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No measurement means no management
One firm's attempt to create a new integrated ordering system ended up a project management failure, due to a lack of understanding of the underlying systems.
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Three pillars of project management competency
Niel Nickolaisen outlines how to develop project management competency around agile methods, risk mitigation and transparency.
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Workplace anthropology should be part of BI programs
CIOs should incorporate anthropology, economics and other social sciences into their BI programs to answer burning business questions.
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Business risks require chief business security officer
The chief business security officer, a new type of security pro, can help bridge the gap between IT security and business initiatives.
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Aligning a technology and marketing strategy
CIOs and chief marketing officers may be at odds at times, but many signs point to the need for a stronger technology and marketing strategy alliance.
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Governing an extended enterprise
Governing the extended enterprise requires a new way of thinking about relationships with suppliers and customers; each requires a strategy of its own.
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Three factors in choosing the right outsourcing model
In choosing the right outsourcing model, enterprises need to consider differentiating, "who cares?" and parity factors.
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UC about integration, not just productivity tools
If a unified communications strategy is just about which employee productivity tools to support, it misses the point of UC, two experts say.
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Mobile device security secondary to ROI for mobility
Many enterprises are not implementing newer network mobile device security tools. Worse, they're overlooking the business case for going mobile.
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In data quality, what's 'good enough'?
Data quality remains a top challenge for business intelligence. For CIOs, this should be the question: What's good enough for the task at hand?
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BI projects require open mind, deft touch
Most organizations sit on a gold mine of business intelligence. Extracting it requires knowing how analytics projects differ from day-to-day IT work.
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Four steps to extended enterprise security
The extended enterprise encompasses mobile, social and cloud technology, and requires four decisive security countermeasures, Forrester Research says.
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Cloud strategies abound, but CIOs must make the calls
Given the growing number and quality of cloud strategies, CIOs must make sure they are the ones driving this cultural shift -- or risk obsolescence.
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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.
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Assessing an enterprise's analytics maturity
Ten basic questions will help guide enterprises along the path of analytics awareness.
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Creating a business analytics-aware culture
Deloitte Consulting's analytics strategy expert dishes on what it takes to make better use and sense of business analytics across the enterprise.
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Boost career with process management, IT specialization
CIOs concerned about their career track should take a hard look at IT specialization and find ways to become the business' BPM guru.
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Finding the sweet spots for business process automation
Many business processes lend themselves readily to the increased efficiencies of business process automation. The trick is figuring out which ones.
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10 tips to show the value of information technology
CIOs struggle to show the value of information technology. Gartner offers 10 tips for closing the value gap between IT spend and business aims.
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Setting the right pace key to Agile project management
It is up to Agile project management leaders to set a realistic and sustainable pace for these projects.
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The right tools for a diverse software development team
Use these three must-have tools to get the most out of a distributed software development team, but keep developer personal preferences in mind.
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Keeping business applications up to par
Business software is the table stakes an organization needs to thrive. Here's how to assess whether your business applications are up to the task.
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Why CIOs need a next-generation mobile strategy -- now
If your mobile strategy is about devices or replicating what you do already, you are a first-generation CIO. Learn how to become second-generation.
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Recognition tech drives next-gen mobile strategies
New audio and visual recognition technology should be shaping mobile strategies, and CIOs shouldn't overlook the business value of cheap consumer tech.