IT project management and portfolio management

IT project management and portfolio management are critical to CIOs and business leaders who need to ensure the success of new programs within the organization. CIOs should offer training or recruit staff members with solid project management skills. Find the latest IT project management and portfolio management information and advice for CIOs, including news, tips and other resources, in this topic section.

January 21, 2021 21 Jan'21
Experts predict hot enterprise architecture trends for 2021

IT architecture trends to watch in 2021 include organizing business around components and expanding tools to focus on business outcomes, automation and analytics.
December 24, 2020 24 Dec'20
Enterprise architecture tools could be acquisition targets

Avolution, Bizzdesign, Mega and Software AG tools lead the Gartner Magic Quadrant on enterprise architecture, but analysts see big players in neighboring markets joining the fray.
December 03, 2020 03 Dec'20
The Open Group, UN tackle government enterprise architecture

The Open Group is teaming up with a United Nations agency on best practices, guides and standards to show resource-strapped governments how to architect their digital transformations.
October 20, 2020 20 Oct'20
Enterprise architecture tools add pandemic-related updates

The COVID-19 pandemic spurs vendors of enterprise architecture products to add new online and mobile capabilities and promote business functionality to address changing customer needs.

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project management framework

A project management framework is a set of processes, tasks, and tools that provide guidance and structure for the execution of a project. Continue Reading
triple constraint

The triple constraint is a model that describes the three most significant restrictions on any project: scope, schedule and cost. Continue Reading
Agile Project Management

Agile Project Management (APM) is an iterative approach to planning and guiding project processes, that breaks it down into smaller cycles called "sprints." Continue Reading

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A buyer's guide to PPM tools, features, benefits and vendors

Explore all the factors that go into purchasing a project portfolio management platform, including analysis features, implementation and the leading market vendors. Continue Reading
A tour through the PPM software marketplace

Finding the right PPM software is vital to project success. Here's a close look at the market leaders. Continue Reading
The key features of project and portfolio management software

Cloud or on premises? Does it have the proper collaboration features? How about mobile access? When buying PPM software, these are just some of the questions businesses should ask. Continue Reading

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CIO as technology evangelist: Build your case for transformation

Technology change is hard -- and, these days, it's constant. Here's how one CIO learned to become a technology evangelist and got the time, money and buy-in for IT transformation. Continue Reading
6 free IT strategic planning templates for CIOs

As technology has become a business differentiator, IT strategy is more crucial than ever. These IT strategic planning templates help CIOs make IT a business driver. Continue Reading
ERP implementation success: Program management vs. project management

ERP program management provides the framework to manage the portfolio of projects that ensure ERP deployment success. Here's what that looks like. Continue Reading

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Top 10: What IT service delivery challenges plague CIOs?

ITIL expert Gary Case has consulted with a wide range of companies over a long career in ITSM. Read his list of the 10 IT service delivery challenges that continue to bedevil CIOs. Continue Reading
What steps can CIOs take to optimize their ITSM software?

James Stanger of CompTIA dives into the reasons for ITSM software proliferation in the enterprise, why that's a problem and how sticking to a unified ITSM framework can help. Continue Reading
RPA tools lead to better customer service: Three case studies

A global consumer credit reporting agency, an affordable housing lender, and a Fortune 500 insurance company bet on using RPA software. Here's what happened. Continue Reading