Leadership and strategic planning

MUST READ Eight qualities of a good leader during a recession ARTICLE - These qualities of a leader during a recession show how CIOs can guide their organization in tough times, making the right IT budget cuts and inspiring employees. As recession deepens, IT transformation best tackled in chunks ARTICLE - Transformative IT will enable companies to emerge from the recession ready to compete, gurus say. But big projects, it seems, are best taken in chunks these days. Tips for enhancing IT's role in improving the current economy TIP - IT can help improve the current economy by participating in a strategic planning process that includes cutting costs, measuring performance and prioritizing projects

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	Gartner's top 10 strategic technologies for 2010 SearchCIO.com | 22 Oct 2009 ARTICLE - Gartner's list of technologies that bear examination during the next three years show an agile, mobile, secure enterprise that can spot early warning signs and predict trends.

	Lean thinking in IT: Case studies and advice from practitioners SearchCIO.com | 15 Oct 2009 ARTICLE - Lean thinking in IT can improve customer satisfaction and business alignment and cut waste, as TransUnion, Harley-Davidson and Flextronics have found. Here's how.

	Maturing an ITIL strategy beyond incident, problem, change management SearchCIO.com | 01 Oct 2009 ARTICLE - Some ITIL implementations stall once IT gets incident, problem and change management under control. Here's what ITIL practitioners advise to keep driving benefits and maturity.

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	FAQ: IT and organizational change management Submitted By: SearchCIO.com | 14 Oct 2009 FAQ - 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.

	The range of ITIL training tools and techniques and how they add value Submitted By: SearchCIO.com | 27 May 2009 TIP - Learn how to incorporate ITIL training tools such as simulation workshops, process modules and use cases into your ITIL service management training.

	The Office of the CIO - expert contributions and commentary Submitted By: SearchCIO.com | 14 Apr 2009 EXPERT AUTHOR PAGE - The Office of the CIO is a group of senior IT professionals that share information and best practices. Check out some expert commentary contributed from members of the OOCIO.

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	James Champy: IT innovation in a time of economic crisis SearchCIO.com | 09 Jun 2009 VIDEO - IT innovation is critical in a time of economic crisis, says management guru James Champy. Find out how IT can enable the business to be successful and remain competitive.

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	IT management FAQ guides for enterprise IT strategies SearchCIO.com | 19 Nov 2009 FAQ - 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: Agile practices and their role in software development SearchCIO.com | 17 Nov 2009 FAQ - Companies are increasingly using Agile practices to improve software project outcomes. Learn more about Agile here, from Scrum to Extreme Programming and more.

	Review the latest trends in ITSM and ITIL best practices SearchCIO.com | 11 Nov 2009 QUIZ - 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.

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	Part 2: ITIL implementation strategies for IT executives - Expert Webcast VIEW WEBCAST PREMIERED:   09 NOV 2006, 09:00 EST (14:00, GMT) SUMMARY:   Attend this Webcast to learn how to improve IT and senior executive collaboration as well as IT and business strategy alignment.

Location, Location, Location. Managing the Geographically-dispersed e-Business - Vendor Webcast VIEW WEBCAST PREMIERED:   14 DEC 2004, 14:00 EST (19:00, GMT) SUMMARY:   How are global corporations improving productivity across branch offices, partners & high value institutional clients? Tune in to this webcast to learn more about Service Level Management techniques to enhance effectiveness across the extended enterprise.

	Manage business impact of all IT changes with Mercury Application Mapping - Vendor Webcast VIEW WEBCAST PREMIERED:   16 NOV 2004, 09:00 EST (14:00, GMT) SUMMARY:   Attend this webcast and learn how to anticipate the business impact of IT infrastructure changes and how to prevent them from negatively affecting application performance and availability.

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	CIO advice: IT strategies in a bad economy Published by: SearchCIO.com | 09 Sep 2009 PODCAST - CIOs should consider re-evaluating their IT strategies in this economy. Get advice on addressing ROI, innovating and achieving project success in this podcast.

	How IT can support business agility and drive competitive advantage Published by: SearchCIO-Midmarket.com | 01 Sep 2009 PODCAST - CIO Niel Nickolaisen discusses how IT facilitates business agility and drives competitive advantage, from IT project prioritization to outsourcing of select functions. (SearchCIO-Midmarket.com)

	CIO podcasts: Information technology and leadership news and tips Published by: SearchCIO.com | 27 Jul 2009 PODCASTS - At SearchCIO.com, we're always looking for new ways to deliver the latest IT news and trends. Download these podcasts and listen!

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	organizational change management (OCM) 09 Nov 2009 WORD - 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 ...

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