Donna Lindskog

Donna Lindskog is an Information Systems Professional (retired) and has her Masters degree in Computer Science from the University of Regina. She has worked in the IT industry since 1978. Most of those years were at SaskTel where she progressed from Programmer, to Business Analyst, to Manager. At one point she had over 48 IT positions reporting to her and she has experience outside of IT managing Engineers. As a Relationship Manager, Donna worked with executive to define the IT Principles so departmental roles were defined. As the Resource Manager in the Corporate Program/Project Management Office, she introduced processes to get resources for corporate priorities. In 2003 she was given the YWCA Woman of Distinction Award in Technology.

Articles by Donna Lindskog

What IT leaders can learn about ethics from Mike Duffy

Talking to your peers might help you avoid some of the pitfalls they have found dealing with expenses for consultant and vendors, and asking the experts should be a default.

Wisdom: Designers are servants

Designers must have knowledge of what the business can afford.

Ethics say IT should track and measure projects

We misrepresent ourselves with poor estimates.

3D printers are a new means of production, but that might not be a good thing

Are the IT shops ready to become the replacement for warehouse distribution?

Should Obama go through your Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts?

While politicians and law catch up to the reality of current IT abilities, IT should offer opinions as the knowledgeable professionals in this area

How Sci Fi teaches IT Ethics

Too often we view anyone that objects to our plans as an obstacle or a “risk to the project”. This is when we tend to snap into Sci Fi mode

Should businesses respond to terrorism threat levels?

How much information your organization puts online is worth considering

Are you hoarding data?

The cloud makes it easy for organizations to keep everything, but CIOs have to warn that clean data is the most important goal

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