A Sourcing Model is a structured methodology that helps your staffing firm find and retain excellent talent for your projects. It’s easy to complain that your staffing firm isn’t putting their best talent in front of you but let’s look at the important elements of a Sourcing Model and how they play into putting the right talent on your projects.Continue reading

Waterfall-style project management requires disciplined, deliberate planning and control methods. Managing an IT project in an orderly sequence, understanding the demands on people and resources in advance, and utilizing measurable, attainable requirements each step of the way is what traditional project managers have done for years.Continue reading

It is often difficult to find positive outcomes from natural disasters such as Hurricane Irene or the recent earthquake that shook the Eastern United States.  However, these events can serve to remind us of the necessity of sound business continuity planning or risk management.Continue reading

CNN Money and Payscale.com recently published survey results for the top 100 jobs in the country. The survey compared relative pay levels and job growth, and the #1 spot is taken by “Software Architect”. Software architects are creative, high-level software designers who oversee application development, rather than perform coding work themselves.  They manage and oversee how a software solution will work within the overall business context. Continue reading