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Mobile device management in the workplace: A guide for CIOs
Mobile devices enable flexibility previously unimaginable in the workplace, but they carry concerns about security and compliance. Learn more in our mobile device management guide. CIO Briefing
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IT management FAQ guides for enterprise IT strategies
In these IT management FAQ guides, get answers to frequently asked questions about technologies and methodologies such as ITIL, Lean thinking, Six Sigma, Agile and more. FAQ
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IT chargeback management tips and turnoffs
In this guide, experts offer guidance on IT chargeback management, a process that some believe does more harm than good. Tutorial
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Tips for developing a lean integration strategy
This excerpt from "Lean Integration: An Integration Factory Approach to Business Agility," offers seven lean integration principles and the skills needed to make them work. Book Excerpt
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How to survive a recession using best practices in IT: A quiz for CIOs
Do you know how to survive a recession using best practices in IT cost management? In this enterprise CIO guide, review our latest stories and test your IQ on IT lessons learned. Quiz
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FAQ: Agile practices and their role in software development
Companies are increasingly using Agile practices to improve software project outcomes. Learn more about Agile here, from Scrum to Extreme Programming and more. FAQ
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Review the latest trends in ITSM and ITIL best practices
Many enterprises find that implementing ITSM and ITIL best practices leads to improved efficiencies and lower costs. Review our latest ITSM and ITIL content and take our quiz. Quiz
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The Real Business of IT: Download a free chapter
The book "The Real Business of IT" focuses on how CIOs can demonstrate the value of IT as a strategic partner. Download a free chapter on finding new value sources in IT. Book Chapter
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FAQ: IT and organizational change management
The CIO's role in organizational and IT change management is to ensure service availability and business support. Learn more about IT's role in change management. FAQ
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ITIL and ITSM best practices for process improvement
ITSM and ITIL processes continue to gain traction in enterprises as CIOs seek to cut costs and increase efficiencies through business process improvement. Learn more in this guide. CIO Briefing
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Big data is dead? Long live analytics apps?
The view of BI as an enterprise-wide system similar to ERP is giving way to a more tactical, "disaggregated" approach based on analytics apps. News | 07 Feb 2012
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CIO: Forget tech metrics; meeting business needs is measure of success
Don't ask iRobot CIO Jay Leader to calculate tech metrics on IT projects. News | 02 Feb 2012
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Quick take: Why iRobot's CIO doesn't like enterprise cloud computing
Contrarian iRobot CIO Jay Leader explains why he has no use -- at the moment -- for enterprise cloud computing. It's all about the economics, stupid. News | 02 Feb 2012
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Your technology investments are vital to the business, so prove it
CIOs are proving the value of technology investments with a few of their own, and generating revenue for the business with existing technologies. News | 25 Jan 2012
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IT salary survey: Highest earners are cozy with business, hard on IT
The highest earners among IT senior and midlevel leaders differ from their less well-off peers -- and not just because they make more money. News | 24 Jan 2012
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The CIO and the extended enterprise
The CIO role is stretching further into the outer limits of the "extended enterprise." News | 23 Jan 2012
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2012 IT priorities: Windows 7 migration, yes; cloud, not so much
Our survey says the top IT priority in 2012 is Windows 7 migration, despite predictions that the cloud would replace companies' IT infrastructures. News | 12 Jan 2012
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IT forecast for 2012: Cautious growth in U.S.
Though spending is expected to grow in U.S. IT departments, our IT forecast for 2012 shows a smaller increase than expected. News | 12 Jan 2012
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CIOs proving the value of technology investments
There's no easy way to prove the value of technology investments, but smart CIOs are finding new ones -- and smarter still, being proactive about it. News | 12 Jan 2012
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Rosy outlook for services broker model may have thorns
The IT services-broker model might be good for your business, but one CIO cautions against letting the label define your role. News | 05 Jan 2012
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Business analytics: Creating one version of the truth
Deloitte's analytics strategy expert shares ways CIOs can identify and break down business analytics barriers and avoid quick data fixes and detours. Tip
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Assessing an enterprise's analytics maturity
Ten basic questions will help guide enterprises along the path of analytics awareness. Tip
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The path to a corporate culture enlightened by business analytics
Deloitte Consulting's analytics strategy expert dishes on what it takes to make better use and sense of business analytics across the enterprise. Tip
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CIO career track favors process management, IT specialization chops
CIOs concerned about their career track should take a hard look at IT specialization and find ways to become the business' BPM guru. Tip
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Agile project management leaders need to define 'sustainable pace'
It is up to Agile project management leaders to set a realistic and sustainable pace for these projects. Tip
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Agile project management helps overcome IT obstacles
Traditional project management can ruin the best-intentioned IT efforts. It's time to get flexible and interact with stakeholders using Agile methods. The Real Niel
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Evolving IT skill sets: Seven roles that should be on CIOs' radar
This tip looks at the IT skill sets that most likely will be outsourced, and at seven skill sets CIOs will be scrambling to fill. Tip
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Smart business intelligence strategy all about making better decisions
CIOs seeking competitive advantage must make better decisions about products, markets, operations and customers. The right BI strategy can guide them. The Real Niel
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CIOs dissect evolving role of the CIO in cloud and mobile computing
Leveraging cloud and mobile computing is now a requisite for CIO success. Early-adopter CIOs at MIT Sloan's CIO Symposium offer their insights. Tip
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The mobility megatrend: Embrace the change or get left behind
Mobility and everything the technology is influencing could bring about more change than the Internet revolution did. How can we succeed? Embrace change and lead. The Real Niel
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The role of QA teams
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The roles and responsibilities of CIOs
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IT/business alignment standards and sources
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vendor management office (VMO)
A vendor management office (VMO) is an internal unit within an enterprise that is charged with evaluating third-party providers of goods and services, supervising day-to-day interactions and managing longer-term relationships. Definition
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disruptive innovation
Disruptive innovation is the introduction of new technologies, products or services in an effort to promote change and gain advantage over the competition. In this context, the word disruptive does not mean to interrupt or cause disorder -- it means ... Definition
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IT innovation
IT (information technology) innovation in an enterprise is about using technology in new ways, where the result is a more efficient organization and an improved alignment between technology initiatives and business goals. Definition
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IT business transformation
IT business transformation is a thorough or dramatic change in the business processes and technologies a company employs to reach important business goals. Definition
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mission mode project (MMP)
A mission mode project (MMP) is an individual project within the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) that focuses on one aspect of electronic governance, like banking, land records or commercial taxes. Definition
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ideation management
Ideation management refers to creating, gathering, analyzing, disseminating and executing on idea generation within the enterprise. Definition
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organizational change management (OCM)
Organizational change management (OCM) is a framework for managing the effect of new business processes, changes in organizational structure or cultural changes within an enterprise. Simply put, OCM addresses the people side of change management. Word
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business process management (BPM)
Business process management (BPM) is a systematic approach to making an organization's workflow more effective, more efficient and more capable of adapting to an ever-changing environment. Word
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business process reengineering (BPR)
Business process reengineering (BPR) is the analysis and redesign of workflow within and between enterprises. Word
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self-directed work team (SDWT)
A self-directed work team (SDWT) is a group of people, usually employees in a company, who combine different skills and talents to work without the usual managerial supervision toward a common purpose or goal. Word
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Gartner CIO forum: The innovation process and business transformation
The 2012 Gartner CIO Leadership Forum will focus on how CIOs can drive the innovation process and how they and IT can transform the business. Podcast
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CIO Leadership Forum to focus on IT's new role in the business
CIO leadership in 2012 will be "amplifying the enterprise" through the use of cloud computing, mobile technology and social media. Podcast
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Business technology convergence changes the way IT thinks about IT
IT-business alignment is passé. CIO priorities are shifting to business technology convergence, says BTM Institute CEO Faisal Hoque in this video. Video
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Guardian CIO on how innovation and collaboration work together
Innovation and collaboration were the keys to turning a poorly functioning IT department into one that aligns technology success with the bottom line. Video
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What next-generation business intelligence will mean for CIOs
Next-generation business intelligence requires getting data under control and delivering the right information proactively, according to an expert CIO panel. Video
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Cloud computing success at Aquent means going all in
Managing cloud computing success requires planning, attention to risk management, and bold innovation, all of which happened at Aquent, its CIO says. Video
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In search of speed, State Street's CIO builds a private cloud
State Street Corp. CIO Christopher Perretta shares how he tapped into the virtues of flexible, scalable computing by building an industrial-strength private cloud. CIO Innovators
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Filters and a flat organization keys to innovation process
Global Crossing's CIO explains how to create structure around innovation and ensure that it remains tied to business strategy tenets. Video
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NERC standards pose challenges for IT innovation at power utility
NERC standards compliance is the law at public utilities. ATC's IT director discusses how to create a framework for IT innovation in that environment. Video
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Organizational teamwork starts the IT innovation process
Organizational teamwork at Volvo Construction Equipment North America is one of the engines of IT innovation. Watch as the CIO explains how it works. Video
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Gartner CIO forum: The innovation process and business transformation
The 2012 Gartner CIO Leadership Forum will focus on how CIOs can drive the innovation process and how they and IT can transform the business. Podcast
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CIO Leadership Forum to focus on IT's new role in the business
CIO leadership in 2012 will be "amplifying the enterprise" through the use of cloud computing, mobile technology and social media. Podcast
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Big data is dead? Long live analytics apps?
The view of BI as an enterprise-wide system similar to ERP is giving way to a more tactical, "disaggregated" approach based on analytics apps. News
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CIO: Forget tech metrics; meeting business needs is measure of success
Don't ask iRobot CIO Jay Leader to calculate tech metrics on IT projects. News
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Quick take: Why iRobot's CIO doesn't like enterprise cloud computing
Contrarian iRobot CIO Jay Leader explains why he has no use -- at the moment -- for enterprise cloud computing. It's all about the economics, stupid. News
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Your technology investments are vital to the business, so prove it
CIOs are proving the value of technology investments with a few of their own, and generating revenue for the business with existing technologies. News
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IT salary survey: Highest earners are cozy with business, hard on IT
The highest earners among IT senior and midlevel leaders differ from their less well-off peers -- and not just because they make more money. News
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The CIO and the extended enterprise
The CIO role is stretching further into the outer limits of the "extended enterprise." News
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2012 Global IT Forecast
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2012 IT priorities: Windows 7 migration, yes; cloud, not so much
Our survey says the top IT priority in 2012 is Windows 7 migration, despite predictions that the cloud would replace companies' IT infrastructures. News
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