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Do you or your team develop applications? If so, you have no doubt struggled with managing the lifecycle of those applications . Artifacts such as requirements, source code, and defect resolution are just a few of the success factors associated with creating
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It’s now been just over 2 months since I’ve been back from maternity leave and I’m happy to be able to share with you a new episode of the AlignIT IT Managers Podcast. While I was away, Rick and the team worked diligently to improve the format of the
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You may have noticed that I’ve mentioned the AlignIT program a couple of times while blogging and tweeting . Or perhaps you didn’t. But I’d like to draw your attention to it now and explain exactly what AlignIT is all about and what it means for you,
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It’s never seems to be easy to find the time or justify the cost of career development training whether it’s for yourself or your team. It’s so easy to get absorbed in the day-to-day tasks that need your attention! However, without thinking about where
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Before joining Microsoft, I used to manage a small IT department for a fast growing technology company. I found there was a constant balancing process between keeping the IT infrastructure secure and easy to manage while allowing the developers and others
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There seems to be many free online resources for the hands-on, in-the-trenches IT professional and developer. However, for IT managers who are working on recruiting and managing the in-the-trenches people while setting the direction and strategy of IT
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Back in the fall – Damir and the team went our across Canada with the “IT Manager” focused series of events under the “Align IT” banner. It’s format was simple, having basically three parts. Provide background on the Infrastructure Optimization model
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Over the last 6 weeks or so, John Bristowe and I , as well as Rick Claus and Christian Beauclair , have visited 10 cities for the AlignIT Tour . For those of you that attended the tour events, we thank you once again for taking the time out of your busy
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