Today's Date: 07 September 2010

April 2008

29
Apr

Being the customer - the shoe on the other foot!

I’ve recently had an internal job change which has seen me move from a role in Intergen’s Project Delivery team, working to deliver solutions to meet our customers’ needs, to being a customer. My new role has got me thinking about what it is that IT customers want. A few key themes have become evident to me, and I thought I’d share them so that those delivering IT solutions can step into the shoes of the customer: ... read full post

Posted by:  Laurie Hogg,   |  29 April 2008
Tags: Project Management
22
Apr

Electronic body language - the trials and tribulations of communication in the online age

Once upon a time we were taught manners, right and wrong, social boundaries, mores and general etiquette for all occasions. Even in the most basic rites of passage we learnt the fundamental keys to human-to-human communication. Look people in the eye. Say thank you. Listen. Don’t interrupt. Talk in hushed tones in a library and holler on a sports field and never (or hardly ever) the other way around. ... read full post

Posted by:  Katy Sweetman,  Communications Manager |  22 April 2008
Tags: communication
16
Apr

SharePoint fails at collaboration?

Here at Intergen we run a series of late afternoon sessions called Twilight Seminars . This week we had a guest speaker, Michael Sampson , whose session was based on his white paper: The 7 Pillars of IT-Enabled Team Productivity: The Microsoft SharePoint 2007 Analysis , where he states: “On its own merits, SharePoint fails the needs of teams for collaborative software in 6 out of the 7 areas. It thus passes only one of the areas on its own merits and it passes an additional two areas if the organisation adds additional server software from Microsoft. However, using the software available from Microsoft, it earns a failing grade in 4 out of the 7 areas.” ... read full post

Posted by:  Gavin Barron,   |  16 April 2008
Tags: Office Communications Server, SharePoint, Collaboration
07
Apr

666....6?

Well, we have gone and done it again... after a few years of lying low, Intergen entered the JRA/Unlimited Best Places to Work competition again after placing sixth three years running - only to turn up there again!! It must be appreciated, though, that - having experienced tremendous growth - we have jumped from the small category in previous years to the medium to large category this year. What is it about the number six? And imagine if we came seventh - oh, the disappointment there would have been! ... read full post

Posted by:  Nadine Newport,  HR Manager |  07 April 2008
Tags: Best Places to Work