Project Management

CIOs who have successfully used 'The Information Technology Infrastructure Library' (ITIL) to improve IT performance and services now offer you 10 tested and true ways to reap the same benefits.

IT has one key role in the organization

The vast majority of UK companies are unaware of the financial value IT systems provide to their business, because only a fifth attempt to quantify the contribution they make, according to a study by software house Micro Focus.

If you want a long and happy career as a CIO, you

Last month we presented the first of a two-part article on what it takes to be a great CIO in the fast-changing business world of the 21st century. In part one, author Patrick E. Moroney, a leading North American IT executive, examined four of the nine key habits and practices that he believes are exhibited by enlightened CIOs. In part two, he talks about the remaining five habits.

India's PC market grew by more than 22 percent in the quarter ended June 30 compared to the same quarter last year, with Hewlett-Packard Co. the market leader in all segments, according to data released Tuesday by research firm IDC (India) Ltd. The total number of shipments in the quarter were 1.53 million.

The Ontario government's IT infrastructure has changed dramatically over the past 10 years. Slated for implementation in April 2008, a new five-year strategy plan aims to pin down performance management with a set of solid metrics. Expect more standardized operating environments and more consolidation.

One fifth of British IT projects run more than 50 percent over budget. That's according to a survey of one hundred CIOs at large companies in the U.K. and Ireland, who said that half of IT projects ran 11 to 50 percent over budget, and a further 21 percent of all projects were at least 51 percent over budget.