Perfect Pitch

Want more business investment for your IT budget? Here are six quick tips to increase your chances of bringing in more business funding for the IT department.

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a cautionary tale about over-expectation and over-selling

Emperors and Sorcerers

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If IT had delivered every benefit promised over the past twenty years, our businesses would be so cash-rich by now that it would be positively embarrassing to read the Balance Sheets. But they are not. So can business Emperors still be seduced by technology Sorcerers?

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Operational Utopia - Does your IT culture work with your business? - webcast

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It can be hard to find the road to operational nirvana – an IT infrastructure that allows faster time to market for new applications, more efficient divisions of labour for IT specialists and, of course, across the board cost savings.

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"Business agility is in the mind of the individual [or organization] and comprises an absolute…"

““Business agility is in the mind of the individual [or organization] and comprises an absolute willingness to constantly monitor and refine one’s position, in a timely and appropriate manner – not just the ability to respond quickly.”” – C… Continue reading article »

Who wants the keys to the kingdom?

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Tired of being seen as a bit-player in the business? Colin Beveridge says careful rebranding could take IT departments a lot closer to the seat of power.  There is a sting in the tail of this powerful piece.

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