It’s not new.  Ever since I’ve been in the IT industry, there has been a hunger from management to see all the information they need at a glance.  This used to be a request for the elusive “one-page-report” which was asked of us over and over to show executives all about projects that were underway.  In that day and age, data moved slower.  It was common for people in the project management business to deliver…

I’m so pleased to be associated with a new project. My long standing friend David Barrett who is well known throughout the project management industry has launched a new venture called ProjectBites. This service allows project managers to get training through small 20 minute “bites” of project management tips, techniques and ideas delivered by some highly experienced project management teachers, consultants and advisors. I was flattered to be asked to be a part of them…

This is my forth recession since starting HMS Software.  I’m not liking this one any better than I liked the first three.  We started HMS in 1984 just after the 1981-82 recession that was driven by middle east oil prices.  It was a period of great growth that was accompanied by a huge expansion of technology.  In 1990 we’d been in business for a few years already and inflation issues jumped in to cause a…