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Demand Management: The Cornerstone of Strategic Leadership

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:21:51 -0500

Demand management involves the proper allocation of resources and assets in a way that delivers the greatest capabilities that have been prioritized, collectively, by your organization. - To succeed as a CIO, you must develop a solid reputation as someone who can deliver as promised for the business on time, within budget and according to business needs. To do so, you must tackle one of the most complicated (and politically charged) aspects of running your shop: managing demand. Sou...

Reinventing Program Management

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:33:40 -0400

Todays Program Management Office isnt designed to make sure technology programs deliver business outcomes. Thats where the Results Management Office comes in. - Does this sound familiar? Your team is celebrating the on-time, on-budget launch of yet another big technology program, but its feeling like a hollow victory. Because while the program meets all the criteria you established at kickoff, whether its actually going to deliver what the business needs is...

Project Management Lifts Frontier

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:26:26 -0400

SaaS effort lifts airline in turbulent times. - See our slideshow based on Frontier's experience, 10 Ways IT Can Help the Business. Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc., the operator of Frontier Airlines, has hit some turbulence recently. The Denver, Colo., company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year, and is facing significant cha...

Why Big IT Projects Fail

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:20:06 -0400

There is a high correlation between lack of execution and dissatisfied shareholders. - See also: Poor Planning Plagues Projects Five ERP Disasters Why do large projects fail to deliver? Project Leadership Associates survey of more than 200 CEOs, COOs and CIOs suggests there is a high correlation between lack of execution and dissatisfied shareholders. Large projects specificall...

10 Truths About Project Planning

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:51:48 -0400

The development of business requirements and project parameters can make or break an IT project.

The data in this slideshow comes from an IAG Consulting report called Business Analysis Benchmark, which was culled from a survey of over 100 organizations which carried out IT development projects with an average budget of around $3 million.

A key takeway: mixed project-planning teams that include business and IT people tend to get the best results. - ...