This guide provides CIOs with a detailed roadmap for transforming IT departments from cost centers to value centers. It covers new management models, investment strategies, and performance metrics essential for achieving strategic business alignment and driving value creation.
This guide explains the key concepts in enterprise architecture planning using a case study of an EA implementation in an organization. The organization was moving from its current client server model of computing to a web based architecture – this guide explains the enterprise architecture considerations that facilitated this enterprise transformation. Excellent resource for anyone who wants to understand practical enterprise architecture through an implementation example.
This guide provides insights into the synergy between Service-Oriented Architecture and Enterprise Architecture, focusing on the benefits of a service-centric organizational model. (150 pages)
Dude, where are my benefits? A CIO is sure to ask this question after the completion of a project or PPM initiative. This white paper helps you understand best practice process on how to identify, and measure the success of a project – what are the benefits accrued? how do we calculate them? It provides examples to illustrate the approach and help you implement it in your organization.
If there was a single thing that Project Portfolio Management (PPM) must get right it is: right from the start i.e. getting the right projects to invest in. This ensures success without the waste associated with failed projects. So, how does a CIO ensure that they have selected the "right" projects? This paper discusses tips to project selection – use them to ensure that you pick only gems in your portfolio and deliver higher business value to the enterprise.
Project Portfolio Management aka PPM is designed to create business value. However, often it fails to deliver on this promise? Why? The author contends that PPM initiatives fail because they do not overcome specific challenges. This whitepaper details what those common pitfalls are and provides guidance on how to avoid them to ensure successful delivery of business value.
This presentation introduces Project Portfolio Management (PPM) and guides you through an implementation process. The author stresses the fact that PPM tools are important but they alone do not ensure success of your initiative – you must have the right skills to get the job done. What are the specific skills needed to ensure success? The presentation details each skillset required and how to source it.
This report details the steps and deliverables from a top-to-bottom strategic enterprise information technology services transformation. The objective was to transform the IT organization federated
This information technology strategic plan provides a good example of strategic goal setting and provides a simple assessment of progress against prior year’s goals. Good
This information technology strategic plan provides an example of setting strategic goals and performance measurements to assess progress against them. This report alsocontains pointers on