Options, Options Everywhere

Posted by on Apr 6, 2013 in Portfolio | 0 comments Detailed research in the early project stages allowed NerdWallet to deliver a new financial tool in less than three months. BY PETER FRETTY  Choices can be a mixed blessing. Too few, and one bristles, seeking more possibilities; too many leads to paralysis by indecision and second-guessing. The consequences of some choices aren’t high—chocolate or vanilla, paper or plastic. But when it...
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Sea Green

Posted by on Mar 1, 2013 in Portfolio | 0 comments The Barangaroo Harbor area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, was once a bustling harbor, with warehouses and ships crowding the waterfront. In recent years, however, traffic at the 22,000-hectare (54,363-acre) site petered out, leaving a dismal spread of disused container wharves. To remove the blight on Sydney’s waterfront—and rejuvenate the local economy—the New South Wales...
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Comply or Die

Posted by on Oct 2, 2012 in Portfolio | 0 comments From finance to healthcare to telecommunications, the already long list of compliance regulations keeps growing. And each time a new rule or restriction is added—regardless of how well-meaning it may be—the project teams and organizations it affects have to adapt. To ensure that change occurs with minimal disruption, organizations are launching more compliance-based projects to align...
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Encryption in the cloud

Posted by on Jun 6, 2012 in Portfolio | 0 comments There is no way around it, cloud computing is here to stay. And, while cloud’s scalability and flexibility represent a host of new opportunities for businesses of all sizes, the increasingly popular operating model also shines a bright light on the need to address potentially dangerous security implications. After all, as organizations add cloud services to the IT mix, it extends the...
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Gaining Steam

Posted by on May 24, 2012 in Portfolio | 0 comments Nicaragua suffered an energy crisis in 2006, with countrywide blackouts lasting from four to 12 hours a day. The cause? The country was too dependent upon imported fuel oil, which at the time was the source of most of its electricity. Oil prices had escalated from less than US$40 to over US$100 per barrel, which, when paired with a strict energy rationalization policy, left hundreds of...
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