How do I excuse myself from applying for secret clearance without having my boss think less of me? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 7, 2009 - 25 answers

I'm going to be selling two downloadable information products to businesses. One will be priced (at most) $495. The other will be more, about $1200. I hope customers will use credit cards, not purchase orders. Do I hope in vain? [more inside]
posted by PatoPata on Jan 23, 2009 - 10 answers

What is the best and most intuitive PC/Mac inventory management/software distribution solution available for a small business with around 250 users and six IT guys? [more inside]
posted by joshrholloway on Sep 22, 2008 - 5 answers

New to IT department- what to expect? [more inside]
posted by I_Love_Bananas on Jul 13, 2008 - 16 answers

When you find yourself in a life-harming situation due to a unique administrative hiccup in a government bureaucracy (and since no one's anticipated this sort of hiccup, no one's empowered to override it)....what do you do? [more inside]
posted by jimmyjimjim on Oct 13, 2007 - 38 answers

How do great I.T. Managers run their departments? I am looking for a playbook on how to run a steamlined I.T. department for an organization of 500-1000 people. McDonalds has a handbook on running a restaurant from soup-to-nuts. I want the same for an I.T. Department. I have searched the Web and Amazon and cannot practical, tactical information on managing an I.T. department. I can easily find literature on high-level concepts like ITIL, SOA, and 'Runnng I.T. Like a Business', but nothing practical like 'How to run a helpdesk', 'How To Keep Track of Software Licenses' or even 'What does an I.T. Manager really do?'. What are the things that your I.T. department does that make them great? How do I get a blackbelt in I.T. Management?
posted by jasondigitized on Feb 20, 2007 - 22 answers

What is the best solution for an IT department to manage documents? [more inside]
posted by aceyprime on Nov 17, 2006 - 6 answers

I am trying to determine if a building I saw once was real or a dream. [more inside]
posted by beetsuits on Jun 19, 2006 - 16 answers

When the United States gets involved in litigation before the International Court of Justice, who makes all of the relevant litigation decisions? [more inside]
posted by willbaude on Jun 21, 2005 - 3 answers

Is there some sort of civic reasoning as to why sanitation workers generally make more than police officers? [more inside]
posted by Mean Mr. Bucket on Jan 27, 2005 - 25 answers

A NYC Question: Just what are the socioeconomic and cultural stereotypes for Manhattan's more traditional department stores? In other words, why is Bloomingdale's often referred to as exclusive by (possibly ignorant) British journalists? [More inside.] [more inside]
posted by MiguelCardoso on Oct 6, 2004 - 17 answers