Vendor Research

This report will help vendors and solution providers understand the current market dynamics for Governance, Risk management, and Compliance (GRC) solutions.

Solution Set

This research will enable IT Leaders to get the executive support needed to adopt IT governance with the objective of improving performance measures, accountabilities, and decision-making in the areas of IT financial management, risk management,...

Note

Effective decision-making is critical to the governance of IT investments, projects, service delivery, and risk, all of which keep the business in business.

Video

Building a solid Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) is only half of the battle; the plan isn't going to operate itself. This videocast explores additional tasks that the enterprise must engage in once the plan is complete. Ensure your enterprise can...

Solution Set

Issues such as privacy, fraud, security, and corporate accountability mean that every organization should already have some process in place to monitor and limit employee actions in the workplace.

Use these notes to apply cost-savings across your department. Discover cost savings in every aspect of your cost-to-serve expenses, and use the guidance and tools below to start reducing costs today.

(30-Nov-09) In uncertain economic times, you may feel wary when choosing a technology partner. If that vendor goes belly-up, you don’t want to be left out in the cold with technology you can’tsupport or has no upgrade path. Whether you choose...

Although the swine flu has not killed millions, the H1N1 virus is deadlier than the avian flu was, and history dictates that the next pandemic will be worse still. Do not allow pandemic planning to fall by the wayside: prepare business...

An enterprise-wide push to reduce operating costs may lead to mandated budget reductions for IT. For some enterprises, this means reviewing the Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) and putting IT security expenses under a cost management lens. Learn how...

Organizations today recognize the impact IT can have on the success of the enterprise. As a result, boards of directors and executive management teams understand the strategic importance of IT and are putting IT governance firmly on the agenda.

Impact Research

Maturity in the three fundamental elements of Project Management is proven to deliver improved overall project performance, increased realization of benefits, and improved project manager performance. This report will identify contributors to...

A pilot implementation allows an organization to confirm its strategy for full application deployment. To successfully round out a pilot deployment, ensure the pilot results are thoroughly analyzed and required changes are communicated to...

A pilot implementation allows an organization to validate its approach for full application deployment. To execute a successful pilot, an organization should effectively prepare the pilot audience, deploy a smooth pilot launch, ensure thorough...

Risk is a business issue. Issues arise when the business takes it for granted that risk management is solely an IT concern. This disconnect can actually increase risk, rather than mitigate it. It is therefore imperative for IT leaders to...

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...

Tool

IT management is held accountable to determine how projects will financially impact the business and this requires hard numbers. With proper measurement, risk assessments, estimations, and assumptions it is possible to turn qualitative benefits...

Template/Policy

Use this change discussion draft at weekly project progress meetings to help document and control the systems change process.

Template/Policy

Use this risk evaluation form in conjunction with a change control policy to manage the change process and mitigate risk.