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CIO how-to: The art of developing direct reports
Most IT professionals want to develop new skills, do well and be rewarded with more pay and higher-level positions. Unfortunately, IT executives often don't do enough to help employees get there. Column | 08 Jun 2005
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Hot skills drive IT salaries up
Want to hire a VoIP expert? What about a certified IS auditor? Better get out the checkbook. See which IT skills are now commanding top dollar. Article | 07 Jun 2005
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Project Expert: Prepare your project managers for success
Recently, I was asked to mentor a newly promoted project manager who was having problems keeping his e-commerce project on track. I asked him to draw his project's organization chart. He began with an inverted pyramid, which he divided into five slot... Column | 26 May 2005
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Gartner outlines new CIO reporting strategy
It's called the Office of the CIO -- and it's a new strategy for giving CIOs organizational clout. Article | 19 May 2005
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The CIO name game
When it comes to senior-ranking IT officers, a CIO by any other name can be confusing. Why do some companies balk at the notion of a CIO while others brag about it? Article | 09 May 2005
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Project Expert: Only leaders need apply
Since every project is a speculative undertaking that will consume valuable resources, every project needs an effective leader -- the committed sponsor. Even if the project has a reasonable budget and a lineup of talented people, it must have a spons... Column | 29 Apr 2005
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IT projects: Talk your way out of half-baked ideas from senior business executives
The high rate of failure for IT projects no longer concerns only CIOs at big corporations. IT executives at midsized companies face the same expectations for efficient, effective IT delivery, despite smaller budgets and more limited resources. This p... Column | 29 Mar 2005
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CIOs make project management skills a priority
Long neglected in favor of technology know-how, formal project management skills are suddenly in demand. Article | 24 Jan 2005
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IBM buys European business continuity firm
The move is expected to boost IBM's services and consulting offerings in disaster recovery specifically for financial customers in Europe. Article | 16 Apr 2004
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Outsmarting with outsourcing
She was expecting maybe six months to get a massive outsourcing project up and running. Her bosses gave her six weeks. She didn't disappoint and shares the secret to her success here. Article | 11 Dec 2003