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May 29, 2011

daniel jeges and 62 other people answered this question at this roundtable

Smart or Lucky - What Differentiates Successful Technology Companies? [5/24 @ 1:30 pm]

What's the one piece of advice you would give to an entrepreneur who is looking to start a company?

Hi Brielle,
Only one advice: cash flow. Take care of your cash flow it is a blod of your business. When it is gone your business is lost.
Regards, Daniel more

Entrepreneurship

May 8, 2011

daniel jeges and 13 other people answered this question

What are your entrepreneurship tips?

Hi Stewart,
you entrepreneurship is going to live till you have cash. Even if it is logical lot of people neglect a cash flow till it is to late.
Regards, Daniel more

General Management

Entrepreneurship

May 8, 2011

daniel jeges and 12 other people answered this question

What separates mediocre organizations from excellent organizations?

Hi Sebhatu,
purpose and people.
excellent organisations have purpose and a people who are ready (and know how) to reach it.
Regards, Daniel more

Customer Service

General Management

April 21, 2011

daniel jeges and 7 other people answered this question

Did you write a business plan before you stated your business?

Hi Angie,
for sure, always, it is a best way to clear your mind, and of course latter the life brings something else. Opportunities come as they come, miss them because they are not in your plan and soon you are out of game.
Regards, Daniel more

April 21, 2011

daniel jeges answered this question

What’s the most challenging part of launching a new IT project?

Hi Ken,
understanding what customer wants, the rest in case you have a good team is just a formality.
Regards, Daniel more

General Management

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April 18, 2011

daniel jeges and 20 other people answered this question

Why are there no secure computers?

Thank You. :)
Daniel
Most of people does not understand the technology, and expect that technology can solve everything.
It creates a big problem during system design and very often instead to maximise some of technology features we need to make compromises to fill in user expectations ... more

Information Technology

April 15, 2011

daniel jeges and 5 other people answered this question

Will the enterprise save the RIM Playbook?

Hi Michael,
Among developers Apple devices count as easy “accessible”. Just remember a big problem of being able to access the device trough Wi-Fi (Google it).
I myself am an Apple user (Mac/IPad/IPhone) and do not intend to change the platform because I like it, but also ... more

Information Technology

April 15, 2011

daniel jeges and 3 other people answered this question

What should RIM's CEO do to better handle PR and corporate communications?

Hi Scott,
Do not be to harsh on Mike Lazaridis and RIM. They have very good understanding of their position on market.
They build on their two strength (security and push technology) and take care not to make too much "adventure". Yes maybe we would like ... more

Corporate Communications

Crisis Management

April 14, 2011

daniel jeges and 2 other people answered this question

Is the economy affecting your decision to start a business?

Hi Alaina,
for sure, if the times are good then it is a good time to start a business (people have money to spend), if the time is bad it si a good time to start a business (if you establish yourself on time then in ... more

Self Employed Business Owners

Self Employment

April 14, 2011

daniel jeges and 1 other person answered this question

Are iPads more useful as social tools or as content creation devices for businesses?

Hi Brielle,
for creating content, except having what to say, you also need a way to do it.
Pads without external keyboard with their "glas" surface do not provide a good way for information input. Try to write full page of text at any of the Pads.... more

Information Technology

Cloud Computing

Content Creation

April 13, 2011

daniel jeges and 2 other people answered this question

Do you think there are advantages to having a spending limit on a company charge card?

Hi Solar,
Regarding identity theft you are absolutely right, no discussion.
It is not forbidden for employees who receive a company card to put a limit by themselves. Why not to live them right to choose ? After all they carry the full responsibility for the ... more

American Express

April 13, 2011

daniel jeges and 5 other people answered this question

How have mobile tablets/smartphones changed the business landscape and helped or hurt productivity?

Hi Debbie,
Mobile devices bring in the mobility as a big benefit (battery life, weight).
Second thing, which is often neglected, is that mobile devices bring the speed of access. With my corporate laptop I needed 15 minutes (it is not a joke) to access my ... more

Information Technology

iPad Tablet Application Development

April 12, 2011

daniel jeges and 8 other people answered this question

As a leader in your company, what are three things you do to influence others to follow you?

Hi Joseph,
1. Lead by example, - (all you expect by others be ready to do yourself)
2. Take the responsibility and share succes, - (responsibility for failure is mine, success belong to team)
3. Be strich and honest. - (no favorites all team members receive the same ... more

General Management

Leadership and Management Development

April 12, 2011

daniel jeges and 6 other people answered this question

What is the future of Cloud Computing?

Hi Ankit,
Lets skip the technical discussion on Cloud computing and concentrate on the business side.
Till it was cheap to join to growing market no ne take care of new ideas, that happened also to Cloud.
When the big players divided the market and there were ... more

Information Technology

Cloud Computing

April 11, 2011

daniel jeges and 12 other people answered this question

If you were teaching a class of future managers, what would your top "pit-falls to avoid" be?

Hi Brad,
I saw a lot of managers falling when they lost control above their ego.
Humility is something managers need to learn and keep in mind.
Regards, Daniel more

General Management

Human Resources

Operations Managment

April 10, 2011

daniel jeges and 3 other people answered this question

What are the top 3 things to include in a mobility management strategy?

Hi Brielle,
Unfortunately not my area so cannot give you 3 but only 1.
When we develop a mobile application in the design faze with the team we discuss how to reduce the traffic due following 2 reasons:
• Less traffic quicker response too the user because he ... more

Information Technology

Mobility Management.

April 9, 2011

daniel jeges and 1 other person answered this question

What does it take to develop a successful new app for mobile?

Hi Susan,
Whatever unique idea you have with the bad execution every developer can ruin it.
Please check app store. For every "unique idea" you have a few apps. If idea is so unique that there is no app then probably no one need the app.
What people ... more

Information Technology

Application Development

April 9, 2011

daniel jeges and 4 other people answered this question

What are your best resources for learning about agile project management?

Hi Wayne,
try this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmGMpME_phg
till I worked in SAP I got a Lean Coach education. We gave 2-3 days education to every development team. It was a mixture of a Scrum, Lean, Code inspection and Pair programming.
What was the most interesting is that every team took ... more

Information Technology

Agile Project Management

Project Development

Project Management Consultant

April 9, 2011

daniel jeges and 2 other people answered this question

How can a dashboard software enhance a BI solution?

Hi Martin,
Dashboard is a great thing but……
Be careful with using it. Colleagues whose performance you measure/follow trough dashboard are going to find a way to improve the measured parameters which in most cases leads to neglecting a not measured ones. This definitely brings to re ... more

Information Technology

Business Intelligence

April 9, 2011

daniel jeges and 4 other people answered this question

What's the benefit of having a 'real time dashboard' in a business intelligence solution?

Hi Caty,
A real time dashboard rather can backfire then help you in the business.
I have 2 main reasons to state this.
First, it leads to micromanagement because on first alarm you or someone else appears on stage trying to handle the situation from the managerial ... more

Information Technology

Business Intelligence

April 8, 2011

daniel jeges and 5 other people answered this question

What are your 3 tips for using the iPad at the office?

Hi Brielle,
the most important thing is to understand that IPad is ideal for consuming the content and not for creating it.
So all activities like checking mail, calendar, running the presentation, reading pdf's or consuming web content are fine.
Taking notes, or any other activity which ... more

Information Technology

April 8, 2011

daniel jeges and 1 other person answered this question

what techniques do you use to inspire a shared vision with your associate team?

Hi Juan,
Walk the Talk.
Do what you preach, nothing is so motivating then when you lead by example. People trust to you and your vision only when they see that you are committed to it.
Is there any better example of commitment then positive action based ... more

General Management

Employee Engagement

April 8, 2011

daniel jeges and 2 other people answered this question

What is your busiest point in the day? How do you prepare for it?

Hi Paul,
My system is to monitor my actions for few weeks (4-6) to understand my busiest point (busiest by my customers, busiest by my working ability).
I use following system:
• Make list of activities
• Chop big activities into small (creating some type of gantogram)
• Prioritizing activities ... more

General Management

April 8, 2011

daniel jeges and 2 other people answered this question

How do you identify and eliminate waste from your supply chain?

Hi Ray,
it is not so simple that you can solve all the problems by automation. Idea is to have your processes synchronized (takt) on a way that you do only such activities which brings value expected by customer (waste).
Automatisation usually influences cost side (by increasing ... more

Information Technology

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