CIO - Research Notes

Boost Project Communication: Establish Knowledge Transition Points

Effective communication within a project team contributes to overall project success. Lengthy project duration, increased work effort, and multiple project sites may...

Empower Project Managers to Ensure Project Success

Projects have a much higher probability of success if Project Managers (PMs) are given autonomy and take personal responsibility for all aspects of project planning and...

Is the ITIL Empire Overextended?

(By Info-Tech Analyst Refael Keren - Printed with permission from Processor magazine) History teaches us that great empires’ overreaching growth is often responsible...

Make IT More Strategic by Leveraging Operational Efficiencies

IT departments that achieve their ideal mix of operational and strategic activity can advance their standing as a strategic partner in the organization. It's a matter of...

Formalize User Acceptance Testing

User Acceptance Tests (UATs) are often overlooked on internal software projects because users have already participated in early interface and system tests. Be prepared...

Include MS SQL Server 2008 in Consolidation Plans for Cost Reduction

There is a significant cost reduction opportunity in consolidating smaller SQL databases while upgrading to Microsoft SQL Server 2008. Over time, smaller databases have...

IT Leaders: Learn the Laws Covering E-Mail Retention

Confused about which e-mails to retain, and for how long? IT leaders must demand clear guidance from the enterprise. IT can influence retention policy formation by...

Eight Downfalls of Organizational Change Efforts

Change management has become entrenched in the 21st century. Organizational change provides a great opportunity for enterprises to build a more effective, and more...

E-Discovery: What It Is and How It Affects IT

Electronic evidence is now a major deciding factor in court cases. Understand the mechanics of e-discovery prior to the acquisition or implementation of records...

Evaluate IPT VARs: The Four Key Questions

Enterprises that have identified a business need to migrate to IP Telephony (IPT) face several challenging decisions. While considerable time and effort typically go into...
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