Jul 6

Jul 6 Will Merging U.S. Science Agencies Increase Innovation?

Collaboration, Governance, Innovation, Mergers & Acquisitions, NOAA, R&D Management, Strategy

I read the news report Merger of US earth sciences agencies proposed by AP Science Writer Randolph E. Schmid with mixed feelings. The report describes a serious proposal to combine two US government agencies, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Mar 5

Mar 5 Project Management, Social Media, and Defining "Community"

Dennis D. McDonald

Collaboration, Definitions, Enterprise 2.0, Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions, PMandSM, Project Blog Survey, Project Management, , , Web 2.0

As a continuation of our Conversation about Project Management and Social Media, Lee White in his recent post Project Community states the following: The point here is not that Social Media, as discussed in earlier posts, directly drives efficiencies, but that it can create a community of project stakeholders that are passionate about the successful completion of a project.

Feb 28
Feb 28 Using Internal Social Media to Address Corporate M&A-Related Stress

Dennis D. McDonald

Enterprise 2.0, Management Tools, Mergers & Acquisitions, , , Strategy

Michael Auzenne’s comment on my post Incorporating Social Networking Systems with Mergers & Acquisition Planning struck a chord:

Feb 15

Feb 15 Incorporating Social Networking Systems with Mergers & Acquisition Planning

Dennis D. McDonald

Consolidation, Energy, Mergers & Acquisitions, , , Strategy

In 2003 I published an article titled Mergers & Acquisitions: What Executives Should Know about I.T. It was based on management experiences I had on a multi-year post-merger project that consolidated the data and software of two large public energy utilities.

Feb 28 Feb 28 Using Internal Social Media to Address Corporate M&A-Related Stress

Feb 28
Feb 28 Using Internal Social Media to Address Corporate M&A-Related Stress