Development of your rising stars is an important role for managers and for your company. Future managers and leadership need to be developed to fill the needs due to the upcoming retirement boom. IT is graying and it is starting to show. Succession planning need to be part of your corporate strategy. As a manager you probably already know who your rising stars are. Those who have a passion for … [Read more...]
Why IT Managers Need Project Management Skills
If you are an IT manager looking to boost your career consider adding project management skills. A lot of what IT does is project oriented. Having the knowledge and the skills to manage a small project or at least be knowledgeable of project management are very beneficial to an IT manager. Most project managers are about the business side of the project. The resources, time, money and scope of … [Read more...]
Why You Should Cross Train Employees
Being able to staff critical positions is important to maintaining an IT departments level of service. Vacations, sick days, family emergencies and medical leaves are but a few of the normal threats to staffing critical positions. How are these normal absences a threat to an IT department? In the same manner that retirements are a threat by having all of those skills walk out the door, see “IT … [Read more...]
Zephyr 2.0, the need of the hour
Zephyr, the Gennext test management system was revolutionary in the sense that most of its features were exclusively found in Zephyr alone like customized desktops, live and automated dashboard, instant collaboration, live tracking, and so on. Zephyr thus completely changed the IT scene as it brought bold new concepts in the testing arena. Now from its makers comes another innovative product … [Read more...]