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CIO interview: Cathryn Riley, CIO, Aviva
It's been a tough time for Aviva with CEO Andrew Moss forced to step down in a shareholder revolt. But for CIO Cathryn Riley, it’s business as usual. News | 16 May 2012
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European copyright ruling good for IT innovation, say lawyers
The top European court's ruling on copyright is good news for innovation, say lawyers News | 03 May 2012
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EC asks for help to cut costs of high-speed networks
The European Commission is asking for help on ways to cut the cost of setting up new networks for high-speed internet. News | 30 Apr 2012
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Government publishes plans for £1.6bn of IT contracts
The Cabinet Office has published details of £1.6bn of planned IT contracts to be awarded by central government over the next three years. News | 26 Apr 2012
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CIO interview: Andy Nelson, UK government chief information officer
In an exclusive interview with Computer Weekly government CIO Andy Nelson talks about the challenges ahead. News | 26 Apr 2012
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Government launches Digital Advisory Board
The government has created a Digital Advisory Board (DAB) of industry IT heads and academics to support its digital by default agenda News | 25 Apr 2012
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Video: Top 10 Project Management Trends 2012
J. LeRoy Ward guides you through the top 10 trends shaping project management in 2012. Video | 20 Apr 2012
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CIO interview: Matt Peers, Deloitte
“I love the consumerisation of IT,” says Matt Peers, CIO of Deloitte, where mobility is the company’s main IT priority. Interview | 20 Apr 2012
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Accenture, Detica: Big data to drive business, trigger privacy concerns
Consulting firms Accenture and Detica see the big data wave as rich in new business opportunities, but rank with data privacy concerns. News | 17 Apr 2012
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Home Office IT director Denise McDonagh takes over G-Cloud
Home Office IT director Denise McDonagh is to take over the government's G-Cloud programme once the current incumbent Chris Chant retires at the end of this month. News | 13 Apr 2012
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CW500: Transforming IT at HMRC, with CIO Phil Pavitt
Phil Pavitt, HM Revenue & Customs CIO, revealed the secrets behind running the UK's largest IT estate to CW500 Club members. Feature
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IT priorities in the downturn
IT leaders talk to Computer Weekly about how their IT priorities have been shaped by the downturn it strategy
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How smart is the Smart Metering Implementation Programme?
The Smart Grid will allow people to manage energy consumption with smart meters, but carries all the risks of a large government IT project. Feature
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Capita: the story of where UK public sector outsourcing began
Capita is a business process outsourcing (BPO) firm focusing heavily on the UK public sector market. With annual revenues over £2.7bn, it has become a lynch pin in public sector outsourcing. Feature
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Case study: Nokia rethinks HR with web portal
Mobile phone manufacturer Nokia has reduced its HR costs by between 20% to 30% after rolling out a web-based HR portal for its 60,000 employees. Case Study
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Buyer's Guide: The importance of governance in outsourcing IT services
While many businesses are continuously developing and refining their outsourcing capabilities, they still struggle to get the business results they desire. Feature
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The consumerisation of IT: it’s a trickle, not a tide, but you still need to be ready
If media headlines and supplier claims are to be believed, organisations today are faced with an unstoppable tide of many different types of personal device connected to the corporate network Feature
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Buyer's Guide: Choosing the right tool in a changing business intelligence landscape
Business intelligence should provide business decision-makers with insight, but the definition is changing. The growth in data means it can only be tracked on a quarterly or yearly basis, but business leaders want to make decisions faster. Feature
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Case study: Why and how International Personal Finance moved into the cloud
Home credit provider International Personal Finance (IPF) has embarked on a 12-month project to move its IT infrastructure into a private cloud which will cut costs by millions of pounds and make its planned expansion easier. Feature
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IT and marketing: working together for business success
The IT department builds things that scale and last, while marketing wants the next big thing - and needed it yesterday. How can heads of technology work effectively with marketing? Cliff Saran investigates Feature
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The problem of legacy humans in technology projects
Humans have an annoying habit of resisting change and refusing to conform to the often rigid requirements of a database ontology or software application. Opinion
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History lesson points way forward on data management projects
Data management projects often suffer from historic amnesia. Projects that co-locate business and IT staff and keep to a manageable scale can achieve remarkable results, says consultant Andy Hayler. Advice
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How to get IT right in mergers and acquisitions
Charlie Mayes offers advice on IT-business integration as mergers and acquisitions begin to take off. Opinion
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Forrester: Agile development
Application development leaders are looking to adopt agile computing methods, says a Forrester survey of more than 200 IT executives. Opinion
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The top seven mistakes IT executives make
Global IT spending is forecast to increase slightly this year. But will IT executives spend the money effectively? Opinion
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Top 10 project management trends for 2012
Collaboration is a common theme throughout many of the 2012 top 10 trends for project management, according to a panel of experts. Opinion
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Five ways to improve your IT project management
Project management and the IT industry go together like jam and toast. But not all project management is good project management. Opinion
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Forrester: It's time to take agile to the next level
Agile development has become very popular, with more than a third of developers citing agile as their primary methodology. Opinion
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Security Zone: Planning is the key to successfully implement data governance
When some people think about data governance they immediately jump to the conclusion that a technological solution is a holy grail for defining an answer to this substantial task, writes Finn Rye, CISSP. While a technology solution is an integral par... Opinion
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Seven trends in public sector procurement that are scaring suppliers
The government's austerity programme is having predicable knock-on effects on IT procurement and outsourcing strategies, and while there are a number of inter-related themes they all stem from a single overriding imperative - the need to cut costs. Opinion
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Video: Bob Tarzey on IPv6 migration
While migration to the IPv6 networking standard is not going to have an immediate impact, IPv4 addresses will run out Video
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Podcast: How to craft an effective MDM strategy
In this podcast interview, Andy Hayler gives advice on how to create and implement an MDM strategy that is ruthlessly focused on business value. Podcast
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CW500: Warren Buckley of BT Retail on BTCare
In this CW500 video, Warren Buckley, managing director, customer service, BT Retail, talks to Computer Weekly editor in chief Bryan Glick about BTCare, the telco's social media-based technical support service. CW500
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PM trend 1: Programme management takes over from project management
Increasingly, large initiatives undertaken by corporations and government agencies are being recognised for what they are and aren’t: namely programmes, not projects, which require a highly advanced set of skills supported by appropriate tools and me... Trends 1
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PM trend 2: Collaboration software will be an essential tool
The proliferation of collaborative software in the project environment such as SharePoint® is going to intensify in 2012. Trend 2
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PM trend 3: Learning transfer becomes the new mantra
Learning transfer - the ability to apply training back on the job - will continue to be on the minds of PMO heads and learning and development (L&D) professionals who want their project managers to return from training ready to apply what they learne... Trend 3
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PM trend 4: Project teams combine traditional and agile techniques
Having moved from “manifesto to mainstream,” Agile has confronted project teams with the difficulty of implementing the experimental and hyper-collaborative approach. Trend 4
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PM trend 5: Project managers turn to BPM
In the financial services industry, and specifically in the insurance sector, there will be a continued laser-like focus on performing business processes as efficiently as possible to drive down operating costs. Trend 5
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PM trend 6: ‘Internal’ project management accreditation will take-over
With roughly 470,000 Project Management Professional (PMP®) credentials having been awarded worldwide thus far, the PMP® remains the most popular and ubiquitous credential on the planet. Trend 6
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PM trend 7: Project managers will measure business results
While introducing tools, using methodologies, mapping project management practices, sending project managers to training, and increasing the number of PMP®s in the organisation are important metrics for a PMO head to collect and report on, they do no... Trend 7
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The problem of legacy humans in technology projects
Humans have an annoying habit of resisting change and refusing to conform to the often rigid requirements of a database ontology or software application. Opinion
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History lesson points way forward on data management projects
Data management projects often suffer from historic amnesia. Projects that co-locate business and IT staff and keep to a manageable scale can achieve remarkable results, says consultant Andy Hayler. Advice
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CIO interview: Cathryn Riley, CIO, Aviva
It's been a tough time for Aviva with CEO Andrew Moss forced to step down in a shareholder revolt. But for CIO Cathryn Riley, it’s business as usual. News
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Video: Bob Tarzey on IPv6 migration
While migration to the IPv6 networking standard is not going to have an immediate impact, IPv4 addresses will run out Video
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Podcast: How to craft an effective MDM strategy
In this podcast interview, Andy Hayler gives advice on how to create and implement an MDM strategy that is ruthlessly focused on business value. Podcast
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European copyright ruling good for IT innovation, say lawyers
The top European court's ruling on copyright is good news for innovation, say lawyers News
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CW500: Warren Buckley of BT Retail on BTCare
In this CW500 video, Warren Buckley, managing director, customer service, BT Retail, talks to Computer Weekly editor in chief Bryan Glick about BTCare, the telco's social media-based technical support service. CW500
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EC asks for help to cut costs of high-speed networks
The European Commission is asking for help on ways to cut the cost of setting up new networks for high-speed internet. News
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Government publishes plans for £1.6bn of IT contracts
The Cabinet Office has published details of £1.6bn of planned IT contracts to be awarded by central government over the next three years. News
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CIO interview: Andy Nelson, UK government chief information officer
In an exclusive interview with Computer Weekly government CIO Andy Nelson talks about the challenges ahead. News
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About IT project management
Delivering IT projects on time and to budget - or failing to - can determine the success or otherwise of any IT department. IT project management is a key skill for implementing new IT initiatives and delivering genuine business value from IT. From tools such as Prince2, to essential tasks such as project control, project monitoring and benefits realisation, we examine what is needed for successful IT project management.
