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The hard truth about lifecycle management

CIO Business Intelligence

Search for a definition of lifecycle management and you’ll find something along the lines of: A strategic approach to managing the life cycle of an application or platform from conception to end of life — from provisioning, through operations, to retirement. Under this definition lifecycle management doesn’t seem to do anything.

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12 famous ERP disasters, dustups and disappointments

CIO Business Intelligence

Protective packaging firm’s profit takes a knock from ERP Packaging firm Ranpak’s SAP migration was far from a disaster — it took less than a year and was delivered on time and to budget — but nevertheless initially led to disappointing results. By March 2019, things were slipping. s purposes. The lawsuit is still ongoing.

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Expat CIOs: IT leaders broaden horizons with global experiences

CIO Business Intelligence

With lots of Indians here and not much of a time difference, change management is less, too.” I found if I held the budget and the reporting line, giving away operational control was a powerful tool to build trust. It is easier [for Indian IT leaders] to switch to Gulf Cooperation Council countries than Europe and Australia.

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