project management it s
Beijing Olympics diary: Testing times…
Comment The IT systems are operational and in fact the games management systems, which among other things handle accreditation and staffing schedules, are already working at peak usage. More than three and a half years into this project, I'm getting... [21 Jul 2008]
ENIGMA: A Testbed for MPLS and QoS Integration on IP Networks
White Paper This paper describes the project and explores the state of the art of the technology. It also introduces how the management software works and finishes with a testbed proposal and results. ENIGMA is a network configuration and management... [17 Jul 2008]
Take part in the silicon.com skills survey
News Nearly half of the 2007 survey respondents agreed or strongly agreed there is a skills crisis - and 45 per cent said there are IT jobs in their business they are unable to fill, and project management rated as the non-IT skill in shortest supply... [16 Jul 2008]
Foreign Office tech overspend leads to project trimming
News This has been compounded by the need to spend £6.5m simplifying its Prism project, an Oracle-based enterprise resource planning platform to rationalise 30 different IT systems. The cost of implementing the revamped FCO Telecommunications Network... [07 Jul 2008]
Embarq Corporation to Cut Product Development Time by 30 Percent With Improved IT Governance
White Paper To achieve this goal, EMBARQ implemented the CA Project & Portfolio Management solution to improve IT governance and mitigate the risks associated with complex IT projects. With technology playing a key role in the company's new offerings, they... [03 Jul 2008]
From CIO to consultant: Project manager or salesman?
Comment But as a study in project management, I have to admit it left a lot to be desired. With his background, it all should have run smoothly but how did the project really fare? I made the fundamental mistake of allowing my still immature sales and... [02 Jul 2008]
College classrooms go high-tech
Case Study The new building will bring together four existing campuses and the use of technology has been very much at the forefront of the project. The project was prompted by a poor Ofsted report in 2003, which saw the college set the goal of achieving an... [02 Jul 2008]
Employment Services Firm Reduces Operational Complexity and Costs With
White Paper To ensure that all its global offices were complying with the new IT processes, Manpower deployed a project and portfolio management solution from CA. Manpower is one of the world's leading employment services providers, helping more than 400,000... [02 Jul 2008]
Operational Ef?ciency Takes Off at Berlin's Airports With Improved Systems Availability
White Paper It also needed to provide part of the finance for the new airport project - to the tune of approximately 430 million euros. With the distraction of a major airport construction project and the ongoing need to expand its facilities to deal with... [02 Jul 2008]
Improve Your SOA Project Plans: Strong Governance Principles Ensure a Successful Outcome
White Paper Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) has the potential to vastly improve IT's efficiency. But to implement one at an organization, one needs more than just technical know-how: one has to be skilled in management as well. [01 Jul 2008]
Nationwide hands network reins to BT
News Back in March, Nationwide signed a multimillion pound deal with SAP to use the German software giant's banking platform as part of its £300m Voyager business transformation project. Nationwide Building Society has signed a seven-year £160m deal... [30 Jun 2008]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: A game of two halves
Comment Microsoft's approach is to use a modelling capability, currently still under a project code-name of Oslo. Project Oslo provides the basic characteristics to manage this. The messages about Microsoft's first forays into SOA were a little muddled but... [30 Jun 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 13.06.08
Round-Up It’s a good question, your honour, the defence presents exhibit one. Yes, this inspiring yet humble generation of supermen and women need money to pay the mortgage and buy food, clothes and 3G-converged communications devices from fruit-themed... [13 Jun 2008]
Tony Mather
CIO Profile In addition to managing a tech budget in excess of £100m per year and major IT-related programmes such as biometric visas, shared services and the Firecrest project to upgrade the FCO's entire IT infrastructure, Mather runs the information... [11 Jun 2008]
The McCue Interview: Robin Dargue, Group CIO, Royal Mail
Comment It's all about people, it's not about the latest gizmo, it's not about the latest technology, it's not about the latest project, it's about the people and have you got the right people with the right skills to do what you're going to do. [11 Jun 2008]
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