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Executive Director PMO & Process Improvement, Niccolls AND Dimes

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Feb. 5, 2012

Chris Niccolls and 8 other people answered this question

What are the biggest risks in a software evaluation?

The biggest risk with corporate developed software is the usability of the interface. Most users today are exposed to software, and more users interfaces, in their role as a consumer than in their corporate life. Corporate products are usually generations behind in usability.
In the ... more

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Enterprise Software

Jan. 29, 2012

Chris Niccolls and 12 other people answered this question

How do you manage email volume both effectively and efficiently?

Hmmm... unfortunately, I must say that I do not mange email effectively. Even though I use just about every tool, trick and tip mentioned by my colleagues on this site. The problem isn't that I don't know how to use email, or that I don't ... more

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Personal Productivity

Jan. 22, 2012

Chris Niccolls and 11 other people answered this question

How do you see the desktop vs laptop vs tablet vs mobile debate playing out?

Absolutely right! Every new solution carries the seeds of new problems! The current most popular carry along is the Android phone, and we're just beginning to see the viruses arrive there, and the Cloud is also showing some interesting security breaches. But that's the way ... more

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Consumer Electronics

Jan. 22, 2012

Chris Niccolls and 18 other people answered this question

What steps do you take to build trust in a team?

Last month I wrote a blog about Honesty. The discussion, which is much the same for trust, was about the natural tendency to lie, which is far stronger in human beings than we assume. You can read the full blog at:
http://niccollsanddimes.com/2011/12/08/genius-pmo-five-steps-to-an-honest-pro...
Essentially, honesty or ... more

Jan. 15, 2012

Chris Niccolls and 3 other people answered this question

How do you propose we hold tech startup CEO's accountable towards meeting objectives?

Do you really want to hold tech startup CEO's accountable?
Tech start-ups change more rapidly than any other segment. I've made a living out of developing management metrics and holding manages and workers accountable. However, a tech start has a disproportional need to change course ... more

Information Technology

Jan. 15, 2012

Chris Niccolls and 27 other people answered this question

Death by PowerPoint! How do we tell someone that quantity of complex slides does not equal quality?

Fantastic question! Believe it or not, almost every question about building a PowerPoint... or any text & graphic... presentation, was answered by Edward Tufte (google him). Tufte is a Yale statistics professor, and graphics editor for the New York Times. He's brilliant AND readable! His ... more

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