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Project management: Tips, tools, best practices

CIO Business Intelligence

Scope management: Define scope, create work breakdown structure (WBS), gather requirements. Time management: Plan and develop schedules and activities, estimate resources and timelines. Costs management: Estimate costs, determine budgets. Quality management: Identify quality requirements. Budget for surprises.

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Enterprise IT in 2014 – Under-the-Radar Challenges with WAN Bandwidth, BYOD, and XP Security

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Over the last year, IT budgets saw modest growth as departments embraced mobile, cloud and virtualization in record numbers. Even where budget is available, some regions do not yet have the capacity to expand the WAN to meet the demand. – bg.

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What is a project management office (PMO)? The key to standardizing project success

CIO Business Intelligence

Project management office (PMO) definition A project management office (PMO) is a group, or functional unit, that sets, maintains, and enforces the practices, policies, and standards for structuring and executing projects within an organization. Another commonly recognized PMO type is the enterprise PMO (EPMO).

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The Tip of the Spear II: Connecting Big Data Project Management with Enterprise Data Strategy

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Department of Transportation's CIO, describes four components for what I call an “enterprise data strategy”: Data governance. Data are often generated and managed in system- or mission-specific siloes. Such challenges can be complex or rooted in how the organization has been traditionally structured and managed. Introduction.

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3 key digital transformation priorities for 2024

CIO Business Intelligence

Luckily, many are expanding budgets to do so. “94% First, enterprises have long struggled to improve customer, employee, and other search experiences. CIOs should look for other operational and risk management practices to complement transformation programs.

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Should You Build in-house or Outsource Development of Your Mobile Apps?

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Once an enterprise has decided to go down the path of building native mobile apps, there is one critical decision involved –whether to build these apps in-house or to outsource development. Budget: The budget for the project should include the following two components: Cost to outsource the first version of the application development AND.

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Have You Ever Had A Complaint/Suggestion About How The Federal Government Buys Technology

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Contractors can blame government program managers, and government program managers can blame contractors. These are frequently CIOs or CTOs or enterprise architects. Every agency has a different mission and therefore different requirements on their IT. And both, from time to time, blame IT vendors!