and testing new innovations. My history advising/creating startups, goes back to the 1970s’--more than 30 years. In fact, I have several new startups I am working with now with...

This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Internationally-Renowned Speaker, Corporate/Executive Coach, Best-selling Author: Cathy Shaughnessy . I first met Cathy when she put on a workshop for IT leaders at Microsoft Canada. Everyone was impressed with her knowledge and passion. She followed-up with another workshop...