Situating Personal Information Management Practices within an Organization

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Google Tech Talk
December 4, 2009

ABSTRACT

Presented by Manuel Pérez-Quiñones.

Personal Information Management (PIM) practices are the behaviors that we follow when we organize our information. This often includes emails, documents, bookmarks, pictures, etc. Research in PIM has identified a common set of activities that require support: encountering information, organizing information, filing/archiving, and reusing information. Different tools must provide different kinds of support for each one of these activities.

PIM practices become easier if the organization provides some infrastructure to alleviate the difficulty of these activities. But a larger value is that the organization can leverage these personal practices to improve the effectiveness of others and to capture that elusive corporate knowledge in an easy way.

In this talk, I will describe previous work in PIM and highlight how some of the PIM practices can be supported and leveraged from the organization point of view.

Manuel A. Pérez-Quiñones is Associate Dean and Director of the Office for Graduate Recruiting and Diversity Initiatives at the Graduate School, Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science, and a member of the Center for Human-Computer Interaction at Virginia Tech. Pérez-Quiñones holds a DSc in Computer Science from The George Washington University. His research interests include human-computer interaction, personal information management, user interface software, digital government, and educational uses of computers. He is a member of the Coalition to Diversify Computing, where he co-directs the national program Collaborative Research Experience for Undergraduates in Computer Science and Engineering. He serves on the editorial board for ACM’s Transactions on Computing Education journal. For 2008-2010 has been included in the IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Visitor program.

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International business is a collective term used to describe the operational objectives of organizations that have business interests in other countries. Learn about the efforts of international businesses to standardize their products with help from a management teacher in this free video on business management and international business.

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Enterprise Information Management, Inc. (EIM) is a veteran-owned small business, providing streamlined business process models to assist organizations in building quality information management solutions. Partnering with government and commercial organizations, EIM promotes the entire life-cycle of enterprise transformation, from vision development and strategic planning to the application of technology to reengineered business processes. Since its inception in 1996, EIM has maintained a uniquely strong commitment to customer attention, while building and growing on the successful business model of professionalism and strong ethical values.

Enterprise Information Management, Inc. (EIM) is a veteran-owned small business, providing streamlined business process models to assist organizations in building quality information management solutions. Partnering with government and commercial organizations, EIM promotes the entire life-cycle of enterprise transformation, from vision development and strategic planning to the application of technology to reengineered business processes. Since its inception in 1996, EIM has maintained a uniquely strong commitment to customer attention, while building and growing on the successful business model of professionalism and strong ethical values.

For more information, visit www.eim-usa.com

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Business Analysis – Collective Genius Business Analysis

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Welcome to Collective Genius
There are not enough experienced Business Analysts for the number of projects that need them. Our Mission at Collective Genius is to address the shortage of skilled Business Analysts by working with the organizations that are most passionate about business analysis, by developing business analysis centers of excellence, and providing ongoing knowledge sharing and business analysis talent.
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