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	<title>The Travels of the Techno-Freedom-Fighter</title>
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	<description>Just another lost sole on the information super highway</description>
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		<title>Technology Enabling Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The question needs to be asked, how does technology impact on strategy? Technology strategy is now a fundamental part of an organisation’s success so much so it can be considered that it is a basic function of business, along with the importance of finance strategy and human resource strategy. In my opinion  technology, unlike finance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mission Impossible</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>olie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The question needs to be asked, what is the mission of an IT manager? The short history of information systems management shows a slow change of emphasis over time. In the time of Yor (i.e. the beginning), Information Systems were adopted in order to transform transaction processing. Information Systems design showed a low degree of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Build on Core Competencies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>olie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to guide the direction of new enterprises for the Prefex group by organically using the skills and abilities that it already possesses? Introduction Core competencies are those capabilities that are critical to a business achieving competitive advantage. The starting point for analysing core competencies is recognising that competition between businesses is as much a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Role of an IT Manager</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 21:43:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>olie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been in my role as a senior manager responsible for Information Technology for 3 years now, and I sometimes start to wonder how it all comes to get.  The role of a senior manager responsible for Information Technology-related matters has changed over the last fifty years or so. If you look at In the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Non-Executive Directors Good vs Bad</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>olie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Role of Non Executive Directors A non-executive director (NXD) or outside director is a member of the board of directors of a company who does not form part of the executive management team. He is not an employee of the company or affiliated with it in any other way. They are differentiated from inside [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aligning IT with the business</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>olie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just got back from a presentation by a local IT services provider today. They where trying to beat the drum of IT infrastructure (all ways get my blood up). For me the key word that connects IT and the business is alignment! When I say this I mean that its about ensuring that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First-Mover Advantage</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>olie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First-mover advantage or FMA is the advantage gained by the initial occupant of a market segment. This advantage may stem from the fact that the first entrant can gain control of resources that followers may not be able to match.  Sometimes the first mover is not able to capitalise on its advantage, leaving the opportunity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why invest in Information Technology and Systems</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>olie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Managing the deployment of Information Technology and Systems (ITS) is a challenging and taxing task. On the one side, the media discuss the positive impact that ITS can have on an organizations operations, and on the other side, there is no real tangible evidence that investment in ITS is associated with a measurable improvement in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips on managing Software Teams</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>olie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to succeed as a leader, you can only do it by setting up your team members to succeed. Here are a few fundamental leadership tips for managing your team to peak performance. Keep in mind that these tips are aimed at leaders who manage knowledge workers and project managers in IT. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Market Testing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 22:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>olie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What does market testing do? After products and marketing programs have been developed, they are usually tested in the marketplace. Test marketing is the limited introduction of a product and a marketing program to determine the reactions of potential customers in a market situation. Test marketing allows management to evaluate alternative strategies and to assess [...]]]></description>
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