Toyota’s sudden acceleration woes, which led its CEO Akio Toyoda to appear before Congress to explain why the company’s famed quality system broke down and spawned a massive $16M government fine for hiding safety problems, puts a shadow across their once acclaimed management practices. But its worth remembering what once worked about the innovative Japanese management practices brought to our shores by Toyota.
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Web RFP Template
I designed this template for organizations and companies who are at the start of their Web development project and are looking for a professional approach to preparing an RFP for the market. It has adapted from presentations and seminars hosted by NPower (formerly Technology Works for Good) and the Small Business Administration S.C.O.R.E. workshop series, and offered as a public service.
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How to Pick a Web Host: 8 Factors
If you own or publish a website, you will be responsible for deciding where and how to host it. Finding the right criteria for such a decision can be a puzzle, especially if like most of the world, technology is not your day-job. This write-up offers some top-level factors that website owners can use to evaluate and select the right web host…
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