ERP may fall short of evolving business process agility goals
Business-process agility is top-of-mind for many business and technology executives these days. But just what is it? Why do companies need it? How do they get it? And what role does technology play?
Digital Diva helps the famous and their fans come together over the Internet
Ruth McCartney's first true exposure to the needs of fans came while growing up around the McCartney clan. Stepsister of Sir Paul McCartney of the Beatles, Ruth earned her pocket money as a child helping her mother sort through Paul's fan mail.
ExxonMobil focuses on finding the right fit
Whether you are a student or an employer, the recruiting and hiring process has a single objective: find the right fit for both the new employee and the company. To find that sweet spot, ExxonMobil actively engages the Department of Information Systems and its students.
DISC: Students connecting for careers and service
About 120 professionally-dressed students gathered in a classroom at the W. P. Carey School one evening last week, waiting to hear alumna Stephanie Gonzales speak about her company, Protiviti — a global business consulting and internal audit firm with an office in Phoenix.
Giving back at the Tempe Public Library: DISC members teach computing classes
Twice a week during the fall and spring semester, members of the Department of Information Systems' DISC club teach basic computing classes at the Tempe Public Library.
Rainmaker: Joshua Cork, business intelligence manager at Intel Corporation
A Rainmaker is one who achieves excellent results in his field or profession. This month we commence our Rainmaker feature: A series of profiles of alumni who are in the midst of interesting careers, making things happen at their companies and in their lives.
Doing it better: Matt McCarthy wins award for classroom innovations
Last month, the school awarded Lecturer Matt McCarthy the Huizingh Award for Classroom Innovation -- an honor given annually to a faculty member who develops creative methods of delivering educational content. McCarthy's achievement was moving the lab portion of CIS 105 online.
Getting deliberate about recruiting women for IT management
It's a fact. Women as a percentage of the IT workforce are dramatically underrepresented. Groups that are concerned about the low numbers of women in IT advocate for deliberate action.
On the same wavelength: The inner workings of successful teams
Just about every organization has teams that work together exceptionally well. You might say the members are on the same wavelength, but exactly what does that mean? An experiment conducted at the W. P.
Tech in the palms of their hands: Students building apps
Students in the introductory course in information systems experienced how technology affects business by creating a prototype smart phone app for the Barrett Honors College. Working with Windows smart phones on loan from Microsoft Corp., they used AppMakr software in the project.