August 2010
US Airforce SNIM Contract Announcement
We are happy to announce a recent award on which Global CI is a named team mate on the SNIM vehicle. "This is another wonderful opportunity for Global CI to continue to grow our cyber-security group and contribute with our SMEs in Enterprise Architecture, SOA, Database Warehousing, Informatics, Infrastructure, Embedded Systems and Applications development." said Mike Ziman, Global CI's CEO.
Global CI as part of the team led by Battlelle has been chosen as one of a select number of teams given the chance to bid on computer software, network, information, modeling and simulation programs for the federal government under the SNIM contract.
Battelle’s selection by the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) means we will be allowed to bid on up to $2 billion worth of task order contracts over the next five years covering cyber-security, networks, software design and other information-related programs in support of the departments of Defense, Homeland Security and other government agencies. Jeanette Miller, Global CI's lead Business Developer said "Our proprietary TOR (Task Order Review System), HCMT (Human Capital Management Tool) and Business Development style are made to order for this type of contract. We look forward to meeting the challenge everyday."
AFCEA Health IT Day
Right on the heels of HIMSS, Global CI is off to another Health IT event! Please join us at AFCEA Bethesda Chapter Health IT Day on April 6. More information can be found here -à http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=b1f75097-7adf-4da0-91b7-1f037ada28ab
March 2010
HIMSS 2010
Change is everywhere...Opportunity is here!
Transforming healthcare through IT.
Global CI is participating in the HIMSS conference again in 2010! We will be at booth 1162 to learn what is new and hot in Health ITand to continue to lead the way in developing the best applications of technology to solve the complexities of partnering government and industry for our clients and the benefit of all people.
Key Global CI consultants will also be speaking at the Interoperability Showcase representing SSA.
Please call us to arrange an on site visit at the conference...
Global CI...Your Partner for Building a Better Future!
20 Principles For Building Trust, Credibility &
Respect -Released by Dale Carnegie Training
1. Build rapport by taking
other's interests to heart. Ask questions, learn what motivates them and
create an environment for growth and learning.
2.
Listen sincerely - with your ears, eyes and heart - and without prejudice and
judgement.
3. Honor
and find merit in differences of opinion, biases and diversity.
4. Ask,
don't tell. Collaborate with others in decisions, display an open and
accepting attitude and be receptive and open-minded to new ideas and
constructive feedback.
5.
Be willing to negotiate and compromise. Be a mediator among others who
have different points of view.
6. Think
before speaking. Consider the audience, relationship and environment when
choosing words and actions.
7.
Think and speak in terms of "us." Use inclusive language and
appropriate emotions. Communicate with diplomacy, tact and sensitivity.
8.
Take care of issues promptly. Speak confidently, decisively and with
authority and offer evidence when stating opinions. Use instincts and
facts to make sound and rational decisions.
9.
Demonstrate integrity. Stand up for your beliefs and important
non-negotiable values.
10.
Remain humble. Be visible and show your staff that you are "in the
trenches" with them. Be a modest expert and be willing to defer to
other's expertise.
11.
Adhere to high standards of professional and ethical behavior. Be honest
and reliable, keep confidences, fulfill promises and keep commitments.
12.
Refrain from mood swings. Be patient and dependable and act consistently,
rationally and fairly. Be resilient and bounce back from setbacks
quickly.
13.
Be a stellar role model - act professionally and always walk the talk.
Demonstrate good will and good intentions. Give people the benefit of the
doubt, believe in honest mistakes and let people off the hook when appropriate.
14.
Demonstrate respect, trust and faith in others. Delegate, empower and let
go. Encourage risk-taking and provide support.
15.
Be authentic - demonstrate congruency between your words and actions.
Reveal your own thoughts and feelings frankly and openly and provide constructive
feedback as necessary.
16.
Be generous, courteous, approachable and available as a resource. Treat
people with compassion and dignity.
17.
Be realistic when communicating vision, goals and outcomes. Offer
opportunities for growth, training and mentoring.
18.
Be human. Accept responsibility and admit mistakes, downfalls and
disadvantages.
19.
Deal directly with others. Do not partake in gossip, spread rumors or
talk behind someone's back.
20.
Be an advocate of your staff. Focus on people's strengths, offer
encouragement and build their confidence. Show appreciation, give
recognition and share the glory by giving others credit for accomplishments.
The Global CI Broadcast Focusing on the industry's most valuable assets
Dear Jeanette
You are receiving this because we consider our relationship
with you important. We want to foster
better communication in an effort to strengthen this relationship. Like you, we have found that there is a great
deal of information "out there". Over
time I have discovered that while engaged in discussion I have often
thought and expressed how interesting this or that piece of information is to
me. Likewise, you may have thought or
expressed the same. Therefore, it is my
hope that this periodic publication may provide some tidbits that you find
helpful and entertaining. Additionally,
while co-chairing the NACCB MD TAX COALITION and working closely with MCSA and
other Maryland
technical organizations fighting for and winning the Sales Tax Law Repeal, it
became abundantly clear that we must find
ways to stay in touch. I hope this will
also serve to facilitate an open exchange on issues affecting us (not only in Maryland and the
surrounding region, but everywhere).
Through this communication we will introduce you to new
technologies, techniques, methods, and accomplishments (qualifications) that
help define Global CI. Thank you so much for your interest and for any
opportunities you may afford us to serve you.
Warmest regards,
Mike
Six Must-Know IT Trends -By Eric Chabrow, CEO, Insight
A series of new IT trends, when linked with more recent ones, will
significantly change the way corporations adopt and use technology.
The new trends, as identified in a new Forrester Research report,
include technology populism, the information workplace, dynamic
business applications, digital business architecture, IT ecosystems and
enterprise master data management.
"We are witnessing multiple trends that, when combined, will drive a
dramatic change in technology adoption and use," Bobby Cameron, a
Forrester vice president and principal analyst, writes in a just-issued
report. "Some of these trends-like X Internet, mobile, SOA, and BPM -
have been around for a few years but are just gaining the footing
required to launch them into enterprise use."
Here's Forrester's definitions of these new tech trends:
Technology Populism-Web 2.0 and social networking meet the enterprise.
Thanks to an advancing technology-native workforce, ubiquitous
broadband, and abundant collaboration and Social Computing tools,
information workers can provision their own software tools, information
sources and social networks via the Web to support their jobs. But
technology populism comes with new risks, including compromised
security and privacy and poor control of intellectual property.
Information Workplace-complex information delivered in the user's context.
This next-generation digital workplace is based on portal,
collaboration, content management and office productivity technologies,
plus many emerging Web 2.0 and social-computing technologies. It
provides a role-based, contextual, seamless, guided, visual, and
multimodal work experience for the user.
Dynamic Business Applications-component apps that target certain roles but change easily.
IT's primary goal during the next five years should be to invent a new
generation of enterprise software that adapts to the business and its
work and evolves with it. Forrester calls this new generation dynamic
business applications, emphasizing close alignment with business
processes and work (design for people) and adaptability to business
change (build for change).
Digital Business Architecture-SOA, unified communications, and virtual computing.
Digital business architecture is a top-level conceptual model for
planning the future of technology and architecture. Technology design
must directly reflect business design. The business goals for each
technology domain are the basis for a taxonomy of seven major strategic
platforms for digital business: SOA platform, information fabric,
interaction platform, information workplace, unified communications
platform, business service management platform, and business design
platform. These strategic platforms provide focal points around which
to structure and design a future technology base.
IT Ecosystems-gravity wells of products and services.
Market forces of commoditization, miniaturization, industrialization
and globalization, along with changing buyer sentiments, will
accelerate a shift in the dominant form of IT delivery by 2012-from
buyers self-integrating technology to having outside providers assemble
and manage it. These four underlying drivers aren't new, but their
convergence will accelerate this market shift and make it stick, with
stable operations farmed out to third parties, new intellectual
property sourced from open communities and solution brokers, emerging
technologies going to market wrapped in process bundles and new
software investments based on subscriptions rather than ownership.
Enterprise Master Data Management-addressing cross-app data use and management.
Master data management's goal is to deliver trusted data throughout the
enterprise. But in an effort to open up access to data while enforcing
policies and regulations, this strategy must focus on mitigating the
organizational, process and business case challenges that an
enterprisewide, multi-data-domain, master-data-management business
capability introduces before considering comprehensive technology
architectures. Enterprise master data management is a multiyear,
multiphase, maturing business capability that will allow the delivery
of trusted and quality customer, product and other critical data.
"The IT everywhere technology wave has no single transformative
technology that will single-handedly drive business change," Cameron
writes. "Instead, each of the technologies in this wave will have its
greatest impact through collective adoption."
IT
Employment Hits Another All-time High in August; Striking Sharp
Contrast with Dismal Conditions Prevailing in General Employment Market -Released by NACCB
Alexandria, VA, September 9, 2008 - While there was considerable
deterioration of the general employment market in August, IT employment
reached another all-time high during the month, according to the
National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses (NACCB), which
tracks monthly IT employment. The association reported IT employment
reached 3,936,300 in August, a record high. The August gain of 17,000
from the previous month followed in almost identical gain in July (an
upward revision) reflecting continuing strength in IT employment. From
August 2007 through the current month, IT employment is up 240,000, or
6.5 percent---far outpacing the general employment market. The broader
job market continues to shed jobs with unemployment rising rapidly. In
August, general unemployment rose .4% and current stands at 6.1%---up
1.4% since a year ago. Read More
