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A Practical Guide for Retiring Legacy Applications | 2009-01-01 | INFORMATICA |
| Organizations across the board spend upwards of 75% of their software budgets on ongoing operations and maintenance. With just 25% available to fund new projects, IT departments are challenged with funding projects that can have significant impact. Budget savvy CIOs appreciate the cost savings realized when legacy applications are retired. Many forward thinking organizations have already established best practices and methodologies to review application portfolios at regular intervals and determine whether an application should be retired, replaced, modernized or left as is.
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Tags: IT Infrastructure, IT Budgeting, Workflow Management, Software Development Tools |
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Leadership Training: Three Perspectives on Development Methods That Work | 2009-01-01 | SkillSoft |
| Three top HR and talent development experts from Continental Automotive Systems, Vail Resorts Management Company, and ArvinMeritor share their insights on: Leadership Training: Three Perspectives on Development Methods That Work
Tags: Business Functions, IT Infrastructure, Project Management, Government |
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Software Offshore Outsourcing Opportunities Expand | 2009-01-01 | |
| From an efficient know-how available for a few outsourcing has turned to an essential technique with a definable methodology. Nowadays outsourcing penetrates almost any industry dealing with manpower and talent, "From payroll processing to facilities management". Many discussions plume the headache question "To be or not to be..." an outsourcer? Yet, this question is not essential anymore. The agenda is where find the right partner to outsource to?
Tags: IT Budgeting |
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Case Study: Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. Plans for Future Growth with PlanView | 2008-07-30 | PlanView |
| This case study outlines how one company plans for future growth with project and portfolio management from Planview. In the past ten years, Old Dominion has nearly quadrupled its size. This level of change means Old Dominion's IT department must be flexible and savvy. "With that kind of growth, you have to have a strong IT department and invest in technology," says Laura Amos, manager of IT Metrics and Business Alignment at Old Dominion. "We wanted to mature our talented IT organization by equipping them with the tools to be proactive so we're poised to continue with this growth and keep up with the demands of the business."
Tags: IT Budgeting, Business Functions, IT Budgeting, Business Functions, Project Management, Project Management |
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Hallmark Case Study: Effective Performance Management with PlanView | 2006-07-20 | PlanView |
| As IT budgets continue to shrink, the pressure is on to build performance metrics that justify ever-increasing expectations. According to Cheryl Randle, Process & Capability Manager, Hallmark Cards, "With a company as large as Hallmark, our IT department serves a vast internal client base. It had become essential that we see a day-to-day view of our IT projects. Also, we needed to understand which projects to stop when the necessary ROI could not be achieved." From a list of 10 providers, a cross-functional IT team chose the proven experience and functionality of Planview's solution.
Tags: Business Functions, IT Budgeting, Workflow Management, IT Budgeting, Project Management, Project Management |
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Data Center Projects: Standardized Process | 2008-01-28 | American Power Conversion (APC) |
| As the design and deployment of data center physical infrastructure moves away from art and more toward science, the benefits of a standardized and predictable process are becoming compelling. This paper presents an overview of a standardized, step-by-step process methodology that can be adapted and configured to suit individual requirements.
Tags: Data Infrastructure, IT Infrastructure, Data Infrastructure, Project Management, Project Management, IT Budgeting, Data Infrastructure |
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Momentum Webcast: Compass for Project Management (Powered by Windows SharePoint Services) (Level 100) | 2008-12-16 | Microsoft |
| Project-based companies can now take advantage of their investment in Windows Server by utilizing project management software that they already own. If a company is running Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003, this powerful project management tool already exists in Windows SharePoint Services. To help companies take full advantage of this, SIS, LLC, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, created Compass - a complete project management and business intelligence portal. Compass manages all project-related activities (including Request For Proposals (RFPs) and Requests For Information (RFIs), submittals and transmittals, change orders, daily logs, drawing libraries with version control and check in/out, and much more. The flexibility of Compass and Windows SharePoint Services also lets companies tailor the solution to support their unique business processes.
Tags: Project Management, Internet and Web |
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Microsoft Office System Webcast: Reports and Visual Reports in Project 2007: Working With Excel (Level 200) | 2008-12-15 | Microsoft |
| With Microsoft Office Project 2007, it is easy to communicate and present project information by applying charts and diagrams from Microsoft Office Excel to create custom reports based on Office Project 2007 data. In this webcast, the presenter demonstrates how to use Project 2007 to effectively communicate and present project information through the new Visual Reports feature that uses Office Excel to produce great-looking charts, graphs, and diagrams based on Office Project 2007 data.
Tags: Data Tools, Office Suites |
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Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V and Universal Storage Platform VM: Cost Effective Tiered Storage Options | 2008-12-15 | Hitachi Data Systems |
| Designing storage systems to encompass multiple service levels and price points delivers superior storage service levels for less cost. This paper introduces and explains a design methodology for developing tiered storage architectures. It then discusses the options for configuring the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform system tiers using available software facilities, disk drive types and RAID group levels to meet performance, reliability and cost goals.
Tags: IT Infrastructure, Project Management |
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SOLUTION BRIEF: How can a Comprehensive Identity and Access Management Solution Help me Reduce Security Risk and Achieve Easier Compliance? | 2008-12-11 | CA |
| Find out how Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions help you manage users and their access to your IT resources, achieve more effective compliance, and expand your customer and partner relationships to help grow your business.
Tags: Regulatory Compliance, Business Functions, Project Management, Enterprise Planning |
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