Technology Planning

• IT and Finance: A Business Clash of the Titans?

  The technology operation in a business can often be at odds with the finance division. Finding a balance through which IT investments help drive business initiatives is key.
  Lisa Metcalfe

• From Kansas to the Yellow Brick Road: Mobilizing your Workforce

  Business culture has changed. No one expects workers to be sitting behind desks every day. Managers need to put policies in place to make sure IT mobility isn't a tornado that runs through your business.
  Lisa Metcalfe

• Spending Too Much or Too Little on Tech?

  Benchmarking IT costs can help you find the right level of spending on information technology. Data on spending in 27 industries may help.
  Minda Zetlin

• Is IT Pushing Your Growth Off Course?

  Technology can’t be an afterthought in forming business strategy. It's either a driver that helps achieve business goals or it holds the company back.
  Lisa Metcalfe

• The Five 'Don'ts' of Systems Implementations

  Look at implementations as IT projects, adopt inflexible time frames, and operate with inadequate IT leadership -- NOT!
  Bill Huber

• Do It Yourself

  Searching for a new chief information officer? Take a look in the mirror.
  David H. Freedman

• Do Web-Based Email Programs Work for Business?

  Free email services can save precious funds for a new business and provide access anywhere, but are these services safe and reliable?
  Damon Brown

• Using the Internet to Increase Productivity

  From knowing who is online at any given time to avoiding secretaries who guard the boss like an offensive lineman, the Internet is a boon for helping get business done.
  Caroline Waxler

• Software to Help You Set Prices

  Business goes wrong when the price isn’t right. Can your company afford the high-end software that helps set prices? Can your company afford not to have it?
  Renee Oricchio

• Does Certification Matter?

  How to find a qualified techie? There are a jumble of certifications that exist and you need to consider before finding certified experts to help your business.
  Todd Wasserman

• The Basics: Web Conferencing

  How online conferencing works and how it can help small businesses communicate with customers, investors and employees like a big player.
  Mary O. Foley

• Effective E-mail: How to Communicate Better

  Tips for composing better e-mails and improving communication with clients and potential investors online.
  Jodi Mardesich