Here is a report that asks an interesting quesion. In December 2010, inlevel conducted a research on “Middle Management as Business Software Influencer.” They start with an interesting point. Software tended to be sold to senior business management and CIOs. However, because of increased access to the Web, greater use of cloud applications and simpler applications, a growing number of software purchases do not require senior level support nor need to involve IT. So this study looked at the current role of middle managers in software purchases. They gathered responses from 210 middle managers across a variety of industries in the US.
Archive for February, 2011
Looking At Middle Management’s Role In Business Software Decisions
Thursday, February 24th, 2011Learning Lessons From The Toughest IT Management Position In The Country
Thursday, February 10th, 2011The news won’t make CNN or Fox News, but is important all the same. The National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has resigned, and another will have to take his place. We’re talking about a position which oversees the privacy and security of the nation’s healthcare information. It provides us with many lessons to learn in IT management.
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