By R. Christopher Haines, Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer Spring has sprung, the birds are chirping, and all the July 1st go-lives are getting moved back. Companies start out the year with ambitious goals for their IT projects. As they’re finalizing budgets...
By R. Christopher Haines, Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer Lately, I’ve been feeling insignificant … like I don’t even matter in this big, cruel world. I’m sitting here pouring my heart out, and half of you won’t even read this. Not because you don’t want to,...
By R. Christopher Haines, Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer When many people think of IT, they think of innovation, computer programmers, and cutting edge apps. They envision groups of people working on ways to make your sweeper and lawnmower talk back to you...
By R. Christopher Haines, Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer Spending my entire career in IT, I might be a little biased. Nevertheless, I’m still surprised that the role and importance of IT in an organization is usually overlooked, especially in startups and...
By R. Christopher Haines, Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer You can have it fast, or you can have it good. But you can’t have it both ways.* Welcome to the word of unrealistic expectations: I need something very complex, and I need it yesterday. Or I want to...