IT Project Management
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6 ways to better align IT with the business
IT and business have struggled over the idea of alignment for decades, and not always successfully. Members of the staff of the MIT Center for Information Systems Research have come up with what they think is a better way for business...
8 project management skills in high demand
By 2020, reports estimate that there will 700,000 new project management jobs in the United States. Do you have what employers will be looking for?
Microsoft Dynamics CRM gets spruced up for spring with new IoT-minded features
Microsoft made two key acquisitions last year with the explicit purpose of integrating them into Dynamics CRM, and on Wednesday it announced a spring wave of the software that brings those additions to light.
An IT leader who believes in the impossible
Inspiring a team to make a difference is what drives success, says Peter B. Nichol, one of the the IT leaders behind Connecticut's Health Insurance Exchange.
An IT lesson from Anonymous: Even lawless groups need rules
Recruit a bunch of anarchists and — surprise, surprise — you get anarchy.
Must just be a lucky coincidence...for somebody
This organization has several different divisions, so competition for IT resources is unavoidable. The clear solution: a Resource Office to decide which division's projects get top priority. How could that go wrong?
Rip and replace: When it pays to make a total systems change
A full system replacement can be costly and difficult. But for one Vermont insurance company, ditching stodgy technology opened new business opportunities.
When storms hit, the Weather Company needs the cloud
When major storms hit, the team at the Weather Channel wants to focus on the science behind the weather and getting information out to the people who need it most. That's why the Weather Company has gone all-in with the cloud.
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DEMO Traction Boston: LiquidPlanner on-stage presentation
LiquidPlanner is predictive project management for modern business. Liz Pearce, CEO of the company talks about its predictive project management solution rooted in estimation, not unrealistic deadlines.
IBM applies some engineering rigor to the Internet of Things
Bringing some old-fashioned engineering discipline to the emerging Internet of Things, IBM updated its design tools to allow IoT component builders to keep track of their work though a widely used technique called product line...
See, we CAN get along after all!
IT pilot fish is asked to take over a small project that hasn't made any progress in two years in the hands of a guy who just can't seem to find time for it -- and he doesn't have time to turn over his work to fish, either.
Hot skills alert: Tips for landing a plum project manager's job
As companies continue to invest heavily in new projects, IT staffers with project management skills are hot commodities. Here's how to get started.
Growing into an IT project management job
Many people find it's a good match for skills they already have. Formal training usually comes later, if at all.
IT is the doctor
A good physician has to find out what ails the patient rather than just prescribe what the patient requests. IT needs to behave more like that.
Lessons to be learned from a project nightmare
Things have gone horribly wrong with the Department of Labor’s Oracle implementation. Don’t let the same things happen to you.
Federal IT projects need critical care
Watchdogs at GAO put government IT project on High Risk List.
The 50/50 (partnership) principle for IT leaders
Increase the success rate of projects by following the 50/50 "partnership principle."
8 ways to master change management
With change becoming a near-constant in business and in IT, CIOs need to become much better at managing the process. It's as much an art as a science, but it can be mastered, IT leaders say.
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