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Aligning security and business strategies

CIO Business Intelligence

During the 2008–2009 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and subsequent recession, researchers noted that cybercrime rates increased dramatically. When businesses are struggling due to the recession, there’s a strong temptation to look for ways to cut spending. Any non-essential expenditure that can be cut, or postponed, will be.

Strategy 106
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What is a Scrum master? A key role for project success

CIO Business Intelligence

Scrum.org was founded in 2009 by Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland, the originators of Scrum, as a “global organization, dedicated to improving the profession of software delivery by reducing the gaps, so the work and work products are dependable.” Identify and document business and project requirements, plans, and progress.

SCRUM 126
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IT leaders adjust budget priorities as economic outlook shifts

CIO Business Intelligence

Budget planning during uncertain economic times is never CIOs’ favorite activity. For the most part, budgets are holding steady or growing in the single digits, with continued investments in security, analytics, and the cloud, among other areas. Paying more for IT labor Another key item to budget for is IT staff.

Budget 132
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Collaboration between Business and IT Leads to Innovation

Social, Agile and Transformation

I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 and business transformation. Monday, October 12, 2009. ▼ 2009. (36). Newer Post.

Agile 101
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Being a CIO: One Year Later - Social, Agile, and Transformation

Social, Agile and Transformation

I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 and business transformation. ► 2009. (36). Social, Agile, and Transformation. Newer Post.

Agile 100
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14 essential book recommendations by and for IT leaders

CIO Business Intelligence

In The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win (IT Revolution Press, 2013 ) , Bill — an IT manager — takes over a critical project that’s over budget and behind schedule. The CEO demands that Bill deliver the project in 90 days.

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What is TOGAF? An enterprise architecture methodology for business

CIO Business Intelligence

TOGAF helps organize the development process through a systematic approach aimed at reducing errors, maintaining timelines, staying on budget, and aligning IT with business units to produce quality results. TOGAF 9 was introduced in 2009, with new details on the overall framework, including increased guidelines and techniques.