Compared to traditional research firms, who focus on writing articles and notes on topics, we focus on helping our members with step-by-step methodologies. We actually help your team execute on your key projects.
Deliverable Focused
Not just the what but the how. Every Blueprint comes with a set of easy-to-use tools, templates, and instructions to help you execute effectively.
Insight from IT Professionals
Our member base of 30,000 doesn't only inform our research but validates it through thousands of client experiences each year.
Data-Focused
Everything we do - from our research to the deliverables we build - is based on data-driven principles that will help you push forward with your key IT projects
World Class Analysts
An extension of your IT strategic team, our world-class analysts dig deep to uncover and understand the biggest challenges facing IT leaders.
Our Blueprints
Every best-practice blueprint uses the critical insights uncovered in our comprehensive research process to give you the roadmap to solving your IT problems. Blueprints are best practice toolkits that start with a 100-page storyboard walking you through the project accompanied by the tools and templates you need to execute on the project with the goal of measurable results.
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Focus the continual improvement plan
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Build the continual improvement plan
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Run the continual improvement plan
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Information Security (IS) Strategy Research – A step-by-step document that helps you build a holistic, risk-based, and business-aligned IS strategy.
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Information Security Requirements Gathering Tool – A tool to make informed security risk decisions to support business needs.
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Information Security Pressure Analysis Tool – An evaluation tool to invest in the right security functions using a pressure analysis approach.
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Information Security Program Gap Analysis Tool – A structured tool to systematically understand your current security state.
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Information Security Strategy Communication Deck – A best-of-breed presentation document to build a clear, concise, and compelling strategy document.
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Information Security Charter – An essential document for defining the scope and purpose of a security project or program.
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Get executive buy-in for your PPM strategy
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Align PPM processes to your strategic goals
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Complete your PPM strategic plan
Start here – read the Executive Brief
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Identify BCP maturity and document process dependencies
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Conduct a BIA to determine acceptable RTOs and RPOs
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Document the recovery workflow and projects to close gaps
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Extend the results of the pilot BCP and implement governance
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Appendix: Additional BCP tools and templates
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BCP Recovery Workflow Example
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BCP Notification, Assessment, and Disaster Declaration Plan
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BCP Business Process Workarounds and Recovery Checklists
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Business Continuity Management Policy
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Business Unit BCP Prioritization Tool
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Industry-Specific BIA Guidelines
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BCP-DRP Maintenance Checklist
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Develop a COVID-19 Pandemic Response Plan Storyboard
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Create a vision for the CoE
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Design the CoE future state
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Develop a CoE roadmap
Extensive Coverage
We have extensive coverage to help you accelerate key projects, improving core processes, and become a better manager. Never fly blind on another project. Become a member and gain access to all these topics and more.
For IT executives who want to be a leader in the M&A transaction process when their business is pursuing a potential acquisition.
Hybrid, virtual, or in person – set meeting best practices that support your desired meeting norms.
Make your enterprise architecture operating model relevant.
Deliver value at the scale of your organization through defining enterprise product families.
Projects, portfolio, and OCM are the foundation of strong PPM.
Optimize your data and analytics environment.
Drive employee engagement with privacy and security via governance and process integration.
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