AVO Chief » Archive for February 2010
Six Steps to How a Business Can Survive In a Down Economy
In a down economy one of the first reactions that companies may try is to reduce their IT Operating Expenditures (OPEX) across the board. While this may bring down IT costs it may also bring down overall revenue over time. Studies conducted by Dr. Howard Rubin on 400 companies during the the 2001-2003 recession actually show that it is in a company’s best interest to optimize IT spending instead of merely cutting IT costs. This approach is actually part of the Business Agility mantra. Companies that understand how to optimize their IT spending will be better able to achieve the agile business models they need. The study found that winning companies applied the following six steps: 1. Optimize Costs – this doesn’t mean to just cut costs but to cut the right ones .This … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business Agility, Strategy
Product Review: Central Desktop 2.0’s User Experience Transformed with UI Changes
I came from the internet heyday when the user experience was trumpeted as the holy grail of application development. As a designer I worked under a head of User Experience and the UI was a key focus of many development projects. That has never left me. I still believe products that have distanced themselves over competitors usually have a User Experience advantage like Apple in its design of iTunes and iPhone. If you look at the competitive SaaS market the winners over time will be those who focus on UI in regards to how it affects the User Experience. Central Desktop seems to understand this now. Originally although Central Desktop has been a good-value sharepoint alternative it has left something to be desired in the User Experience arena. It was a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Collaboration, Reviews