IT asset management: the hidden aspects – 2

In a previous post we had observed that there are many intangible areas that may have a bearing and may affect IT asset management that cannot be serviced or managed by a piece of hardware here or a piece of software there. We looked at one of the key intangible areas – user perception and […]

IT asset management: the hidden aspects

This post is based on my experiences as the CIO of a very large organisation working across over 45 countries. roosterteeth.com Keep in mind that IT asset management policies and implementation is one of the key things that are immediately visible to the users. And as such, as the IT manager (CIO etc.) of a […]

SMAC – A new technology direction for NGOs

Introduction Let us examine how NGOs can use the convergence of Social media, Mobile technologies, Analytics tools and Cloud computing – known as the SMAC stack, to become more agile and more focused to the business at hand, more responsive to the needs of poor people and communities, more able to tap potential markets for fund-raising, […]

Project Management – Non-Profit vs For-Profit Sectors

Project Management is an art (with some science mixed in), the practice of which needs to change slightly depending on the sector (government sector, non-profit sector like charities, for-profit sector like corporates etc.) that it is applied in. The command-and-control approach that may work well in a a for-profit organisation may not work well in […]