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Telecommuting

petermsalmon — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:58:12 +0000

A video piece by James Surowiecki, of The New Yorker, looks at telecommuting. this is complemented by a column at the New Yorker. Filed under: Business & trade, Knowledge, Management, People, Technology, Uncategorized Tagged: James Surowiecki, Telecommuting, The New Yorker

Novopay #9 – some comments by others

petermsalmon — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:20:17 +0000

In looking at this issue I came across an interesting post at Strathmore Park. The writer puts forward the view that a return to the Datacom system, as it was, is simply not credible. I am inclined to agree, given … Continue reading →

Novopay # 8 – Deloitte Review – Some Thoughts #1

petermsalmon — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 05:37:36 +0000

The Deloitte Review found amongst other matters the following, see Pages 8 & 9:- in some areas systems functionality does not adequately support business processes user input issues and lack of data validations contribute to processing errors school management visibility … Continue reading →

Novopay #7 – The Deloitte Review

petermsalmon — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:09:11 +0000

Novopay_Technical_Review commissioned by Steven Joyce from Deloitte is attached. At first looks it confirms some of my thoughts, does not address others, which may well reflect the terms of reference. I will post some comments shortly. Filed under: Commentary, Governance, … Continue reading →

Classic folk rock

petermsalmon — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 05:56:00 +0000

The superb Fairport Convention with a performance of Wake Up John, from the Babbacombe Lee album. Given the feelings re finance companies etc this album and songs about hanging seems somewhat appropriate Filed under: Commentary, Fun, Governance, Uncategorized Tagged: Babbacombe … Continue reading →

A discussion on Corporate Governance

petermsalmon — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 23:36:55 +0000

An interesting MIT video on the topic of Corporate Governance. Stewart C. Myers, Robert C. Merton (1970) Professor of Financial Economics,; MIT Sloan School of Management ; William F. Pounds, Professor Emeritus of Management; Dean Emeritus, MIT Sloan ; Adam … Continue reading →

Novopay #6 : the perils of big IT projects

petermsalmon — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 04:59:57 +0000

As I started to look at the Novopay papers, my thoughts turned to a recent article I had read at the McKinsey Quarterly website on delivering large-scale IT projects. Our research, conducted in collaboration with the University of Oxford, suggests … Continue reading →

Novopay #5: The information dump

petermsalmon — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 23:34:15 +0000

A huge amount of information has been made available for download on the MOE website. I have downloaded it. One thing worth looking for will be what has not been made available. In addition it appears that one or two … Continue reading →

Novopay #4 : Not all was sweetness and light

petermsalmon — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 23:16:48 +0000

with the prior system. According to this article in the ODT problems existed in the old Datacom system:- Principals around the country are criticising the Ministry of Education after major payroll errors, which have created a bureaucratic nightmare for many schools. … Continue reading →

Novopay #3 – More info emerges

petermsalmon — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:02:49 +0000

It seems that the arrival of Steven Joyce has led to the issue of more information, either that of the OIA. Still a lot to review Though at least one link is incorrect More later Filed under: Commentary, Governance, Professional … Continue reading →