Not every project timeline follows the traditional Hollywood story arc. Teams don't always pull together just as the project seems to be falling apart, and the manager doesn't always figure out how to get through to his team just in time to lead them to success. That's why movies like...
The responsibility of scientists includes not only the development of new knowledge but also the education of future generations of scientists. One of my own great pleasures has been the opportunity to mentor over twenty undergraduate students in various interdisciplinary projects in theoretical and computational science. While my own research...
The analysis, and eventual approval or rejection, of new enterprise Information Technology IT initiatives often proceeds on the basis of informal estimates of return on investment. Investment in new IT initiatives includes the costs of hardware, software licenses, application development tailored to the enterprise, and maintenance. Returns are typically estimated...
When "Serious" project management is a critical business requirement, managers need to integrate cost, schedule and technical scope of work across the project, and apply earned value management. Learn how JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory integrated Oracle Projects with COTS (Commercial Off-The Shelf) software for schedule and cost management to provide...
The complexity and opaqueness of airline pricing has grown over time. As a result, the "Yield management" systems employed by airlines for pricing have become one of the most arcane and complex information systems on the planet, and one with a very large economic component. Airline pricing represents a great...
There is a wealth of research demonstrating that agents process information with the aid of categories. In this paper the authors study this phenomenon in two parts. First, they build a model of how experiences are sorted into categories and how categorization affects decision making. Second, the authors show that...
Many organizations wish to improve the quality of software they develop, the predict-ability of developing it, and the productivity of the people developing it. One approach for doing this is to improve software development processes. Most process models identify purely technical approaches to improve software processes and seldom consider organizational...
Build an integrated business strategy that results in profits, growth, and clear direction for the entire organization. This course helps you establish objectives with follow-through action plans, design workable planning processes for your management team, and align functional departments to develop and implement an integrated corporate strategy. ...
Create winning product and service strategies. Align your marketing, engineering, and sales, and become better positioned than your competition to grow. Use pragmatic tools to prioritize markets and customers so you can concentrate on leveraging your resources. Acquire new techniques to get customers to identify important technical and business needs....
Achieve superior results by aligning rewards and strategy with performance measurements at all levels in your organization. You’ll be able to develop and integrate innovative performance measures across your organization. Learn how to create compensation systems that align with your performance measurements. Course Dates: August 19-20, December...
Successfully integrate the strategies and operations of two merged firms. Attend this two-day interactive course to gain ‘shirt-sleeve’ integration techniques. Key discussion areas include the pre-transaction, due diligence stage; the post-transaction integration process; and effective techniques to communicate the intents and impacts of the acquisition on all stakeholders. You will...
Learn how to inspire employees with a common vision and purpose. Then, guide them in converting the vision into reality. In this two-day workshop, you will examine your leadership style and develop your abilities to assess and take the leadership actions needed in your organization. Course Dates:...
Reduce your exposure to under- or over-pricing your product. Attend this executive level course to ensure your pricing strategy follows a market-focused perspective to balance the trade-offs of growth and profits. You’ll learn how to integrate pricing decisions with strategic decisions; prevent price erosion; develop pricing tactics to improve profitability;...
High density interconnect microelectronics emphasizes the effective integration of several critical and complex electronic packages and technologies. This Roadmap introduces current technologies in use, related strategic issues and trends, and research recommendations for space applications. Electronic packages are optimized for low cost, portability, robustness, high speed, power efficiency, and for...
PARIS AFP — Pluto -- downgraded two years ago to the status of a dwarf planet -- has an exotically-named chum on the fringes of the Solar System. The Paris-based International Astronomical Union IAU has decided to honour a Kuiper Belt object, 2005 FY9, with the name of...
William Minnich appointed center dean to oversee DeVry's undergraduate and Keller Graduate School of Management programs in business and technology DALY CITY, Calif. -- DeVry University, one of North America's largest degree-granting higher education institutions for business, technology, and management education, announced that it has begun recruiting for...
TORONTO, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers in Ontario and California are partnering on a project to make it easier to turn cutting-edge stem cell research into medical breakthroughs, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced at the BIO 2008 Conference in San Diego. The province is investing $1 million...
THE MAY EARTHQUAKE in China's Sichuan Province has left tens of thousands dead. California Institute of Technology seismologist Kate Hutton, one of the nation's foremost authorities on geologic forces, has advice for her fellow gays residing in quake country--and that's not just the West Coast. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
COMPUTER SCIENCE MICROSOFT isn't a company always beloved by consumers. But engineers and scientists may feel more kindly disposed, since the software giant is one of the few big firms that invests in basic research-the kind that may not pay off for years. In July, Microsoft is...
DENVER -- "According to recently released national rankings, Colorado is a fertile state for bioscience and technology initiatives, and we're incredibly thrilled," says Chris Shapard, Deputy Director of the Colorado BioScience Association CBSA. "It's nice to see other non-biased sources confirm what we've always known. Denver/Boulder was included in Genome...
