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Business automation robotics and business process management
- March 31, 2010
31 Mar'10
Innovation in IT helps CIOs transform IT and the business
Innovation in IT hinges not on big budgets and large staffs, but on enterprising CIOs who can transform IT processes through creativity and strategic planning. Learn more here.
- March 03, 2010
03 Mar'10
Prevent IT project failures with business analysts, project managers
Business analyst roles are re-emerging in 2010 as a way to avoid IT project failures. Learn how business analysts and project managers contribute to an IT dream team.
- February 11, 2010
11 Feb'10
How to automate and improve business processes, Las Vegas style
Business process automation remains a high priority for CIOs. In this piece, a big city CIO and inveterate business process improver shares his thought on what works.
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- February 09, 2010
09 Feb'10
New IT management framework focuses on business value
Enterprises such as Chevron and Merck are working together to shape an emerging IT-management best practices framework.
- February 03, 2010
03 Feb'10
Project management office helps CIO navigate rough financial waters
How did CIO Sharon Gietl help The Doe Run Co. navigate budget cuts and layoffs? With a tiny PMO that is prioritizing projects across the enterprise.
- January 21, 2010
21 Jan'10
Free change management templates
If you forget change management when designing a project, you risk alienating users and wasting resources. Don't fall into that trap: uses these free change management templates to give your initiatives the best chance of success!
- January 13, 2010
13 Jan'10
Leading IT transformation: Best in IT Leadership Series
IT transformation can be about legacy systems, legacy infrastructure or changing business. Learn how CIOs have led this most challenging of efforts.
- January 08, 2010
08 Jan'10
IT job opportunities in 2010 include BPM
I recently spoke with a number of midmarket IT managers and executives about moving on from 2009 and moving into 2010. One topic that came up quite a bit during these conversations was where IT job ...
- December 22, 2009
22 Dec'09
Lessons in efficiency: Business process management tools for 2010
Business process management tools can help streamline organizations by standardizing workflows. Learn how two IT executives got the most out of these BPM tools.
- December 03, 2009
03 Dec'09
Leveraging log management for IT and business process efficiency
Having invested in log management for security and compliance, some companies are using their security information and event management tools to drive business process efficiency.
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- November 10, 2009
10 Nov'09
SOA implementation propels business process transformation
When business process automation was insufficient and BPM products proved too narrow, a CIO turned to SOA to streamline business processes and boost productivity by 30%.
- November 10, 2009
10 Nov'09
Business process automation vs. business process management: A primer
Do you know the difference between BPA and BPM? Learn the importance of business process management and business process automation in our comparison.
- September 25, 2009
25 Sep'09
Budget saver: Ramping up process automation with free automation tools
Recently, I’ve been talking to CIOs at midsized organizations about whether the recession is over and the recovery has begun. In some industries at least, the cost-cutting isn’t over and the need ...
- July 07, 2009
07 Jul'09
Proven IT ROI strategies in an economic downturn
CIOs who calculate ROI on IT projects are more likely to get executive approval, especially in an economic downturn. Learn how to effectively calculate ROI on new investments in BPM, ITSM and enterprise risk management.
- June 02, 2009
02 Jun'09
Don't be like GM: How a BPM strategy can help you avoid bankruptcy
Midmarket CIOs who think of a business process management (BPM) strategy in its basic form as a tool for putting processes around purchase orders, claims or employee onboarding and offboarding ...