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NewsIf a project is going to fail, make it fail fast
If an IT project is going to fail--and let's face it, a lot of them are--it's cheaper and easier if it fails quickly. Companies can save millions of dollars by failing fast, and the trick is to know Read more...
How Daiwa House completed an ERP project on time
Daiwa House Industry in Japan recently announced that it finished its recent ERP implementation ahead of schedule--a feat rarely seen in the IT world. The company came away from the effort with six Read more...
How project quality and costs became afterthoughts
At one time, quality mattered in an IT project. Quality and cost effectiveness were the marks of success, and the person who could deliver those results was a successful project manager. Not any Read more...
How FedEx reduced software project risks
The enterprise software project is notorious for running past schedule, over budget and sometimes altogether amok. The way to save a software project--and possibly your job--is by being able to spot Read more...
IT projects 20 times more likely to fail than other business initiatives
Big IT initiatives are 20 times more likely to crash and burn than other business initiatives, Oxford University researchers concluded after studying 1,471 IT projects over the last decade. One of Read more...
7 steps for successful software deployment
Large software deployments don't have to imperil the business or overwhelm the IT team. Management based on discipline and common sense are the keys to a successful implementation, and smart Read more...
The boss' demands and how to push back
It's the nature of CEOs to always be thinking of new ideas to improve the business, and it is the nature of IT to be faced with limited resources for implementing those ideas. This fundamental Read more...
What's in, what's out for CIOs in 2011
Analysts at Forrester Research say that cost-reduction is no longer the foremost task on the CIO's agenda, and next year the job will be more about portfolio and project management. Next year, the Read more...
Portland details problems with SAP project
For a cautionary tale about an SAP implementation run amok, take a look at the case of Portland, Ore. The city's auditor issued a report this week detailing the poor planning and lack of leadership Read more...
Using portfolios to enhance IT investments
New technologies can help companies transform their businesses, but without commensurate changes in business processes and structures, the technologies can amount to a loss, writes Faisal Hoque, CEO Read more...
| Press ReleasesFulcrum Methods to Exhibit at the HIMSS12 Health IT Conference in Las Vegas at the Venetian Sands Expo Center February 20th ThroOAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fulcrum Methods, the leading developer of toolkits to assist health care providers with program management and meaningful use, announced today that it Read more >> CALIBRE Business Domains Earn CMMI Level 2 RatingALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CALIBRE Systems, Inc. (CALIBRE), continues to enhance its foundation in quality by investing in a robust process and quality improvement program. Following a Read more >> Rayat Technology Est. Joins the Meridian Systems Partner NetworkNew VAR increases support for Meridian’s construction project management solutions in Saudi Arabia FOLSOM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Meridian Systems, a Trimble Company (NASDAQ: TRMB) and the Read more >> Zone Technology Joins the Meridian Systems Partner NetworkNew VAR increases support for Meridian’s construction project management solutions in Egypt FOLSOM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Meridian Systems, a Trimble Company (NASDAQ:TRMB) and the Read more >> Afidence Partners with EPM Live Bringing Powerful Project Management Platform to SharePoint CustomersCARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EPM Live, a global leader in Enterprise SharePoint Project, Portfolio and Work Management applications, announced today it has entered into a referral Read more >> |
