Metrics news from FierceCIO

When you hire a consultant, you eventually want to see measurable results from the investment. But letting the consultant define the metrics for improvement is "a sucker bet," warns consultant Bob Read more...

The Society for Information Management recently released a report on how CIOs can use metrics to further their goals. It offers guidance on organizing different metrics, but of greater use are its Read more...

The movie Moneyball, which hit theaters last month, depicts the use of performance metrics by the Oakland Athletics to rack up wins despite the lowest payroll in Major League Baseball. IT departments Read more...

These days it's imperative to be able to show the value of IT investments, but it isn't always obvious which performance indicators will best display that value. To choose the most suitable Read more...

CIOs are constantly urged to quantify IT needs in terms of ROI, cost savings and the bottom line these days, so that CIOs, CFOs and directors will understand. That approach no doubt beats vague Read more...

Insiders remain the top network security threat for IT leaders, but malicious attacks and end user downloads of non-approved applications come in a close second, according to an informal poll Read more...

Determining the actual cost of IT services to the business units that use them has long been a key challenge for IT executives. One way to think about it is by visualizing IT in the traditional Read more...

Are you looking for a way to determine whether your enterprise security is up to speed? The Center for Information Security will release guidelines this fall to help enterprises measure the state of Read more...

Sometimes the CIO has to convince the boss that he's on the right path. To help him do that, Forester Research put together a list of best practices that can offer some help in making IT work well. Read more...

A large part of management is about networking and building better relationships, but networking does not always come easy. CIO Executive Council members discussed relationship best practices at Read more...