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CONTENT CODES:
GM - General Management EE - Enterprise Engineering DB - Data Base Engineering
IR - Information Resource Management IS - Information Systems Engineering PM - Project Management
MS - Miscellaneous
CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING
NUMBER TITLE DATE PUBLISHED CONTENT
147 Recognizing the Peter Principle July 16, 2008 GM
146 A Corporate Policy for Personal Electronic Devices July 9, 2008 GM
145 Socialistic Management July 2, 2008 GM
144 Current Systems Analysis June 18, 2008 IS
143 Impact Analysis June 11, 2008 IR
142 System Design Backwards June 4, 2008 IS
141 Stepwise Refinement May 29, 2008 IS
140 What Young People Want & Need May 15, 2008 GM
139 Why We Resist Planning May 7, 2008 IR, GM
138 Why I.T. Standards Fail April 30, 2008 IR, GM
136 Change: What lies ahead? April 24, 2008 GM
135 Is "PRIDE" too rigid? April 16, 2008 IR, IS
134 Covering for Incompetence April 10, 2008 GM
133 Understanding Effectiveness April 1, 2008 PM
132 Who makes the best Systems Analysts? March 26, 2008 IS
131 The Elements of a Good Feasibility Study March 20, 2008 IS, IR, GM
130 Is Systems Development an Art or a Science? March 13, 2008 IS
129 Estimating by Percentages March 6, 2008 PM, IS
128 Craftsmanship in Business Systems Analysis February 26, 2008 IS
127 Understanding the Specifications Puzzle February 21, 2008 IS
126 Shapeth Up and Get Thine Act Together February 14, 2008 GM
125 Writing a Press Release February 4, 2008 GM
124 Craftsmanship: its Cultural and Managerial Implications January 28, 2008 GM
123 Standard System Structure January 18, 2008 IS
122 Project Management requires a Road Map January 11, 2008 PM
121 Proactive vs. Reactive Management January 4, 2008 GM
120 Small Business Owner Concerns December 21, 2007 GM
119 Who Controls the Work Environment? December 14, 2007 GM
118 Who Really Assumes Risk? December 7, 2007 GM
117 Living in a Perfect World December 3, 2007 GM
116 Management 101 (Part III) November 26, 2007 GM
115 Management 101 (Part II) November 19, 2007 GM
114 Management 101 (Part I) November 12, 2007 GM
113 Do's and Don'ts in the Workplace (Part IV) November 5, 2007 GM
112 Do's and Don'ts in the Workplace (Part III) October 29, 2007 GM
111 Do's and Don'ts in the Workplace (Part II) October 22, 2007 GM
110 Do's and Don'ts in the Workplace (Part I) October 15, 2007 GM
109 Tact & Diplomacy October 8, 2007 GM
108 Common Courtesy September 14, 2007 GM
107 Basic Business Skills Required August 31, 2007 GM
106 Continuous Improvement August 24, 2007 GM
105 Debriefing August 10, 2007 GM
104 Creating a Sense of Professionalism August 8, 2007 GM
103 Personality Types July 9, 2007 GM
102 How well are we preparing the next generation? June 28, 2007 GM
101 The Brutal Reality of IRM April 16, 2007 IR
100 Entering the Twilight Zone November 6, 2006 GM, IR, IS
99 Implementing a Methodology October 30, 2006 IR, EE, IS, DB, PM
98 Effective Interviewing October 23, 2006 GM, IR, IS
97 Rebuilding Loyalty October 16, 2006 GM
96 Are I.T. Workers Blue Collar? October 9, 2006 GM, IR, IS
95 What Price Quality? October 2, 2006 GM, IR, IS, PM
94 The Mini-Project Manager Concept September 25, 2006 GM, IR, PM
93 Putting the Boomers out to Pasture September 18, 2006 GM, IR, IS
92 Hiring the Right Programmer September 11, 2006 IS
91 The Dichotomy of Systems Development Management September 04, 2006 IR, IS
90 System Training Tips August 28, 2006 IS
89 How "Effective" Were You Today? August 21, 2006 GM, PM
88 Managing Virtual Project Teams August 14, 2006 IR, IS, PM
87 Boxes and Lines August 07, 2006 IS
86 The Problem with Being Ahead of Your Time July 31, 2006 GM
85 The Ratio of Analysts to Programmers July 24, 2006 IS
84 The Bryce is Right! The Lost Chapter July 17, 2006 GM
83 Parkinson's Law in I.T. July 10, 2006 GM
82 Bryce's Pet Peeves of the Week - Part II July 03, 2006 MS
81 Diagnosing System Problems June 26, 2006 IS
80 Our Growing Dependency on Mass Mediocrity June 19, 2006 MS
79 Individualism vs. Teamwork June 12, 2006 GM
78 Understanding Information June 5, 2006 IR, IS
77 Enterprise Decomposition May 29, 2006 EE
76 IRM: Putting all the Pieces Together May 22, 2006 IR
75 Beware of the 'Changing of the Guard' May 15, 2006 GM, IS
74 10 Tips for Improving Social Intercourse May 8, 2006 GM
73 Logical vs. Physical Design: Do You Know the Difference? May 1, 2006 IR, EE, IS, DB
72 Effective Screen Design April 24, 2006 IS
71 Implementing Business Ethics April 17, 2006 GM
70 An Interview with Tim Bryce April 10, 2006 GM, IR
69 35 Years of "PRIDE" April 3, 2006 GM, IR
68 Uncommon Sense March 27, 2006 GM
67 Estimate to Do vs. Percent Complete March 20, 2006 PM
66 A Short History of Systems Development March 13, 2006 IR, EE, IS, DB, PM
65 What Ever Happened to Ergonomics? March 6, 2006 IS
64 Increasing Brain Power February 27, 2006 GM
63 The Art of Persuasion February 20, 2006 GM
62 Why we need Policy Manuals February 13, 2006 GM
61 A College Curriculum for IRM February 6, 2006 IS, EE, IS, DB, PM
60 Protecting Intellectual Property January 30, 2006 GM
59 How Productive are your Meetings? January 23, 2006 GM
58 Ruptured Stalkthrus - Why Reviews are Important January 16, 2006 IS
57 The Need for Critical Thinking January 9, 2006 GM
56 Some New Year Resolutions January 2, 2006 MS
55 Bryce's Pet Peeves of the Week December 19, 2005 MS
54 The IRM Infrastructure December 12, 2005 IR
53 The 4 Stages of IRM Growth December 5, 2005 IR
52 Understanding the Vicious Circle of Complexity November 28, 2005 IS
51 Bryce's Crash Course in Management November 21, 2005 GM
50 How Do We Manage? November 14, 2005 GM
49 Understanding Group Data Elements November 7, 2005 DB
48 The First Thing We Do, Let's Kill all the Bean Counters October 31, 2005 GM
47 Parenting Management October 24, 2005 GM
46 The Death of Management October 17, 2005 GM
45 Priority Modeling October 10, 2005 EE
44 What exactly are we engineering anyway? October 3, 2005 IR, EE, IS, DB
43 Why Four Data Base Models? September 26, 2005 DB
42 Managing Crunch Time September 19, 2005 IS
41 Testing 1, 2, 3... September 12, 2005 IS
40 Evaluating Purchased Packages September 5, 2005 IS
39 Methods of Processing August 29, 2005 IS
38 The Language of Systems August 22, 2005 IS
37 Systems: What's in a Word? August 15, 2005 IS
36 Diet "PRIDE" August 08, 2005 IS
35 Automated System Design: Fact or Fiction? August 01, 2005 IS
34 The Benefits of a Data Taxonomy July 25, 2005 DB
33 Firing Employees isn't for Sissies July 18, 2005 GM
32 The Ten Common Myths of I.T. July 11, 2005 GM, IS
31 Managing Consultants July 04, 2005 GM
30 Stagnation in Data Administration June 27, 2005 DB
29 Using Information Strategically June 20, 2005 GM, IR, IS
28 Understanding Corporate Culture June 13, 2005 EE
27 "PRIDE" Versus Agile/Extreme Programming June 06, 2005 IS
26 Methodologies versus Techniques and Tools May 30, 2005 IR, IS
25 A Tale of Two Projects May 23, 2005 GM, IS
24 Why We Resist Change May 16, 2005 GM
23 Using Logical Models as Templates May 09, 2005 IS
22 IRM in Japan: An Interview with Kazuya Matsudaira May 02, 2005 GM, IR, IS
21 Project Management Evaluation Checklist Apr 25, 2005 PM
20 Why does Project Management Fail? Apr 18, 2005 PM
19 The Elements of Cost/Benefit Analysis Apr 11, 2005 PM
18 Being 'Effective' with Project Scheduling Apr 04, 2005 PM
17 Taking the Mystery out of Estimating Mar 28, 2005 PM
16 Today's Chief Information Officers: The Untouchables Mar 21, 2005 GM
15 Creating a Skills Inventory Mar 14, 2005 GM, PM
14 What is a good program spec? Mar 07, 2005 IS
13 Re-Inventing Business Process Design Feb 28, 2005 IS
12 Understanding the IRM/MRP Analogy Feb 21, 2005 IR
11 Creating an Information Factory Feb 14, 2005 IR
10 Managing Design Complexity Feb 07, 2005 IR
09 Managing from the Bottom-Up Jan 31, 2005 PM
08 Is Software Hard? Jan 24, 2005 IS
07 Theory P: The Philosophy of Managing Programmers Jan 17, 2005 IS
06 Craftsmanship: the Meaning of Life Jan 10, 2005 GM
05 The Dangers of On-Demand Computing Jan 03, 2005 IS
04 Defining Information Requirements Dec 27, 2004 IS
03 Creating Universal Systems Dec 20, 2004 IS
02 Problems in Data Definition Dec 13, 2004 DB
01 When you hit a wall, go around it Dec 10, 2004 IS
ALPHABETIC LISTING OF TITLES
NUMBER TITLE DATE PUBLISHED CONTENT
74 10 Tips for Improving Social Intercourse May 8, 2006 GM
69 35 Years of "PRIDE" April 3, 2006 GM, IR
61 A College Curriculum for IRM February 6, 2006 IS, EE, IS, DB, PM
146 A Corporate Policy for Personal Electronic Devices July 9, 2008 GM
66 A Short History of Systems Development March 13, 2006 IR, EE, IS, DB, PM
25 A Tale of Two Projects May 23, 2005 GM, IS
70 An Interview with Tim Bryce April 10, 2006 GM, IR
96 Are I.T. Workers Blue Collar? October 9, 2006 GM, IR, IS
35 Automated System Design: Fact or Fiction? August 01, 2005 IS
107 Basic Business Skills Required August 31, 2007 GM
18 Being 'Effective' with Project Scheduling Apr 04, 2005 PM
75 Beware of the 'Changing of the Guard' May 15, 2006 GM, IS
87 Boxes and Lines August 07, 2006 IS
51 Bryce's Crash Course in Management November 21, 2005 GM
55 Bryce's Pet Peeves of the Week December 19, 2005 MS
82 Bryce's Pet Peeves of the Week - Part II July 03, 2006 MS
136 Change: What lies ahead? April 24, 2008 GM
108 Common Courtesy September 14, 2007 GM
106 Continuous Improvement August 24, 2007 GM
134 Covering for Incompetence April 10, 2008 GM
124 Craftsmanship: its Cultural and Managerial Implications January 28, 2008 GM
06 Craftsmanship: the Meaning of Life Jan 10, 2005 GM
128 Craftsmanship in Business Systems Analysis February 26, 2008 IS
104 Creating a Sense of Professionalism August 8, 2007 GM
15 Creating a Skills Inventory Mar 14, 2005 GM, PM
11 Creating an Information Factory Feb 14, 2005 IR
03 Creating Universal Systems Dec 20, 2004 IS
144 Current Systems Analysis June 18, 2008 IS
105 Debriefing August 10, 2007 GM
04 Defining Information Requirements Dec 27, 2004 IS
81 Diagnosing System Problems June 26, 2006 IS
36 Diet "PRIDE" August 08, 2005 IS
110 Do's and Don'ts in the Workplace (Part I) October 15, 2007 GM
111 Do's and Don'ts in the Workplace (Part II) October 22, 2007 GM
112 Do's and Don'ts in the Workplace (Part III) October 29, 2007 GM
113 Do's and Don'ts in the Workplace (Part IV) November 5, 2007 GM
98 Effective Interviewing October 23, 2006 GM, IR, IS
72 Effective Screen Design April 24, 2006 IS
131 Elements of a Good Feasibility Study, The March 20, 2008 IS, IR, GM
100 Entering the Twilight Zone November 6, 2006 GM, IR, IS
77 Enterprise Decomposition May 29, 2006 EE
67 Estimate to Do vs. Percent Complete March 20, 2006 PM
129 Estimating by Percentages March 6, 2008 PM, IS
40 Evaluating Purchased Packages September 5, 2005 IS
33 Firing Employees isn't for Sissies July 18, 2005 GM
92 Hiring the Right Programmer September 11, 2006 IS
HSA Homo Sapien Asshole September 7, 2006 MS
50 How Do We Manage? November 14, 2005 GM
89 How "Effective" Were You Today? August 21, 2006 GM, PM
59 How Productive are your Meetings? January 23, 2006 GM
102 How well are we preparing the next generation? June 28, 2007 GM
143 Impact Analysis June 11, 2008 IR
99 Implementing a Methodology October 30, 2006 IR, EE, IS, DB, PM
71 Implementing Business Ethics April 17, 2006 GM
64 Increasing Brain Power February 27, 2006 GM
79 Individualism vs. Teamwork June 12, 2006 GM
76 IRM: Putting all the Pieces Together May 22, 2006 IR
22 IRM in Japan: An Interview with Kazuya Matsudaira May 02, 2005 GM, IR, IS
135 Is "PRIDE" too rigid? April 16, 2008 IR, IS
08 Is Software Hard? Jan 24, 2005 IS
130 Is Systems Development an Art or a Science? March 13, 2008 IS
117 Living in a Perfect World December 3, 2007 GM
73 Logical vs. Physical Design: Do You Know the Difference? May 1, 2006 IR, EE, IS, DB
114 Management 101 (Part I) November 12, 2007 GM
115 Management 101 (Part II) November 19, 2007 GM
116 Management 101 (Part III) November 26, 2007 GM
31 Managing Consultants July 04, 2005 GM
42 Managing Crunch Time September 19, 2005 IS
10 Managing Design Complexity Feb 07, 2005 IR
09 Managing from the Bottom-Up Jan 31, 2005 PM
88 Managing Virtual Project Teams August 14, 2006 IR, IS, PM
26 Methodologies versus Techniques and Tools May 30, 2005 IR, IS
39 Methods of Processing August 29, 2005 IS
80 Our Growing Dependency on Mass Mediocrity June 19, 2006 MS
47 Parenting Management October 24, 2005 GM
83 Parkinson's Law in I.T. July 10, 2006 GM
103 Personality Types September 7, 2007 GM
27 "PRIDE" Versus Agile/Extreme Programming June 06, 2005 IS
45 Priority Modeling October 10, 2005 EE
121 Proactive vs. Reactive Management January 4, 2008 GM
02 Problems in Data Definition Dec 13, 2004 DB
21 Project Management Evaluation Checklist Apr 25, 2005 PM
122 Project Management requires a Road Map January 11, 2008 PM
60 Protecting Intellectual Property January 30, 2006 GM
93 Putting the Boomers out to Pasture September 18, 2006 GM, IR, IS
13 Re-Inventing Business Process Design Feb 28, 2005 IS
97 Rebuilding Loyalty October 16, 2006 GM
147 Recognizing the Peter Principle July 16, 2008 GM
58 Ruptured Stalkthrus - Why Reviews are Important January 16, 2006 IS
126 Shapeth Up and Get Thine Act Together February 14, 2008 GM
120 Small Business Owner Concerns December 21, 2007 GM
145 Socialistic Management July 2, 2008 GM
56 Some New Year Resolutions January 2, 2006 MS
30 Stagnation in Data Administration June 27, 2005 DB
123 Standard System Structure January 18, 2008 IS
141 Stepwise Refinement May 29, 2008 IS
142 System Design Backwards June 4, 2008 IS
90 System Training Tips August 28, 2006 IS
37 Systems: What's in a Word? August 15, 2005 IS
109 Tact & Diplomacy October 8, 2007 GM
17 Taking the Mystery out of Estimating Mar 28, 2005 PM
41 Testing 1, 2, 3... September 12, 2005 IS
53 The 4 Stages of IRM Growth December 5, 2005 IR
63 The Art of Persuasion February 20, 2006 GM
34 The Benefits of a Data Taxonomy July 25, 2005 DB
101 The Brutal Reality of IRM April 16, 2007 IR
84 The Bryce is Right! The Lost Chapter July 17, 2006 GM
05 The Dangers of On-Demand Computing Jan 03, 2005 IS
46 The Death of Management October 17, 2005 GM
91 The Dichotomy of Systems Development Management September 04, 2006 IR, IS
19 The Elements of Cost/Benefit Analysis Apr 11, 2005 PM
48 The First Thing We Do, Let's Kill all the Bean Counters October 31, 2005 GM
54 The IRM Infrastructure December 12, 2005 IR
38 The Language of Systems August 22, 2005 IS
94 The Mini-Project Manager Concept September 25, 2006 GM, IR, PM
57 The Need for Critical Thinking January 9, 2006 GM
86 The Problem with Being Ahead of Your Time July 31, 2006 GM
85 The Ratio of Analysts to Programmers July 24, 2006 IS
32 The Ten Common Myths of I.T. July 11, 2005 GM, IS
07 Theory P: The Philosophy of Managing Programmers Jan 17, 2005 IS
16 Today's Chief Information Officers: The Untouchables Mar 21, 2005 GM
68 Uncommon Sense March 27, 2006 GM
28 Understanding Corporate Culture June 13, 2005 EE
133 Understanding Effectiveness April 1, 2008 PM
49 Understanding Group Data Elements November 7, 2005 DB
78 Understanding Information June 5, 2006 IR, IS
12 Understanding the IRM/MRP Analogy Feb 21, 2005 IR
127 Understanding the Specifications Puzzle February 21, 2008 IS
52 Understanding the Vicious Circle of Complexity November 28, 2005 IS
29 Using Information Strategically June 20, 2005 GM, IR, IS
23 Using Logical Models as Templates May 09, 2005 IS
65 What Ever Happened to Ergonomics? March 6, 2006 IS
44 What exactly are we engineering anyway? October 3, 2005 IR, EE, IS, DB
14 What is a good program spec? Mar 07, 2005 IS
95 What Price Quality? October 2, 2006 GM, IR, IS, PM
140 What Young People Want & Need May 15, 2008 GM
01 When you hit a wall, go around it Dec 10, 2004 IS
119 Who Controls the Work Environment? December 14, 2007 GM
132 Who makes the best Systems Analysts? March 26, 2008 IS
118 Who Really Assumes Risk? December 7, 2007 GM
20 Why does Project Management Fail? Apr 18, 2005 PM
43 Why Four Data Base Models? September 26, 2005 DB
138 Why I.T. Standards Fail April 30, 2008 IR, GM
62 Why we need Policy Manuals February 13, 2006 GM
24 Why We Resist Change May 16, 2005 GM
139 Why We Resist Planning May 7, 2008 IR, GM
125 Writing a Press Release February 4, 2008 GM
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