White papers and resources:
- • Continuity planning Sustaining operational processes and mitigating the effect of natural disasters and crisis events is becoming a critical concern for business and education. The most effective way to limit the potential risk and damaging outcome is through careful preparation and an effective plan for responsive action. This paper addresses the issues at hand for a useful continuity plan.
- • Project rescue Most projects that fail do so before they are even started. This paper provides you with insight and advice about the project planning process and to avoid common problems. It also provides advice about implementation management, vendor management and tracking of schedule and budget.
- • Business Knowledge Business knowledge is critical to effective planning and decision-making within the organization. This paper describes what it is, how it is acquired and developed, and how it is used most effectively.
- • Improvement Methodologies Improvement in business and education is much more than building a data warehouse. This paper addresses some of the issues that bridge the gap between making the warehouse and making use of the warehouse through implementation of effective methodologies for improvement within the organization.
- • NCLB and Decision Support No Child Left Behind is changing the landscape of information systems in education by establishing an increased need for effective data management and the requirement for powerful data-driven decision methodologies. This paper talks about the conceptual background to achieve these two new initiatives.
- • Forensic accounting Over the years forensic accounting has become one of the services that is most valued by our clients. However, it was only recently that we applied the term to the work. We came to realize that while our work was not for tax or securities reporting, it was still accounting. This paper discusses our perspective on this important work.
- • E-rate Process Effective use of E-rate as a funding option requires a complete understanding of program requirements. Discounts of up to 90% can be realized, but it is necessary to fully comply with program procedures as well as stringent eligibility requirements. This paper organizes and presents the issues that must be addressed to assure compliance
Newsletters:
- • Connections 2005Q2: E-rate With eight years of experience in the E-rate program our consultants have gained some insight that you may find helpful in facing the current cycle of the program. You may find that the problems that you face are similar to what others are facing as well.
- • Connections 2005Q3: Continuity Planning As systems for computing and communication become more integral to learning, teaching and administration the need for reliability and resilience in the face of crisis and disruption becomes ever more critical. Additionally, because the school system is most often the largest employer, and is certainly the most pervasive, organization within any community, the schools become a vital resource as places of refuge and coordination in times of crisis. In our experience with districts large and small, there is seldom an adequate plan of action to mitigate risk and sustain systems operation during times of crisis.
- • Connections 2006Q1: Information Security It is only a matter of time before the threats and hazards that have caused a renovation in information security in commercial and governmental organizations will become manifest in education. Security must be more than a technology problem to be solved. This newsletter talks about how to make it an operational process to be implemented to support the entire district.
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