First the facts: According to IDC: U.S. mobile workforce expected to grow to 73% of total U.S. workforce in 2011. Across the world 30.4% of the workforce will be mobile in 2011. [Source: IDC, Worldwide mobile worker population 2007-2011 forecast, Doc #209813, December 2007] According to Nemertes: Nemertes estimates that the number of virtual workers [...]
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If your projects are dealing with content-based websites, two things: you’re in a good industry because most people these days get their information from the Web, but you have to invest in your database and data management. Data management or making sense of all the data you have, and build a database for that is [...]
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Yet another challenge in managing people is the different systems of PC. This is not a problem with workers in an office because all PCs and equipment in the office are usually of the same specifications. Even the ISP is not an issue. Differing systems become a problem when your people or teammates are working [...]
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… is a bit difficult when all of them is telecommuting. We interact only through chat and email. For those who are in my region, we see each other during Christmas parties and monthly meetings. Thus, sad to say, I don’t really know my team that much except perhaps the basics about their family, their [...]
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In the vernacular, there’s a saying that goes, maraming namatay sa akala. It means that it’s not always wise to assume that a person has understood what you mean, or has gotten your message. This did in me today. Early on, I emailed my one team about interlinking. By this I meant that we link [...]
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