Our Pecha Kucha star at Computers in Libraries 2008, Greg Schwartz is the moderator for the our pecha kucha at Internet Librarian 2008 next month in Monterey CA.  Listen to Greg’s talk about podcasting here.  For tips on doing your own pecha kucha (where each speaker has 6 min and 40 seconds and up to 20 slides to make their points) check this out.

The CIL audience loved the pecha kucha relating to social media and the upcoming IL one will focus on planning topics.  Rebecca Jones, my business partner, will talk about planning frameworks, and it will be very exciting to see good friend Stephen Abram get his points across without going over his alotted time!

From KMWorld.com’s e-letter NewsLinks: 

Most IT managers are stumped when it comes to capturing the right IT metrics and then effectively conveying their relevance to management. Decision makers tend to focus on the one metric they understand: The cost of IT and how to reduce it.

This new Forrester White Paper reveals the five essential metrics for effectively managing IT.

Download this White Paper to learn:

• How to align IT investments to business goals
• Strategies for capturing the right metrics
• Tips for translating the value of IT contributions

Check out this great strategic planning guide on the Treasury Board of Canada’s website.  It “provides practical advice and best practices for departments and agencies on developing Information Management (IM) or Information Technology (IT) strategic plans.”  Nice approach.