PSR Reviews - Historical Archive

Janco Associates has aquired the rights to all issues of PSR Reviews, a bi-monthly newsletter that the CEO of Janco wrote and published between March 1991 and October 2000.

PSR Revews Archive of Articles

• 2000
• 1999
• 1998
• 1997
• 1996
• 1995
• 1994
• 1993
• 1992
• 1991

PSR Reviews - Volume X - 2000

• eJobDescription.com Launched
• Future Is Way Beyond What Anyone Thinks
• Generation X is Aging and is Being Replaced by Generation Y
• High-Touch Strategies for the High-Tech Environment
• Inflation Rears its Ugly Head as Demand for IT Professionals Increases
• Internet on Your new Cell Phone - Is That One Feature Too Many?
• No Matter How Much Tinkgs Change, They Remain the Same
• IPO Based Companies Face New Risks From a Major Brain Drain
• Replacement for Windows Is Coming Out 2/14/2000
• Service911.com Makes A Big Splash
• Web Annotation Can Become Graffiti On Your Web Site
• What Power For My Workstation? The Road to Higher Productivity
  

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• Forecast of Southern California Job Market January 2000
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market March 2000
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market May 2000
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market July 2000
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market September 2000

PSR Reviews - Volume IX - 1999

• 2000 is Closer to 1984 Than You Think
• 2000 is Closer to 1984 Follow Up
• As The Stock Market Soars - Is There Still Money To Be Made
• Computer the Size of An Atom Are Possible
• Entry Level Programmers Are Not Trained To Do Basic Tasks
• Face Recognition By Computer is a Reality
• Internet Is Capturing Information On You
• Microsoft and Intel Make Big Bucks
• Microsoft Has Given Netscape New Life As The Case Drags On
• New Age Support Via The Internet - www.supporthelp.com
• Skills Necessary To Get A Job And Succeed Have Changed
• Technology is Everywhere and is the Great Equalizer
• Zinnote To Be First With Windows 2000 Certification
  

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• Forecast of Southern California Job Market January 1999
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market March 1999
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market May 1999
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market July 1999
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market September 1999
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market November 1999

PSR Reviews - Volume VIII - 1998

• 105 Year Old Ordered to Kindergarden
• Balanced Scorecard and Job Content Analysis
• Best of COMDEX - Best Productivity Software
• Browser War Casualty Netscape is on its Way Down
• Mainframe and Desktop Data Integration a Reality
• Netscape is it the Bottom of the 9th?
• Programmer-less and Operator-less Tools
• Report Design and Presentation of Data is Not All Art
• Standard Benchmarks For IT Budgets Set In Study
• World Class HR Reporting Metrics Made Easy
• Zinnote, a New Age Tool, Unleashes Data for the Common Man
  

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• Forecast of Southern California Job Market January 1998
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market March 1998
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market May 1998
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market July 1998
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market November 1998

PSR Reviews - Volume VII - 1997

• Companies That Do Not Know Status of Year 200 Projects Are at Risk
• Disaster Strikes Major Record Retention Facility
• Email Done Well is a Major Productivity Improvement
• Internet Access Is Limited By Poor Web Design
• Metrics are the New Hot Button
• Mid Level Positions in IT Now Pay $80,000
• Ozone Layer and Environmentalist Put Organization at Risk
• Southern California is The City of the Future - Are You Prepared
• Top Salary Ranges for IT Executives Soar
• Year 200 Efforts Will Do Damage to Many
  

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• Forecast of Southern California Job Market January 1997
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market March 1997
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market May 1997
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market July 1997
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market September 1997

PSR Reviews - Volume VI - 1996

• Changing Internet Service Providers Can Be Hard Work - But Necessary
• Changing Internet Service Providers Can Be Hard Work - Part Two
• Client Server - Can I See Your Standards
• Data Processing Professionals Benefit From Improving Economy
• Do You Really Have A Totally Secure Firewall?
• Increasing Percentage of Violence Happens In The Work Place
• Internet Is The Market Of The Future - Who Will Make Money?
• Motivating Professionals - The Key To Success
• PSR's Web Site Domestic And International Sales Exceed $100,000
• Terminology - What Do Those Buzz Words Mean?
• Version Control - How Do You Know When You Should Go To The Next Version
• Workstation for the High Value Executive - The Road To Higher Productivity
  

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• Forecast of Southern California Job Market January 1996
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market March 1996
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market May 1996
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market July 1996
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market September 1996
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market November 1996

PSR Reviews - Volume V - 1995

• 1995 is the Year of Revolution In The Work Place
• Career Paths - Responsibility Of Individual Or Organization?
• Create An Electronic Store Front - Improve Marketing Performance And Reduce Costs
• Internet is Like the Wild West - It Is Run By Cowboys
• Many Information Systems Functions Do Not Have Adequate Metrics Implemented
• Operating Systems Are The Bane Of The Information Highway
• Protecting Internet Domain Names Is An Issue That Is Now More Complex
• PSR Finds An Easy Way To Measure Quality of EIS and DSS
• Telecommuting is Cost Effective For Many Small to Medium Sized Firms
• Total Compensation Falls for Chief Information Officers
• What Are You Doing Right Now To Put Your Job At Risk?
• Will the OSHA Ergonomics Act Be Implemented?
  

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• Forecast of Southern California Job Market January 1995
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market March 1995
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market May 1995
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market July 1995
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market September 1995
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market November 1995

PSR Reviews - Volume IV - 1994

• 1994 - a Vacation Compared to 1993
• CD-ROM Is Only a Transitory Storage Technology
• Disaster Recovery for the Home Computer
• Downsizing Exposes Many to Employee Discrimination Suits
• How to Transform a Business Culture - an Art Form
• IBM and DEC Are No Longer the Safe Path to Follow
• Lessons Learned as Disaster Strikes LA... Again!!!
• MIS Salaries Stay Flat -- Again!!!
• Myths of Client Server Architecture Are Impacting Many
• Organizations Feel No Responsibility for Existing Employees
• Technology Explosion Causes Critical Skill Shortages
• True Cost of Client Server Are Hidden From Management's View
• Violence In The Work Place Is a Major Liability In Many Firms
  

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• Forecast of Southern California Job Market January 1994
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market March 1994
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market May 1994
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market July 1994
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market September 1994
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market November 1994

PSR Reviews - Volume III - 1993

• Client Server Applications Design Turns Many IS Organizations Into Dinosaurs
• Compensation Goes Up By 5% to $280,000 for MIS Executives
• Compensation Pool for MIS Executives Slides
• Customer Service is Non-Existent for Many Vendors
• DEC Continues to Build Buggy Wips
• DEC User Saves Over $900,000 Plus Finds Overpayment
• Organize to Compete and Survive as a Chief Information Officer
• Best Practices Include Shiftw in Focus of IS
• How Will the Family Leave Bill Impact Your Mission Critical Projects
• IBM's Restructuring Will Drive Many Companies Out of Business
• IRS Continues to Hund for Additional Tax Revenue and to Eliminate Contractors in Many Organizations
• Predictions for 1993 and Beyond
• Report Design and Presentation of Data is Not All Art
• Requirements to Support a Virtual Office Cost Between $3,500 to $4,500 per Employee
• Virtual Office Concept Reduces Overhead Cost by Over 25%
• Washington is Out of Touch With the Needs of IT and is About to Make George Orwell's World Real
  

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• Forecast of Southern California Job Market January 1993
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market March 1993
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market May 1993
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market July 1993
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market September 1993
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market November 1993

PSR Reviews - Volume II - 1992

• Balanced Performance Is The Road to Success
• CIOs Focus on Winning Technologies Early
• CIOs Hang on In Management of Company MIS Function
• Competing Thru Technology
• Cost of Voice and Data Communications Support Functions Is Increasing
• Improving User Satisfaction is Easier Than it Sounds
• Limited Salary Increase Over the Last 12 Months
• Mainframe software pricing will accelerate the decline of mainfram computers
• Measurement of MIS Made Simple
• New Discrimination Legislation Is Now The Law - What Risks Do You Face?
• Paper Books and Documentation Are Anchors
• Risk Assessment is a skill that many mid-level managers need to develop
• Some JD Edwards Implementation Are Set To Fail From The Start
• Successful Groups are Results Driven
• Your Customer Service Level Can Be Improved
• We Moved
• What does it take to be paid $200,000 as a MIS Executive?
• Will 1992 beat 1991?
  

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• Forecast of Southern California Job Market January 1992
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market March 1992
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market May 1992
• Forecast of Southern Calfornia Job Market July 1992
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market September 1992
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market November 1992

PSR Reviews - Volume I - 1991

• Are Your Business Units Pulling To Get Control of Systems
• Audit Reduces Unnecessary Expenditures
• Big Brother is Watching -- George Orwell Lives
• Costs Too High for Application Maintenance Support
• Economy has turned the corner - the sky is not falling anymore
• Insourcing a New Concept
• Modeling Packages
• Outsourcing: Future or Fad?
• Paying too Much for Computer Hardware
• Personal Computers - Your Most Undermanaged Asset
• Programmer Productivity is Industry Focus
• Quick Check Reduces Voice and Data Expense
• Quick Guide to Show the Value You Provide Your Firm
• Quick Results from Mission Critical Project Management
• Reduce Head Count by Outsourcing
• Resource Management
• Salaries Stay Flat For MIS -- First Time in Over Ten Years
• Strategic Planning a Driving Force in Cost Recuction
• Soft Climate Diffuses IS Focus
• Some JD Edwards Implementation Are Set To Fail From The Start
• SPA is Watching You
• Surviving In Today's Competitive Market
• Ten Years -- PCs Not Integrated
• Today Business Focus On Cost Reduction And Productivity Improvements
  

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• Forecast of Southern California Job Market March 1991
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market May 1991
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market July 1991
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market September 1991
• Forecast of Southern California Job Market November 1991