Archive : Government 2.0

Today’s Post-PC, Web 2.0 Era is causing the consumer and enterprise tech worlds to collide. In this battle, the DNA of consumer tech positions it to displace “dinosaur” Enterprise mindsets.

We often are asked about the risk of doing something new. However, what is the risk of NOT doing something new? Especially in a world filled with creativity and competition.

“Collaboration” has been used to categorise a wide variety of products. Even with a range of products this broad, I have found seven attributes that separate winning collaboration products from also-rans…

In the technology industry, “PII” stands for “Personally Identifiable Information.” However, anyone who provides technology to customers should also think of it as standing for “Privacy Is Important.” Two important events this week—one regarding Google and one regarding Facebook—underscored the importance of this and served as reminders of how important protection of privacy is to mainstream adoption of technology…

In response to the explosion of use of social media over the past 12 months, many leaders are developing formal Social Media Polices to guide their staff in approved use of these tools inside the enterprise. By using bottom-up design principles, leaders can create Social Media Policies that productively encourage creativity—without risking their enterprise’s mission and reputation.

We are at the time of the year when most of us are both measuring the success (or failure) of our 2009 portfolio and finalizing our plans for 2010. A key tool I have used across several industries to manage (business and technological) success is the Program Dashboard. This blog series will share the lessons I have learned doing this over 15 years.