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How Is IT Governance Evolving? 2006-08-18 01:00:11 Technology Executives Club

This webcast discusses the following topics: how important is the use of an advanced toolset to the success of project governance in an organization?; is EVM being used in the organization?; and does a person or his or her organization value the PMP?

The Changing Face of Application Lifecycle Management 2006-09-13 01:00:18 SERENA Software

IT organizations spend billions of dollars a year on development life-cycle tools that don't play well together. The result? For most shops, application life-cycle management (ALM) -- the coordination of development life-cycle activities -- is still largely a manual process. Today's ALM suites don't offer much support for ALM beyond what can be accomplished through brittle tool-to-tool integrations. But tomorrow's ALM platforms will do much better by providing common services to practitioner tools. These solutions will be easier to implement, maintain, and employ. And at the end of the day, they'll enable development organizations to build better software.

Aligning Business Strategy and Gaining Control of Your IT Investments Through Effective IT Portfolio Management 2006-08-11 01:00:09 SAS Institute

Portfolio Management is enjoying a period of renewed interest on the part of many business decision-makers interested in or needing a holistic view into the organization's spend relative to its investments (assets, projects, systems, innovation research). The overall goal of IT portfolio management is for the organization to invest and fund the most valuable initiatives which, taken together as a whole, generate maximum benefits to the organization. Actively managing the portfolio of IT investments serves the function of rationally allocating scarce resources of money, time and management bandwidth, all within the risk tolerance of the organization.

Use the End-in-Mind Approach in Implementing a Scorecard 2006-08-10 01:00:12 SAS Institute

Executives and managers are thrilled with the promise of the strategic process offered by a balanced scorecard. This same excitement that sparks the initiative is also the biggest threat to its successful implementation. Eager executives and managers pressure the implementation team to produce relevant results quickly. Conflicting with this anticipation is the assurance that the scorecard provides minute details in all departments. For the inexperienced, this set of expectations can lead to lackluster results - overly detailed scorecards, massive data collection processes and long implementation times. To complicate this initial scorecard further, the natural progress of the project unearths latent strategic issues that may slip through the cracks. An end-in-mind project management process with facilitation can safeguard the results and maintain the enthusiasm.

RampRate Advises PRIMEDIA on Multi-Million Dollar IT Infrastructure Sourcing Project 2006-08-09 01:00:11 RampRate

PRIMEDIA is the leading targeted media company in the United States, with more than 120 consumer magazines and web sites. The company needed a fast, cost-effective way to locate the best vendors and ensure that they were able to negotiate a solid deal. Given that there are so many different players in the market today, and the complexity of any major outsourcing relationship, the task was daunting. RampRate's comprehensive, organized expert approach, to assessing the company's needs, providing in-depth analysis on specific options and evaluating alternatives allowed them to complete this process in record time.

Innov8ive Case Study: Allegis Group 2006-08-03 Applegate Directory

Allegis is a leading international resourcing and IT services company. The company needed to provide Project Managers experienced in implementing complex technologies and working with methodologies such as PRINCE2 and ITIL. Allegis were also keen to develop the service offering in this particular area by identifying further opportunities where the group could add value. Allegis approached Innov8ive to provide a senior Programme Manager who could manage a number of concurrent projects on behalf of its client but who could also build relationships with key managers and individuals within the organisation. By delivering the project successfully and maintaining communication the client, Allegis hoped to open up new business opportunities.

Tags: Services

Eliminate the Testing Bottleneck 2006-09-07 01:00:13 Borland Software

Requirements Based Testing

When you test what matters, you get predictable results. This white paper will help you align requirements with testing to assure only the most critical software elements are tested and developed.

Download now!

Knowledge Audit Methodology With Emphasis on Core Processes 2006-09-01 01:00:13 University of Murcia

The paper proposes a knowledge audit methodology which has been particularly developed focusing on core processes approach. Organizational and knowledge management criteria are considered to select the core processes to be audited. The knowledge audit methodology proposed contains ten stages: Acquire organizational strategic information and identify organizational processes; Identify organization's core processes and establish measurement criteria; Prioritize and select organization's core processes; Identify key people; Meeting with key people; Obtaining knowledge inventory; Analyzing knowledge flow; Knowledge mapping; Knowledge audit reporting; and Continuous knowledge re-auditing. Applying this strategy cyclically will be an efficient tactic to audit the key knowledge within organization and detect some opportunities to make immediate improvements.

Change Governance Executive Brief 2006-07-19 09:18:13 SERENA Software

Change. Your organisation can't escape it. But it can take advantage of it. Globalization. Regulatory compliance. Competitive pressures. Mergers and acquisitions. The forces of change are everywhere in today's enterprise, consuming time, money, and resources, increasing risk, and challenging business operations. Even the smallest changes, which may start out in some remote corner of the company, can grow into something that ripples across the enterprise with unexpected consequences.

Driving Enterprise Change Management for Business Responsiveness - IDC Executive Brief 2006-07-19 09:19:41 SERENA Software

This IDC Executive Brief lays out the factors supporting marketing growth, the benefits of coordination and the need for process and organisational strategies as a complement to automated tools. Download your copy to understand the drivers for growth, the benefits and the challenges to adoption of enterprise change management and requirements.

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Title	Date Added	Company
How Is IT Governance Evolving?	2006-08-18 01:00:11	Technology Executives Club
This webcast discusses the following topics: how important is the use of an advanced toolset to the success of project governance in an organization?; is EVM being used in the organization?; and does a person or his or her organization value the PMP?
The Changing Face of Application Lifecycle Management	2006-09-13 01:00:18	SERENA Software
IT organizations spend billions of dollars a year on development life-cycle tools that don't play well together. The result? For most shops, application life-cycle management (ALM) -- the coordination of development life-cycle activities -- is still largely a manual process. Today's ALM suites don't offer much support for ALM beyond what can be accomplished through brittle tool-to-tool integrations. But tomorrow's ALM platforms will do much better by providing common services to practitioner tools. These solutions will be easier to implement, maintain, and employ. And at the end of the day, they'll enable development organizations to build better software.
Aligning Business Strategy and Gaining Control of Your IT Investments Through Effective IT Portfolio Management	2006-08-11 01:00:09	SAS Institute
Portfolio Management is enjoying a period of renewed interest on the part of many business decision-makers interested in or needing a holistic view into the organization's spend relative to its investments (assets, projects, systems, innovation research). The overall goal of IT portfolio management is for the organization to invest and fund the most valuable initiatives which, taken together as a whole, generate maximum benefits to the organization. Actively managing the portfolio of IT investments serves the function of rationally allocating scarce resources of money, time and management bandwidth, all within the risk tolerance of the organization.
Use the End-in-Mind Approach in Implementing a Scorecard	2006-08-10 01:00:12	SAS Institute
Executives and managers are thrilled with the promise of the strategic process offered by a balanced scorecard. This same excitement that sparks the initiative is also the biggest threat to its successful implementation. Eager executives and managers pressure the implementation team to produce relevant results quickly. Conflicting with this anticipation is the assurance that the scorecard provides minute details in all departments. For the inexperienced, this set of expectations can lead to lackluster results - overly detailed scorecards, massive data collection processes and long implementation times. To complicate this initial scorecard further, the natural progress of the project unearths latent strategic issues that may slip through the cracks. An end-in-mind project management process with facilitation can safeguard the results and maintain the enthusiasm.
RampRate Advises PRIMEDIA on Multi-Million Dollar IT Infrastructure Sourcing Project	2006-08-09 01:00:11	RampRate
PRIMEDIA is the leading targeted media company in the United States, with more than 120 consumer magazines and web sites. The company needed a fast, cost-effective way to locate the best vendors and ensure that they were able to negotiate a solid deal. Given that there are so many different players in the market today, and the complexity of any major outsourcing relationship, the task was daunting. RampRate's comprehensive, organized expert approach, to assessing the company's needs, providing in-depth analysis on specific options and evaluating alternatives allowed them to complete this process in record time.
Innov8ive Case Study: Allegis Group	2006-08-03	Applegate Directory
Allegis is a leading international resourcing and IT services company. The company needed to provide Project Managers experienced in implementing complex technologies and working with methodologies such as PRINCE2 and ITIL. Allegis were also keen to develop the service offering in this particular area by identifying further opportunities where the group could add value. Allegis approached Innov8ive to provide a senior Programme Manager who could manage a number of concurrent projects on behalf of its client but who could also build relationships with key managers and individuals within the organisation. By delivering the project successfully and maintaining communication the client, Allegis hoped to open up new business opportunities. Tags: Services
Eliminate the Testing Bottleneck	2006-09-07 01:00:13	Borland Software
Requirements Based Testing When you test what matters, you get predictable results. This white paper will help you align requirements with testing to assure only the most critical software elements are tested and developed. Download now!
Knowledge Audit Methodology With Emphasis on Core Processes	2006-09-01 01:00:13	University of Murcia
The paper proposes a knowledge audit methodology which has been particularly developed focusing on core processes approach. Organizational and knowledge management criteria are considered to select the core processes to be audited. The knowledge audit methodology proposed contains ten stages: Acquire organizational strategic information and identify organizational processes; Identify organization's core processes and establish measurement criteria; Prioritize and select organization's core processes; Identify key people; Meeting with key people; Obtaining knowledge inventory; Analyzing knowledge flow; Knowledge mapping; Knowledge audit reporting; and Continuous knowledge re-auditing. Applying this strategy cyclically will be an efficient tactic to audit the key knowledge within organization and detect some opportunities to make immediate improvements.
Change Governance Executive Brief	2006-07-19 09:18:13	SERENA Software
Change. Your organisation can't escape it. But it can take advantage of it. Globalization. Regulatory compliance. Competitive pressures. Mergers and acquisitions. The forces of change are everywhere in today's enterprise, consuming time, money, and resources, increasing risk, and challenging business operations. Even the smallest changes, which may start out in some remote corner of the company, can grow into something that ripples across the enterprise with unexpected consequences.
Driving Enterprise Change Management for Business Responsiveness - IDC Executive Brief	2006-07-19 09:19:41	SERENA Software
This IDC Executive Brief lays out the factors supporting marketing growth, the benefits of coordination and the need for process and organisational strategies as a complement to automated tools. Download your copy to understand the drivers for growth, the benefits and the challenges to adoption of enterprise change management and requirements.