27 January 2012 4:38 pm

Lotusphere 2012 Highlights: Socializing Lotus Notes and Domino Means Better Accessibility in the Cloud and on Mobile Devices

It has been a week since Lotusphere 2012.  This year’s event was quite exciting in that it a lot of the ideas and concepts that were discussed in 2011 were put into action offering up new capabilities to the Lotus Notes community delivering on the promise of a more social platform.  One of the primary messages of the event is that social media has transformed our business landscape by fundamentally changing the way people interact in a business context.  We truly live in an era where information workers are no longer chained to their desks and are more mobile and  Read More

Written by Neil Stolovitsky
on 27 January 2012 4:38 pm

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13 January 2012 2:08 pm

Lotus Fever is in the Air! Lotusphere 2012 reminds us what it means to be social

For all the Lotus Notes groupies, every year when the big Lotusphere event comes around it seems like the whole world stops for the week, and everyone’s attention is aimed at learning about the next big announcement and reveal of the annual celebrity mystery guest that will set the tone of the Lotus Notes community for the upcoming year.

Written by Neil Stolovitsky
on 13 January 2012 2:08 pm

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22 December 2011 8:48 am

Letterman Top 10 Signs your Project is Doomed to Fail

As we wrap up 2011, I figure I would take this opportunity to lighten the mood and come up with a top 10 list À La “David Letterman.”  So the category is the top signs your project is doomed to fail.  Here we go…

Written by Neil Stolovitsky
on 22 December 2011 8:48 am

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16 December 2011 8:48 am

A Project Selection Strategy is Critical, Unless you can go “Back to the Future”

For many project-driven organizations, especially those in new product development and innovation, one of the toughest challenges is managing a pipeline of potential projects and making an objective and well-informed decision on which project to place your bet on.  A strategic project selection process will ensure that the right metrics, experts and stakeholders are involved in the assessment and prioritization of your pipeline.  The right project selection strategy allows for an organization to maximize its potential for success and improvement across its current and future portfolio.

Written by Neil Stolovitsky
on 16 December 2011 8:48 am

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28 November 2011 9:15 am

Get your Pair of Adidas for $1! Process Improvement in your Projects is about the Journey, not the Destination

In our current global economy consumer products are dropping in price due to the maturity of organization’s that are schooled in the ability to leverage the best and cheapest resources around the world every point in the manufacturing process.   In recent years we have seen remarkably low priced items seen with the launch of Tata’s Nano car retailed at $1900 and now Adidas’ recent announcement of launching a $1 running shoe aimed at India’s growing population.

Written by Neil Stolovitsky
on 28 November 2011 9:15 am

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18 November 2011 2:35 pm

Just Ask Angie! Quality Project Information Will Lead to Better Decisions

There have been many major successful IPOs in 2011.  From Groupon to Linkedin and Pandora, in a shaky economic climate these major internet players have proven that the Web still has much room for growth.  One of the more interesting IPOs in 2011 that sheds light on what businesses and consumers seek to gain from each other is “Angie’s List.”  Founded in 1995 (a dinosaur by internet standards), despite still being in the red, Angie’s IPO has increased its valuation by 25% pegging it at approximately $900 million.  Not bad for a company that started in Ohio by Angie Hicks  Read More

Written by Neil Stolovitsky
on 18 November 2011 2:35 pm

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28 October 2011 8:17 am

Better Project Collaboration does not Necessarily Mean Standardizing Solely on a Common Web Platform

In a world where the average knowledge worker communicates with his or her stakeholders via email, intranets, extranets, smart phones, and a host of social media and enterprise applications available over the Web, the meaning of “collaboration” can be as useful as it is confusing to project teams that live and die by the information they ingest.  With so many options and means to communicate, developing a collaboration strategy is critical in today’s project environment. You just have to dial back ten years ago and realize collaboration options were quite basic in comparison to today’s world.  Most information was shared  Read More

Written by Neil Stolovitsky
on 28 October 2011 8:17 am

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19 October 2011 12:41 pm

The Power of the Plan: Why 1% of the Population Controls 40% of the Wealth

The recent news of the “Occupy Wall Street” grassroots movement in which demonstrators are congregating around the world expressing their defiance against the financial establishment and its impact on the “Average Joe” has brought to light the age old reality that money and power lies in the hands of a few who understand the power of the plan that keeps this inequality afloat.  Throughout history kings and monarchs have exploited the majority by creating meticulously planned structures of power, wealth and governments to ensure their positions.  Although the Occupy Wall Street movement is a modern phenomenon, similar strategies employed centuries  Read More

Written by Neil Stolovitsky
on 19 October 2011 12:41 pm

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27 September 2011 2:28 pm

5 Questions Project Leaders Need to Ask to Avoid the Damaging Effects of “Broken Telephone”

For many avid “social networkers” there is panic in the air!  There is a story circulating the internet that claims Facebook will be charging its members a monthly fee.  In a world of constant connectivity and the instant access to information rumors can go viral at the drop of a hat.  Facebook and its powerful platform that has the capabilities to deliver real-time information to an immense user base of 800,000,000 members is an excellent example of the available vehicles to quickly disseminate damaging information. Although the rumor has been discounted by Facebook, the reality is today’s online platforms have  Read More

Written by Neil Stolovitsky
on 27 September 2011 2:28 pm

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19 September 2011 9:07 am

Are you getting the most out of your project documents? Top 5 reasons why you need a document management strategy

It’s incredible how low the cost of memory has dropped!  I recently purchased an 8GB mini SD card for my Blackberry for under $20, when considering I paid over $1000 for a PC back in 1999 with an 8GB hard drive.  With today’s amazingly affordable access to cheap storage, organizations are increasingly drowning in the data they gather.
In today’s project environment capturing and storing project information is limitless.  On the flip side, extracting and accessing relevant information quickly and efficiently has begun to pose a growing problem to stakeholders and project managers that are required to make informed decisions impacting  Read More

Written by Neil Stolovitsky
on 19 September 2011 9:07 am

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