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When an Anthrax scare hit the Department of Human Services in Virginia's Arlington County in 2002, Christopher David, then the county's chief technology officer, sprang into action. "I knew there was a...
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Don Goldstein learned a classic lesson when he joined an insurance company in the mid-1990s as vice president of IT. He inherited a data warehouse project intended to mesh information across divisions...
View ArticleGone to the dogs: Cautionary tales of IT pet projects
"Pet projects": If you're a typical tech toiler, those two words no doubt made your hair stand up on end. We asked some readers to share their own horror stories in this department -- to serve as...
View ArticleHow the Marine Corps Matched Spending to Performance
Managers for the Marine Corps Headquarters Command, Control, Communication and Computers (C4) office weren't sure they were getting the most out of the money they were spending on contractors. The...
View ArticleRecession Causes Rising IT Project Failure Rates
Recession-related IT budget slashing and layoffs are taking their toll on IT project success rates, according to the results of the latest CHAOS Summary 2009 report from The Standish Group.read more
View ArticleCareer advice: Standing up in a down market
Learn how three IT professionals increased their visibility and improved their standing in the organization at a time when many of their peers are struggling to hold onto their jobs.read more
View ArticleHow projects really work
The classic 'project cartoon' still rings true after all these years.read more
View ArticleProject Management: IT, Business Relationships Shape Success
Inter-personal relationships between IT and business partners play a critical--yet often overlooked--role in the execution of projects. Agile development methodologies such as Scrum can bring IT and...
View ArticleBP refines £4.7bn operational efficiency plan
Changes to project and process management drive savings.read more
View ArticleHow to Gain Stakeholder Engagement
CIOs have many tactics for getting business partners to step up as change leaders.read more
View ArticleExperience Base: Leading an Enterprise Change Initiative
Nearly everything Douglas Saunders needed to know about leading enterprise change, he learned in the halls of Congress.read more
View Article10 biggest ERP software failures of 2011
With the year drawing to a close, one thing seems abundantly clear: There are still an awful lot of ERP and other software projects running off the rails out there.read more
View ArticleYou may kiss the bride and update the Scrum board
Agile and, in particular, Scrum, have been popular project management methods for software development for more than a decade. Now its use is now spreading well beyond software to things like public...
View Article11 tips to get the most out of project management software
IT executives and project management experts share their tips on how to choose the right PM software for your organization and how to get your employees to use it effectively.read more
View ArticleHow to recruit the best executive sponsor for an IT project
Every big project needs a high-ranking exec with a stake in the game and solid connections within the organization. Here's how to find and train the right one for the job.read more
View Article7 must-have project management skills for IT pros
A good--or bad--project manager can make the difference between a project coming in on time and on budget and it being a failure. How can you spot a good project manager? CIO.com talked to experts and...
View ArticleROI calculations done right can help IT projects
Building a solid business case for a tech project means nailing the financial calculations and language. read more
View Article13 tips for keeping IT projects under control
How do you keep IT projects under control? Project managers and project management experts share their top tips for keeping IT projects on schedule.read more
View ArticleWhy your users hate Agile development (and what you can do about it)
What developers see as iterative and flexible, users see as disorganized and never-ending. Here's how some experienced developers have changed that perception.read more
View ArticleTime and distance enemies of agile project management
Even for big software projects, agile may be the way to go, but what can you do to make sure your agile project doesn't become fragile?read more
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