Note

Organizations expect quick response upon project and capital approval, so IT resource agility must be adequate to meet project demand variability. However, care must be taken to ensure that agility is not being invested in needlessly.

Solution Set

Project variability creates difficulty for the IT department when the organization expects quick response upon project and capital approval, but IT does not have the resources to act quickly.

Video

Municipalities, with their myriad of departments and services, must manage competing goals and objectives for IT. IT is a scarce commodity and allocating resources without a unifying business goal is particularly challenging. An IT Steering...

Tool

An SQL Server upgrade has numerous one-time and ongoing expenses spanning a range of areas and project phases. It is important to develop an accurate budget up front so that expectations regarding the timeline of these costs, throughout the...

Template/Policy

Whether the SQL Server upgrade project requires one weekend or many to complete, it is important to collect and document all issues, resolutions, and changes experienced throughout the process to learn from and improve upon in future projects....

Note

SQL 2008 R2 is a promising upgrade candidate for organizations that currently have a Software Assurance agreement with Microsoft, or require BI functionality but lack the budget to implement. Get started on the SQL Server upgrade initiative by...

Solution Set

Organizations running an SQL database rely heavily on it to function properly for business continuity purposes. An upgrade can be costly if it results in major downtime and significant application rework. Use this solution set to make the...

Template/Policy

An SQL Server upgrade project charter is essential to the planning phase of the project to identify scope, and hit the ground running. It lays out important information along with real world examples, such as the project description, key success...

Template/Policy

A data center relocation project charter is essential to the planning phase of the project to identify scope and hit the ground running. It lays out important information along with real world examples, such as the project description, key...

Podcast

Efficiently managing application development projects can be a challenge at the best of times. The cost-conscious and tactical advice in this podcast provides insight on how to develop a strategy to align app development with business-critical...