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Use this tool to generate a customized shortlist of enterprise PPM vendors based on the importance your organization places on product features and vendor attributes.

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Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (PPM) goes beyond charts and reports to help integrate and streamline processes around entire program lifecycles.

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Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (PPM) goes beyond charts and reports to help integrate and streamline processes around entire program lifecycles.

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Use this tool to generate a customized shortlist of mid-market PPM vendors based on the importance your organization places on product features and vendor attributes.

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Mid-Market Project Portfolio Management (PPM) goes beyond planning to support the work that's really getting done. It drives adoption and accountability from the bottom up.

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Understand today's Mid-Market PPM market, where it's going, and what its leading vendors are doing.

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Once project proposals have been submitted and collected, establish a process to identify the highest priority project proposals. This will include maintaining an inventory of proposed projects, applying ranking criteria, and establishing the...

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IT is often placed between a rock and a hard place when pressured by the business to force new projects through the pipeline. Business leaders just want to know when their projects can start and when they will be completed, leaving it up to IT...

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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...

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One of the first steps in preparing for global data center integration is to gather a list of all inventories. A comprehensive inventory of applications and infrastructure at all global data centers is essential to determining what needs to be...

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Regardless of how the global data center was acquired, data center integration is a large and complex project that requires a prioritized step-by-step plan that includes resourcing and budget analysis.

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IT steering committees are a best practice approach for aligning strategic business and IT priorities. Understand when the time is right to establish an IT steering committee and how to get this group started on the right track.

IT steering committees, sometimes referred to as executive IT committees, can take a lot of pressure off new or existing IT leaders by engaging business leaders in setting IT investment priorities. Learn the lessons offered by experienced IT...

Executive IT committees can take a lot of pressure off new or existing IT leaders by forcing business leaders to set IT investment priorities. Learn the lessons offered by experienced IT leaders and use the Info-Tech charter-building template to...

Effective Project Portfolio Management (PPM) is fundamental to the success of any enterprise. Market leading software solutions offer structured project and portfolio management functionality, robust reporting, full-bodied resource management,...

Governance tools and processes provide IT with a platform for cost-management decisions. Without these tools and processes, a framework for meaningful dialogue between IT and the business is missing, which often results in wasted time and money....

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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...

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This tool is designed to help organizations determine top tactics for cost reduction within the internal IT administration area. After the questions have been completed, the tool will generate guidance on what cost-saving actions to take, the...

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For many organizations, accurately allocating resources among projects can be a time-consuming and challenging task. Constrained by budget, time frames, and personnel, IT leaders must carefully select the best projects to optimize the use of...

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For many organizations, projects in IT environments are a critical part of daily operations. Constrained by budget, time frames, and personnel, IT leaders must carefully select the best projects to align with organizational goals and objectives....

Unforeseen events often alter organizational priorities, driving the need for project reevaluation. Recognizing circumstances that trigger the reprioritization of projects helps to clarify when and how projects should be realigned with changing...

To truly benefit from downsizing and layoffs in tough economic times, organizations must invest more effort in the people who remain, to help them productively continue their work. Learn about Info-Tech's six recommendations for strategically...

When the overall budget available for application projects is significantly reduced, management should reassess project priorities. Use three key indicators to identify which projects should live and which should be deferred. Projects should be...

When deciding which initiatives to pursue, an IT leader is often caught between a rock and a hard place, forced to act as a mediator between competing interests. Prioritization is no easy task and requires the involvement of many organizational...