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Conference Paper Change Management, Strategy, Information Technology 29 July 2014

Combatting IT failure rates through IT program executive sponsorship

By Macdougall, Cecily | Michaelides, Roula Program management is widely perceived as a powerful agent of achieving organizational strategic change and enabling operational, service, and process transformation, as well as new product…

Conference Paper Strategy, PMO, Agile, Quality Management, Information Technology 22 October 2011

COTS project management strategy from a state government PMO perspective

By Douglas, Joyce We all work in environments in which government funding is stretched, program resources are syphoned, disparate applications are waiting on future funds for cycles to implement backlogged features,…

Conference Paper Strategy, Information Technology 10 May 2011

IT projects should not exist

By Cavarec, Yves As the world changes, business transformation becomes more frequent and relies more and more on information technology (IT). Business transformation is not only an investment in IT; it also includes…

Conference Paper Strategy, Information Technology 19 October 2008

A pendulum too far

By Moser, Bryan | Woodward, Hugh | Halpin, John The economics of implementing projects often leads to one of two situations: Projects are either over-planned or projects are under-planned. This paper examines an approach for helping project teams…

Conference Paper Strategy, Information Technology 16 July 2008

Enhancing collaboration in project-based organizations with information technology

By Zeng, Yajun | Skibniewski, Miroslaw | Tadeusiewicz, Ryszard The force driving a project-based organization (PBO) is the performance and completion of project tasks. Because of this, PBOs rely on collaborative relationships and innovative technologies to…

Conference Paper Portfolio Management, Strategy, Information Technology 3 March 2008

Significance of technology management and project management aligned with portfolio management is vital for any project based organisation

By George, Joseph In today's global marketplace, organizations not only need the knowledge that will distinguish them from competitors but also require the technology that enables them to exploit their earned…

Conference Paper Program Management, Strategy, Information Technology 2006

Challenges facing a program manager operating in a product company when located in a region attuned to services-based project management

By Sarup, Abhay Software development companies operating in India have long used project management to deliver services to customers. Now the country's product companies are adopting program management as their…

Conference Paper Strategy, Information Technology 21 April 2004

Enabling IT governance with project portfolio management

By Balsinger, Harold | Robertson, Michelle The collapse of Barings Bank and Enron demonstrate the global reach of the corporate malfeasance of the past decade. Recently enacted regulations require sweeping changes to corporate governance.…

Conference Paper Strategy, Information Technology 1 November 2001

Seminars & Symposium

Why are the wrong technology projects getting started? – who is asking the tough questions?

By Arnstein, Douglas M. I. Introduction / SetupII. Asking the tough questions - what's the point?1. Aligning the solution with the organization's objectivesa. Determine / validate sponsorship - is it a fishing expedition?b…

Conference Paper Strategy, Information Technology 7 September 2000

Seminars & Symposium

Project management strategy for IS/IT departments--how to successfully manage multiple, concurrent, technology based projects and operational responsibilities

By Lemann, Yana K. Numerous project professionals have written about the benefits of using project management to implement information systems (IS)/information technology (IT) projects. But few have discussed how…