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Mr. Bryce is a writer and management consulted located in Tampa Bay, Florida who specializes in Information Resource Management (IRM). He has authored several articles and books on IRM, Enterprise Engineering, Information Systems Engineering, Data Base Engineering, Methodologies, and Repositories.

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What is a Good Program Spec?
So, what is a good program spec? Anything that eliminates the guesswork for the programmer. Consider this: if the up-front system design work was done right, programming should be less than 15% of the entire development process. Read
By: Tim Bryce | 02/06/2006 | Programming
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Managing from the Bottom-Up
In this bottom-up approach, employees are treated as professionals and are expected to act as such in return. This results in far less supervision as found in micromanagement. Read
By: Tim Bryce | 02/06/2006 | Leadership
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Creating Universal Systems
In this day and age of "globalization" more and more Information Systems are crossing geographical boundaries. Because of this, serious consideration should be given to making systems universally applicable to any country. Some might consider this an impossible task, but it is actually easier than you might think. Read
By: Tim Bryce | 02/06/2006 | Information Technology
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Beware of the 'Changing of the Guard
It seems IT organizations go through cycles, such as from bad to good, and back to bad again (as in the case in Toronto). Others seem to go from bad to worse; and some from bad to outsourcing. Read
By: Tim Bryce | 02/06/2006 | Corporate
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Effective Screen Design
Designing a computer screen is essentially no different than designing a paper form. But since most of today's developers have little experience in forms design perhaps it is time to review some of the basic elements of good design. Read
By: Tim Bryce | 02/06/2006 | Software
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Protecting Intellectual Property
Devices such as copyrights, trade secrets, patents, trade/service marks are very helpful for preventing the unauthorized use or distribution of your products. However, if someone really wants to pirate your products, they will. Read
By: Tim Bryce | 02/06/2006 | Intellectual Property
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Managing Crunch Time
Okay, you are under the gun to produce something by a given date; you do not have a lot of time for a robust methodology, nor are you interested in being encumbered with a lot of bureaucracy; you want to get the job done quickly and you want few problems; its "Crunch Time." Read
By: Tim Bryce | 02/06/2006 | Programming
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The Ten Common Myths of I.T.
You've heard them all before. They particularly arise whenever quality work is required or when organization and management control is imposed. Of course, I'm talking about the ten common myths of I.T. Ten common rationalizations people in the Information Technology world turn to whenever their authority or professionalism is challenged. They are neither new or limited to a specific geographical location. They have been around as long as the modern computer and they transcend all cul Read
By: Tim Bryce | 02/06/2006 | Information Technology
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Managing Consultants
There is nothing magical in managing consultants. It requires nothing more than simple planning, organization, and control. If you are not willing to do this, then do not be surprised with the results produced. Read
By: Tim Bryce | 02/06/2006 | Corporate
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Methodologies versus Techniques and Tools
There are essentially two interpretations for the term "methodology" in the IT industry. One interpretation is as a disciplined process for developing information resources, from inception to conclusion. Another is as a technique for performing a specific task of work. These are subtle but significant differences, particularly if a company is analyzing their development environment. Read
By: Tim Bryce | 02/06/2006 | Software