GIS is not often thought of as something that should interest the Finance Department of a municipality beyond an operating expense line item in the annual budget. However, GIS can play a significant role in preserving a municipality's revenue and mitigating risk exposure. This article talks about [...]
September 8th, 2010 - 10:45 am § in Information Technology
Who is a Municipal Website for?
After a nice summer break (that wasn’t actually long enough!) it’s time to get back to business . . . I spend a lot of time visiting local government websites not only professionally but because I like to keep up on what’s happening in the community where I live. Most local gover[...]
June 30th, 2010 - 1:50 pm § in General
Internet Explorer: Just say NO!
Internet Explorer imparts a hidden cost to the in terms of additional development time required to accommodate its proprietary annoyances. This cost, unlike a licencing fee, is not a revenue generator for Microsoft and simply leads to inefficiency in the web industry. Microsoft is not likely to ch[...]
June 3rd, 2010 - 12:22 pm § in GIS, Management
Let’s call it “PT” rather than “IT”
It's easy to forget that people are the most significant component of an IT implementation. In fact, people are the key to making any system implementation successful whatever the supposed quality of the software, hardware or service that's been purchased. So much so that we should think of IT pro[...]
May 13th, 2010 - 12:04 pm § in Information Technology, Management
When minimizing risk hurts
Risk avoidance does not always lead to the best solution. By overemphasizing the potential risks associated with a proposed solution an organization may be missing out on opportunities to innovate and, often, provide a similar or better solution at less cost. [...]
April 27th, 2010 - 2:26 pm § in Information Technology
How to Assess Risk in IT Projects
Assessing risk is a key component of managing and IT project but also as part of the solution evaluation process. This post talks about the process of evaluating risk. [...]
