PSR Reviews - Historical Archive

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

Many of these articles have been updated to reflect current technology. They are provided here for you personal use only. Any re-publication can only be done if it includes our copyright and a link the the article or home page of this site. No ads or links other than those in the article can be placed with the expressed written permission of Janco Associates.

PSR Reviews 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 Tinkles 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 Kindergarten
• 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
• E-mail 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 Hunt 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 mainframe 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 California 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 Under managed 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 Reduction
• 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