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This template provides a structured approach to IT budgeting and financial planning. It’s comprehensive yet flexible enough to adapt to various company sizes.

Let’s break my process down into manageable steps and hopefully, it will help you a bit. Also, I include an IT Budget template for you.

This is an example of a Risk Assessment document for a fictional company. Feel free to use it as a template when creating your Risk Assessment document.

This is an template of a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) for a fictional company. Feel free to use it as a template when creating your own DRP.

This is an example of a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) for a fictional company. Feel free to use it as a template when creating your own BIA.

Implementing a robust Disaster Recovery plan (DRP) is crucial. Here are the steps of creating and implementing a DR plan for your organization.

Below is an example of a BYOD Policy that you can take and use for your own company.

Many of us check our work emails before our morning coffee. The shift in work habits has given rise to Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies.

Here are the five critical traits I look for in every IT hire, regardless of the specific role or level of seniority, along with interview questions.

I really liked this book. It’s simple and straightforward. Most of the content is common sense, but it’s delivered in a way that is easy to understand and digest

Do you need help with anything? I’m donating my Fridays to help other businesses.

I read a lot of books every year. This one struck a chord with me. Tony Fadell explains things in a way that is easily relatable, and easy to understand.

Teamwork is an essential part of any successful business. It encourages collaboration and can help to create a positive work environment. But getting coworkers to work together can be difficult, so implementing office games to encourage teamwork is important.

I have seen many challenges with risk identification and identifying potential risks and their impact on a project. One of the biggest issues that arise is the lack of knowledge and experience in risk management, especially when dealing with an overly complex software project.

Concerning Software Engineer interview questions, here’s the method I’ve honed over the years to deliver more rockstars.

Throughout my technology career, I have seen many challenges faced by employees (especially remote employees) around difficulty focusing on tasks.

Encouraging open communication and collaboration among team members is essential to creating a culture of transparency and trust. However, achieving this can be a challenge, especially in large software engineering departments where teams are spread across different locations and time zones. Let’s discuss how to build trust on a team.

I’ve observed that many employees struggle with mentorship at times. It can be especially difficult for newer managers who are still learning the people skills side of their job, but even seasoned team members can encounter obstacles. So what are some of the problems that employees face regarding coaching and mentoring colleagues? Let’s take a closer look.

As someone who has spent decades working in the software industry, I have witnessed many common problems that Engineers face when it comes to collaborating with Product Owners to prioritize the product backlog items. This is especially true with the Agile methodology of project management, which involves frequent and close collaboration between engineering teams and product owners.

I have come across various challenges that employees face when it comes to facilitating retrospectives in software engineering teams. They are meant to identify areas for improvement in their team’s processes and practices and are essential to creating a culture of continuous improvement but they are not always easy to conduct.

Hiliter is the perfect Chrome extension to see where your brand and links are on every webpage you visit. Free to use.

They asked me to name one of my favorite books about business. Check it out. https://www.welpmagazine.com/experts-tell-us-the-best-books-on-business-strategy/

A very detailed tutorial for getting started at AWS!

SD Times quoted me about the challenges faced with implementing and managing automated tests for your software.

AquaMobile asked me to write a guest post for them. Enjoy!

It’s always good to be referenced in technical sites. TechTarget has one from me here.