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• Outsourcing Relationships From an IT Perspective

  BNET - 2006-04-28

  Most small to midsized enterprises are more than familiar with outsourced services, often getting their carpets cleaned, taxes done, and legal wrangles handled by professionals outside the company. But when it comes to IT tasks, there are a number of distinctive issues that set the arrangement apart from other types...

  Tags: Information Technology, Outsource, Sandhills Publishing, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting

• Accurate IT Forecasting

  BNET - 2006-03-24

  Forecasting isn't just for the weather, but there are some similarities between IT and meteorology - both depend on watching trends, putting historical data into context, and hoping for sunny, trouble-free days. There's one big difference, though: IT managers have some control over their company's weather. Typically, there are two...

  Tags: Information Technology, Forecasting, Sandhills Publishing, Sales Force Management, Strategy, Sales, Management

• What's Wrong With IT?

  BNET - 2006-01-20

  For years, it has been trying to keep up with shifts in technology, operations, and project management. But as many companies have found, today's challenges go beyond processing power and cooling systems, and even past setting project goals. As IT becomes more integral to companies of every size, many IT...

  Tags: Information Technology, Sandhills Publishing, Data Centers, Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management

• Prioritize IT Projects: More Than Metrics - How Strategic Alignment & Portfolio Management Can Help

  BNET - 2005-11-11

  Now more than ever, IT experts are told to account for more than mere time and budget when defining their projects. They're asked to rank their importance, to sort the wheat from the chaff and reap the rewards of a well-planned, orderly infrastructure. Of course, a person has to have...

  Tags: Project, Information Technology, Portfolio Management, Sandhills Publishing, Strategy, Management

• IT, Govern Thyself: To Manage Resources, Many Are Turning to IT Governance

  BNET - 2005-03-25

  Although it sounds like a management phrase du jour, IT governance is actually a concept that is likely to gain more traction in the business world in the coming years, and for a good reason. The strategy creates a better way to manage information technology so that it aligns with...

  Tags: IT Governance, Information Technology, Sandhills Publishing, Strategy, Management

• Benefits of Project Management: Keeping IT on Track

  BNET - 2004-01-09

  Project management is precisely what the name implies: It's a tactic for managing projects by combining strategy, goals, and nuts-and-bolts processes into a cohesive whole. The knowledge and practices of project management are usually broken down into five process groups: initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing. There are also nine...

  Tags: Knowledge, Information Technology, Benefit, Sandhills Publishing, Project Management, Strategy, Tools & Techniques, It Operations, It service Management, Management