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In memory of Steve Jobs…

From Steve Jobs’ 2005  Stanford Commencement Address. “No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever … Continue reading

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Five Essential Pillars of Technology Strategy

Technology is a key resource for businesses. As technology managers, our job is to direct technology activities to serve the business and its customers. This requires coordination and integration of technology activities with all functional areas of the firm. “The … Continue reading

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Integrated strategy development: Unsurpassable advantage

Forgive me, as it has been a long time since I blogged… But, I have been lured to the exotic world of iPhone and Mac programming, and learning kept me challenged, focused and engaged, not to mention, distracted from writing… … Continue reading

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Technology Management: A Brief Introduction

Prezi is a great presentation tool that enables you to creatively capture, associate and highlight your ideas. And, makes the process of creating fun! The Kitetail blog is about the many facets of Technology Management. Using Prezi, I put together this … Continue reading

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Injecting Empathy Into Your Engineering Team

“Don’t ship the org chart.” —Steve Sinofsky It is not uncommon for engineering focused teams to release products that are neither usable nor user friendly. It happens, and I have been there as the program manager… The important thing is … Continue reading

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