Sunday, February 05, 2012
   
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Brave new world

iStock_000013833163XXX_opt2.0The acceleration of information technology – some will call it an explosion – has largely transformed the labour market, but it has forced various professionals such as project managers to reassess and adapt to a fast-changing global landscape

Karl Fisch, Scott McLeod and Jeff Bronman, in a presentation on the “Progress of information technology” during the past two decades, said radio could penetrate a market audience of only 50 million in 38 years, while television managed to reach that same audience in 13 years.

   

Creative collaboration online

social_media_opt2.0The Internet and social media as project management tools

Alison Coward, founder and director of Bracket Projects, explains: “Bracket is a consultancy that helps freelancers, businesses and organisations benefit from creative collaboration through using social media. I do workshops and training, helping people to develop skills in project management, communication, teamwork and the use of online tools that support project management.”

   

Don't punish - reward!

wallpaper2_12801024_opt2.0Building sustainable communities in information technology

After South Africa hosted a spectacular 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup, it seemed that we would have a few months of quiet to sit back and relax. I was never so happy to be wrong!

   

Mobile operations

000014654999_opt2.0The Web is at your fingertips

Imagine standing at a bus stop displaying a code or number that you type into your smartphone. Automatically – Big Brother is watching – the global positioning system (GPS) picks up your location, and up on its little screen comes a bus schedule that tells you that a bus is scheduled to arrive at that bus stop in three minutes’ time.

   

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