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IT project management
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July 30, 2012
30
Jul'12
Vodafone appoints new CEO of Cable & Wireless Worldwide
Following the acquisition of C&WW, Vodafone has transferred its head of global enterprise to run the new venture
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July 03, 2012
03
Jul'12
Whitehall could save £33bn with big data analytics, says Policy Exchange
Government could save £33bn a year applying big data analytics to departmental information, claims a report from the Policy Exchange
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May 29, 2012
29
May'12
CIO interview: Lukas Oberhuber, CTO, Simply Business
Lukas Oberhuber is CTO at Simply Business, where he is making IT at the insurance company more agile to meet business demands
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May 16, 2012
16
May'12
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.
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May 03, 2012
03
May'12
European copyright ruling good for IT innovation, say lawyers
The top European court's ruling on copyright is good news for innovation, say lawyers
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April 10, 2012
10
Apr'12
CIO interview: David Jones, CIO, Crown Prosecution Service
CPS CIO David Jones is leading a comprehensive technology revamp to modernise operations across the entire criminal justice system.
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March 20, 2012
20
Mar'12
CIO interview: Rob Pringle, global IT director, Gazprom
Rob Pringle, director of global IT at Gazprom Marketing and Trading, reveals the secret of rolling out IT quickly
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March 14, 2012
14
Mar'12
Gartner: Rethink organisation structure to boost business
Businesses must radically rethink how they organise staff and collaborate if they want to make big improvements, according to analyst Gartner
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March 07, 2012
07
Mar'12
Systems integrators 'charge more in paperwork than SMEs do in delivery’
A systems integrator asked for more money from the government for an IT product proposal than an SME was able to deliver the actual service for.
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March 07, 2012
07
Mar'12
John Lewis prioritises IT investment above profit
John Lewis made significant technology investments in 2011, pushing profits down 3.8% to £353.8m
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March 05, 2012
05
Mar'12
NHS trusts to be freed from CSC contract commitments
The Department of Health has proposed a deal with CSC to release trusts in the National Programme for IT from their contractual obligations to use software from the troubled supplier.
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March 05, 2012
05
Mar'12
Rogue IT manager jailed for two years after £123k procurement scam
A rogue IT procurement manager has been jailed for two years after he colluded with two IT suppliers to defraud grocer Nisa Today out of £123,000
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February 20, 2012
20
Feb'12
CIO priorities 2012: Ali Jaffri, ICT manager, Gallions Housing
Ali Jaffri, ICT manager at Gallions Housing, talks about the challenges of 2012.
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February 07, 2012
07
Feb'12
More than half of government projects behind schedule
More than half of major government projects are behind schedule, according to the head of Whitehall's Major Projects Authority.
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January 25, 2012
25
Jan'12
UK IT budgets under pressure in 2012
UK IT budgets will remain flat in 2012, a worldwide survey of more than 2,500 IT professionals has revealed.
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October 14, 2011
14
Oct'11
CIO interview: Gerry Pennell, CIO, London 2012 Olympics
With less than 10 months to go, London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell is fully focused on the task of delivering a project that simply cannot miss its deadline.
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October 10, 2011
10
Oct'11
London 2012 Olympics opens Technology Operations Centre
The IT powering the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics has passed a major milestone with the formal opening of the Technology Operations Centre.
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October 07, 2011
07
Oct'11
85 sub-postmasters seek legal support in claims against Post Office computer system
Over 80 sub-postmasters are interested in taking legal action against the Post Office in relation to an allegedly faulty computer system.
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October 04, 2011
04
Oct'11
Universal Credit deadline forced DWP to use “unproven” agile development
Tight deadlines left the Department for Work and Pensions with little choice but to use "unproven" agile methods to develop its £2bn Universal Credit (UC) system, said the Cabinet Office Major Projects Authority (MPA) in a confidential report ...
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September 14, 2011
14
Sep'11
IT development underpinning Universal Credits comes under fire from MPs and experts
The delivery of Universal Credits is coming under fire as observers are casting an increasingly critical eye on the IT systems underpinning the politically sensitive project.
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September 07, 2011
07
Sep'11
CIO interview: Mike Bracken, UK government director of digital
Whitehall is not exactly known for being at the bleeding edge of technological innovation. But as the newly appointed government director of digital, Mike Bracken is set to change that perception. In an exclusive interview, he discusses the ...
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August 30, 2011
30
Aug'11
The business architect role is vital to business process transformation
If you have not yet heard the term "business architect", you soon will, write John Rymer and Alexander Peters of Forrester Research. Whether business architects report into the business or IT, this emerging role will help usher in organisations' ...
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August 26, 2011
26
Aug'11
Lack of soft skills training is curbing IT career progression
Employers are failing to provide IT professionals with the business...
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August 23, 2011
23
Aug'11
Why major IT projects are more likely to fail than any others
Major IT projects are 20 times more likely to fail than other business initiatives because project managers are ignoring unpredictable events, says a major research study by Oxford University.
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August 08, 2011
08
Aug'11
Toxic National Programme for IT contracts to be housed under one body
Billions of pounds of toxic IT contract exposures at the Department for Health could be housed under one central unit, according to reports.
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August 02, 2011
02
Aug'11
NHS trust forced to adopt National Programme patient records system or face £8.8m fine
An NHS trust was forced to buy care records software through the National Programme for IT or face the threat of an £8.8m fine - even though it had a longstanding supplier in place.
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August 01, 2011
01
Aug'11
CSC closes acquisition of iSoft ahead of NHS IT contract renegotiations
Outsourcing provider CSC has closed the acquisition of beleaguered healthcare application provider iSoft for $189m (£115m).
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July 28, 2011
28
Jul'11
Highlights from 'A recipe for rip-offs' - the Select Committee report on government IT
The Public Administration Select Committee has published a scathingly critical report on government's use of IT. We've chosen a selection of the highlights from the report.
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July 19, 2011
19
Jul'11
Carphone Warehouse uses business process management to increase customer satisfaction
Retailer Carphone Warehouse is claiming a 25% jump in its customer satisfaction ratings after investing in BPM software to help staff deal with sales, queries and complaints.
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July 01, 2011
01
Jul'11
DWP adds agile development into IT contracts for £2bn Universal Credit system
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has modified contracts governing the supply of its £2bn Universal Credit system by adding clauses encouraging agile development.
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June 22, 2011
22
Jun'11
European Commission gives green light to CSC acquisition of beleaguered iSoft
The European Commission (EC) has approved CSC's acquisition of healthcare software maker iSoft.
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June 16, 2011
16
Jun'11
NHS pays £200m advance to CSC as contract renegotiation nears conclusion
The NHS has paid £200m to troubled supplier CSC as an advance while awaiting the conclusion of discussions on amendments to the controversial deal.
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May 27, 2011
27
May'11
DWP prepares alternative to identity cards for Universal Credit
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is grooming a British tech start-up to play a key role in its £2bn Universal Credit benefits system.
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May 18, 2011
18
May'11
Future of NHS National Programme for IT in critical condition following NAO report
The remaining NHS National Programme for IT could be scrapped entirely, as the project's aim to deliver electronic records for every patient has fallen far below expectations, according to a National Audit Office report.
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May 16, 2011
16
May'11
The Guardian restructures IT department as digital director steps down
The Guardian is merging its technology development and product management functions to create a new digital development department.
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April 26, 2011
26
Apr'11
Global cloud market to reach $240bn by 2020
The global cloud market is set to explode in the next 10 years, growing from $40.7bn in 2011 to more than $241bn in 2020, according to Forrester Research.
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April 20, 2011
20
Apr'11
UK IT staff increasingly seeking work abroad
The majority of UK IT professionals would consider migrating abroad to pursue higher quality work and salaries, a recruitment firm warns.
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April 13, 2011
13
Apr'11
Building an Olympics network
Preparation is clearly the key to Olympic success, as players on 27 July 2012 will see years of finely honed practice condensed into one gruelling fortnight
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April 01, 2011
01
Apr'11
Exclusive interview: Deputy government CIO Bill McCluggage on the new government IT strategy
Bill McCluggage, deputy government CIO, talks exclusively to Computer Weekly about the changes in the government's new IT strategy.
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March 29, 2011
29
Mar'11
Government puts open source at the heart of its new IT strategy
The government has launched its much-anticipated new IT strategy, highlighting open source and a promise that the coalition will do things better.
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March 17, 2011
17
Mar'11
DWP cancelled £300m Fujitsu deal over transition deadline failures
The decision by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to cancel a £300m desktop support deal with Fujitsu before it even began will lead many in the public sector to question some IT suppliers' ability to deliver on their sales pitch.
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March 16, 2011
16
Mar'11
Deutsche Bank uses social CRM to fine-tune corporate banking
Social media is driving product development at Deutsche Bank. The banking giant is using web 2.0 technologies to engage with 1,000 of its corporate customers, to find out how it can make corporate banking run more smoothly.
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March 08, 2011
08
Mar'11
Exclusive: Free software guru Richard Stallman on government IT and why he hates the cloud
The founding father of the free software movement tells Computer Weekly why government just doesn't "get it"
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March 02, 2011
02
Mar'11
Government needs radical approach to IT, says Institute for Government
The government needs to implement a radical new approach to IT projects, according to the recommendations of a report by independent thinktank the Institute for Government.
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February 15, 2011
15
Feb'11
Barclays Bank boosts IT staff and project spending
Barclays has boosted its technology staff and budget, according to the bank's full-year results released today.
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February 01, 2011
01
Feb'11
BBC criticised over £133m digital project
The early stages of £133m BBC technology project with Siemens have been criticised for not offering value for money.
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January 31, 2011
31
Jan'11
Staffordshire Council rolls out £23m public sector network
Staffordshire County Council is to implement one of the country's first Public Sector Networks (PSN) in a £23m contract with communications provider Kcom.
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January 31, 2011
31
Jan'11
Public sector outsourcing grows in the UK as commercial deals fall again
Public sector contracts accounted for 77% of the total outsourcing spending in the UK in 2010, according to the latest report from consultancy TPI.
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January 26, 2011
26
Jan'11
Virgin supplies London schools with 10Mbps fibre optic broadband
Virgin Media's business division is to supply a managed fibre optic network to London's Grid for Learning that will replace a broadband network supplied by Symmetrix, a Capita company.
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January 25, 2011
25
Jan'11
Gartner outlines six money-making CIO profiles
A new generation of CIOs with skills to make the business money will replace traditional CIOs by the middle of the decade, says Gartner vice-president and researcher Ken McGee.