Software Implementation
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Cisco, VMware collaborate on desktop virtualization
News A partnership between Cisco and virtualization company VMware has led to the development of a virtual network switch for VMware clusters.
Tags: Routing/switching, Virtualization, Data centers, Cisco Systems Inc., Quocirca, VMware Inc., software, network, blade server, brand
Microsoft: XML patent moves are no big deal
News Recent patent applications filed by Microsoft are routine moves and don't reflect a change in the company's position on Extensible Markup Language, according to a spokesman for the software maker.
Apple releases patches for Jaguar, Panther
News The updates fix four issues, including security holes in the Unix printing system used by the Mac OS.
Tags: Mac OS
Seven fundamentals of IT project success
Techguide These points cover areas such as conflicting agendas, multiple perspectives as well as a range of business-oriented conditions.
Tags: Leadership techniques, IT project management, Project management, Software Implementation, CEO, software, Information Technology, Project, project manager, Consulting
The truth about zombie projects
Techguide Zombie projects are failures that won't die because they are a hassle to fix. But anyone capable of killing such a project is likely to be able to manage a complex project successfully.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Project, Tool, Consulting, Michael Krigsman, CEO, blog, consulting company, team
Five reasons to kill IT projects
Techguide A recent study highlighted the top five reasons IT experts who killed a project gave for terminating projects prior to completion. Here's some insight on the five.
Tags: Project management, IT project management, Project, Survey, business strategy, Michael Krigsman, IT governance, CIO, Strategic Planning, software
Are your IT projects a house of cards?
Techguide Organizational cultures that prioritize business value over mechanical project execution, will prevent IT folks from spinning business benefits to get their project approved--and doomed for failure.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Budgeting/cost control, Business Benefit, Card, appraisal, Michael Krigsman, Management Practice, Sommer, software
Five strategies for 2009 IT gold
Techguide For successful IT projects, consider these strategies, which cover relationships between IT and its environment as well as address culture and process.
Tags: Strategy, IT Management, Consulting, Michael Krigsman, Environment, software, technology company, CEO, information technology, consulting company
Debating Forrester Research: Service providers and failure
Techguide A blog post by the analyst, which pushes virtually all blame for IT failures onto technology buyers, may have provided a narrow view of the dynamics in project management.
Tags: Project management, IT project management, Forrester Research Inc., Project, Consulting, Michael Krigsman, IT Devil, software, CEO, knowledge
Seven (nasty) truths about IT spending
Techguide An article discusses harsh realities associated with out-of-control IT costs. While cost containment is integral to reducing failed IT projects, Draconian inflexibility is not the way to go.
Tags: IT project management, Cost control, IT budgeting, IT-spending, help desk, Harvard Business Review, Michael Krigsman, CIO, CEO, project failure
Study: 68 percent of IT projects fail
Techguide A new report, notes that success in 68 percent of technology projects is "improbable". Are well-defined requirements the key to successful projects?
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Computer Associates International Inc., Project, business analysis, Consulting, Michael Krigsman, software, CEO, information technology
10 steps to prevent IT myopia
Techguide Peter Birley, an IT director in a legal firm, offers some tips for IT leaders to think strategically about business, organizational, and management issues.
Tags: Project management, IT project management, Leadership, Business Strategies & Functions, Supplier, Michael Krigsman, performance, software, CEO, industry
10 qualities of IT greatness
Techguide CIO success depends on connecting the chaotic IT environment to high-level strategic and business priorities that matter to the broader organization. Here are 10 qualities of IT units that have successfully bridged the strategic gap.
Tags: Strategy, Security Team, Successful IT Group, Ace Hardware, Paul M. Ingevaldson, Michael Krigsman, CIO, software, allocation, CEO
Chuck Norris Syndrome and IT project failure
Techguide Some firms want to improve business operations without change or cost--amazingly, such attitudes are common and underlie many project failures.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Twitter, Consulting, Michael Krigsman, CEO, consultant, consulting company, beverage, project failure
German services firm inks deal with EMC
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