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Project Management in Practice
Mark Mullaly offers his take on what it REALLY means to be a project manager working in today's business climate.
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The CIO's 2012 Prep: Coping with Uncertainty
- by Michael Wood
(May 17, 2011)
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Since the economic crash of 2008, IT leaders have been faced with an almost overwhelming uncertainty about where their organizations and departments are headed. As always, the key to successful IT Strategy is thinking ahead and preparing for any possible scenarios. Our annual guide to gearing up for next year will get you in the right frame of mind to face the uncertainty with confidence.
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2011 CIO Survival Guide: Managing through Uncertainty
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What is worse for a CIO than a bad economy? An uncertain economy, and that's exactly where we'll be heading in 2011. CIOs will have to shift strategies--if not priorities--to weather the upcoming turbulence in the business atmosphere. Hold on tight and read on for advice to keep you on steady ground.
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Survey Roundup 2010
- by Michael Wood
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It's the most wonderful time of the year for you data-hungry CIOs. Welcome to our annual summary of the most recent and relevant IT surveys to keep you aware of all the trends that affect your job and your success. How does your experience match up with what others are saying?
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Think Scenario/Event Conditional Plans for 2011
- by Michael Wood
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The year is almost half over, so it's time to think about needs and objectives for next year. Follow these planning guidelines for CIOs to make sure you have all your business bases covered.
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CIO Survival Guide – The Recovery Begins
- by Michael Wood
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If all goes well, 2010 offers a great opportunity for CIOs to catch up and re-establish their IT priorities within an overall business strategy. Here's how the wise CIO can take advantage of the opportunity.
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Project Portfolio Management on a Dime
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With little extra money but plenty of extra time, smart IT managers are learning how to improve PPM functions without breaking the bank. Here are seven ways to get creative with PPM on the cheap.
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What's It Worth?: Measuring the PMO
- by Michael Wood
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At the end of the day, the real measure of a PMO’s effectiveness is the degree to which it improves the speed, cost and consistency of project success. Here's how to evaluate that effectiveness.
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Finding Value in Project Compliance
- by Mark Mullaly, PMP
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Acts such as Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) have subjected every publicly-traded company, and increasingly many private ones, to similar levels of control and oversight. As such, compliance is becoming a widespread issue for most organizations.
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Nice Ideas…Shame About the Implementation
- by Mark Mullaly, PMP
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Organizational culture is a complex thing. If our culture is what gets in the way of ideal project management, what can we do to help shape it to allow project management to work better?
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