First I want to hit on the topic of small business and what it means to work in that area as a web vendor. The small business market is brutal. If your only business experience is with Fortune 500 companies and you decide to market your skills to small businesses in your area, get ready for the rack.
People Still Use Limewire?
Mar 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I thought Limewire was synonymous with virus. Does a defense contractor who is stupid enough to P2P software on the same PC with state secrets need a security clearance? Data about Obama's helicopter breached via P2P? | Security – CNET News: "What appears to be a defense contractor in Bethesda, Md., had a file-sharing program [...]
Six Sigma Seems Like Scientology
Jan 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Valleywag had a post today about the show 30 Rock and the insider jokes about NBC its parent company's obsession with Six Sigma. I've been around project management for a long time, but Six Sigma is the only philosophy I've seen that would make Tom Cruise jealous (see The Creepy Corporate Cult Behind Last Night's [...]
Remember the Basics
Oct 31, 2004 By Leave a Comment
I'm back in town after a two-week business trip. I have a client who viewed the demo of the software we developed and suddenly revealed that what we developed didn't exactly match what she wanted. I was afraid of this and was reminded of this February 2002 article from Joel on Software. Have you ever [...]
Business Karma Affects Government Contracts, Too
Sep 7, 2004 By Leave a Comment
In spite of all of the negative press, political scrutiny, and outright lies about Halliburton, they still had organizational problems with their Iraq contract and they are going to lose it. Last month, Pentagon auditors urged the U.S. Army to start withholding millions of dollars in payments to Halliburton until the company justified its bills. [...]
A Tale of Two Chicago Consulting Companies
Aug 7, 2004 By Leave a Comment
I still keep up with business in Chicago because I have clients and peers there. When I was consulting, there were two firms that had excellent consulting reputations: Whittman-Hart and the CARA Group. Whittman-Hart (or WHITTMANHART as their new Web site has it spelled) has a crazy history that includes becoming part of the one [...]
Unrest by Parkway Drive