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Using ROI Strategically in E-Learning
by WatchIT
Emad Rizkalla, president and cofounder of Bluedrop Performance Learning, an e-learning consultancy, explains how to unleash the value of e-learning by ensuring that content, delivery, and technology are aligned to achieve corporate as well as learner objectives. For organizations with limited budgets, the ability to determine when e-learning makes business sense and how to define and measure ROI is increasingly critical. In this program, Rizkalla shows organizations how to quantify the costs and benefits of e-learning initiatives, and determine which projects to pursue. He begins by describing the business benefits of e-learning, explaining how it can be the centerpiece of an effective and continuous learning strategy. Next, he provides an example of ROI in action by drawing on his experiences with a key client. Rizkalla concludes by presenting a formula that shows how to assign monetary value to the costs and benefits of an e-learning project. ...
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XBRL = A Way of Life for Corporate America
by WatchIT
XBRL is the long-awaited ‘tagging' technology that allows companies to electronically communicate their business and financial data to the users of their financial statements. In this program longtime SEC observer Gary Purnhagen predicts that it is just a matter of time until all U.S. publicly traded companies are required to file audited XBRL financial statements. ...
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WPF, Silverlight and XAML: An Introduction
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This program features Rockford Lhotka, Principal Technology Evangelist for Boston based Magenic Technologies, a Microsoft focused IT consulting firm. Rockford is the author of numerous technology books on topics such as Visual Basic.NET, C # Business Objects and CSLA.NET among others. He contributes to major technology magazines and regularly presents at conferences around the world - including Microsoft PDC, Tech Ed, VS Live! and VS Connections. In the program Rockford will introduce you to Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), the Microsoft browser plugin Silverlight, and the Extensible Application Markup Language known as XAML. ...
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Working Knowledge
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In this program, Larry Prusak of the IBM Institute for Knowledge Management, Cambridge, MA, looks at how knowledge can be nurtured in organizations. Prusak asserts that building trust throughout a company is the key to creating a knowledge-oriented corporate culture in which employees are encouraged to make efficient, productive, and innovative decisions. Prusak presents examples of successful knowledge projects at global companies such as British Petroleum, 3M, Mobil Oil, and Hewlett-Packard. These examples come from research Prusak conducted while writing his book, "Working Knowledge." This program is an excellent resource for managers who want to harness the experience and wisdom within their organizations more effectively. ...
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When Hackers Attack! Incident Response Planning and Forensics
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Cliff Riggs, senior member of the technical staff at Hill Associates, discusses in detail the practices and procedures involved in incident response planning and forensics. In an interview, Hugh Pierce, owner and principal of Forensec, a Vermont-based forensics firm specializing in computer crimes, explains how to handle evidence of such crimes. According to Riggs, a security incident can be either a controlled situation or a slowly spiraling disaster. The difference between the two is the planning that occurs prior to the first incident. In the program, Riggs outlines the need for creating an incident response plan. He then lists and describes the required equipment and documentation aids to use when creating an incident response plan. The program also thoroughly details the phases associated with the plan, and offers some training resources to investigate when creating your company's incident response team. ...
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When Bad Data Is Good Enough
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All decision support systems depend on good data. Any company that wants to perform analyses, run reports, and create queries depends on good, clean data. Unfortunately, no company's data is 100% perfectly clean and accurate. That doesn't mean that it's not still valuable and can't be used. In this program, Don Gerundo, a Principal of the Business Intelligence practice and Chief Methodologist of Exigent Partners, describes ways to improve the usefulness of even marginal data. Gerundo begins by describing two solutions for cleansing data, and explains how a data mart can cleanse your data. He provides background information and examples that explain how to work with attributes and metrics. Gerundo discusses where to fix your data, and explains what to do if you're using data that's not perfectly accurate. He concludes by discussing techniques for data verification, and offers advice on prioritizing data elements. ...
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Web Site Practices: Creating a Better Visitor Experience
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Between half to three-quarters of visitors who come to a Web site for the first time, or for something new, leave without finding what they were looking for – even when it is on the site. Not surprisingly, when Web sites fail to meet customer expectations, the overall brand image of the company is tarnished. Steve Telleen, Founder, iorg.com, demonstrates a proactive approach to creating a better visitor experience. Telleen begins with a look at the traditional reactive approaches to managing the visitor experience, including usability testing, the heuristic review, and satisfaction surveys. He then explains why proactive approaches are better, and explains why they have such a positive impact on IT. Telleen next examines how to develop and refine Web site practices; this section includes a discussion on practice definitions and their requirements. The final section explores ways to use these practices, and includes an in-depth look at their pragmatic purposes: as a checklist for specific attributes; to identify design requirements; to set and audit standards; as a framework for testing, and for knowledge capture, as well as commentary on implementation. ...
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Web Site Business Alignment: Attaining Measurable Value
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Business owners must clearly articulate their business objectives and Web site practices in order to obtain measurable results. Steve Telleen, Founder, iorg.com, delves into these issues and offers specific solutions for aligning your Web site with your business. In addition, this program includes a case study with the Web executive team of Torchiana, Mastrov & Sapiro, a career management consulting firm that shows how it has derived significant business benefits from the alignment of business objectives with Web site functionality. Telleen begins by examining barriers to Web site business alignment, and explains how the Web site as a business asset requires an investment of time and money. Next, he discusses the key specifications that business owners must provide to designers and developers: Web site business objectives, key visitor scenarios, and stripped home pages. Telleen also describes a workshop for developing these specifications. Then, he explores where and how to use the specifications, and demonstrates how they have value for business owners, designers, and implementers. Finally, Telleen looks at how to obtain these specifications from the business owners. ...
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Understanding RSS
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‘Information overload' is a common complaint among Internet users. There is simply too much information -- and too little time. But what if there was a way to quickly and conveniently see what's new on all the Web sites you're interested in, and you could click through to any particular item you wanted to examine in detail? Such utilities exist, called ‘feedreaders' or ‘newsreaders,' or sometimes ‘news aggregators.' They ‘read' what are known as RSS, or really simple syndication feeds, which you can subscribe to, and they show you what's new in those feeds. In this timely program, consultant Ted Demopoulos explains how RSS works and how you can get the most from it. He begins by explaining how ordinary Internet users can effectively benefit from RSS, and continues by showing how Internet content publishers can benefit from RSS as well. Next, Demopoulos examines RSS technical fundamentals, and considers what should go into an RSS feed. He also takes a quick look at the evolution of RSS, and describes different versions of RSS. Demopoulos rounds out the program by looking at the similar but rival format to RSS, known as Atom. He concludes with some thoughts on the probable evolution of RSS. ...
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Understanding Blogs and Their Business Value
by WatchIT
Blogs have quickly evolved from quirky Internet diaries to the next wave in the information revolution. Seen as a cutting edge information dissemination and marketing technique, blogs are now part of many companies' Web sites. In this program, consultant Ted Demopoulos explains how blogs can boost Web site traffic, increase sales, and provide an excellent platform to communicate with customers. He describes how companies use traditional Web sites, examines their shortcomings, and shows how blogs overcome these shortcomings. Demopoulos looks at the practical business uses of blogs and provides several instructive examples. He also addresses the critical issue of who should be blogging for your company. Demopoulos offers guidelines for blog writing, and considers defensive blogging strategies. He describes how feeds are used for aggregating blog content. Demopoulos concludes by looking at the future of blogs as an evolving business tool. ...
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