IT Leadership

How to Tell Your Board of Directors About IT Value

Board members don't want to hear about technology. You need to tell them how you're helping the company make money.

Regulations Are Just a Security Distraction

9 Reasons Why Application Developers Think Their CIO Is Clueless

From being a control freak to being a vendor puppet, here are nine behaviors management needs to steer clear of or risk being labeled "clueless."

SEC XBRL Mandate: What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You

Large companies must comply with the new XBRL mandate for year-end financial reports beginning this year. Don't know what it is? The Extensible Business Reporting Language reduces internal manual processes for operations, management and financi

The Accountability Trap

Accountability without authority is a recipe for failure. Here's how to make sure it doesn't happen to you.

Wetware’s Revenge….

Deadline for PCI Compliance Is Now

These tips can help you make sure you are PCI compliant and tell you what it may cost your company if you aren't.

Should BlackBerry Users Demand Overtime Pay? Some Lawyers Advise Drafting Corporate Use Policies Now

RIM Smartphone How To: Use Your BlackBerry as a Bluetooth Modem for Your PC

Using your RIM BlackBerry as a tethered modem for your laptop can help avoid pesky hotel, cafe and airport hot spots and save a stack of cash. But in this wireless world, who wants to be "tethered?" Follow these steps to cut the wire and

Managing and Motivating Developers: Tips for Management Cluefulness

Encouraging productivity from your programming staff--at least in the developers' estimation--requires a few special techniques.