Managing Projects
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October 14, 2020
Poor requirements are the number one reason that solutions fail to deliver. Build a right-sized and scenario-appropriate requirements gathering pro...
November 30, 2016
Successful projects are the #1 driver of satisfaction with IT, but most organizations struggle to achieve consistent project success. Inject projec...
October 27, 2016
Successful project intake doesn't require additional time, administrative overhead, or high PPM maturity. Build intake discipline one step at a tim...
April 28, 2016
Stakeholder management is something everyone does, but unfortunately few people actually do well. Taking the time to properly identify critical sta...
July 21, 2015
Small enterprise IT leaders face unique challenges when it comes to successfully executing projects. Increase the manageability and value of your I...
July 08, 2015
Info-Tech Express offers comprehensive bundles of tools and templates that will help you get to action quickly on your most important projects.
January 22, 2015
If your organization designates people “project managers” but doesn’t allocate time to project management duties, you can use this blueprint to fin...
November 09, 2010
To achieve greater likelihood that your project will stay on track, watch out for the four big pitfalls: scope creep, failure to obtain stakeholder...
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Planning IT Strategy
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May 23, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is on the rise and shows significant potential benefits to increase operational efficiency, improve pati...
April 10, 2017
Data is becoming an increasingly integral part of conducting business, across a wide breadth of industries. Data can serve as an organization’s gre...
March 20, 2017
The small enterprise must realize the power of data to remain competitive. IT can lead the business on a patch towards data governance. Use this bl...
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Managing IT
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November 30, 2022
The purpose of the blueprint is to provide small/medium businesses (SMB) with the basic vendor management necessities to maximize their IT vendor i...
August 19, 2014
IT infrastructure outsourcing has become commonplace. Success requires careful planning and diligent execution.
July 17, 2014
Outsourcing can extend your systems management capabilities and save money in the process, but many organizations report dissatisfaction with their...
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Managing Risk
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October 19, 2022
Informal, un-rationalized, ad hoc policies are ineffective because they do not explicitly outline responsibilities or compliance requirements, and ...
April 01, 2022
Managing risk has never been more important. Ensure that your organization has an established and manageable way of governing a process related to ...
January 23, 2017
Every organization needs a DRP, small or large. Unfortunately, most organizations fail to create a DRP that quickly recovers critical applications ...
March 25, 2015
Compliance improvement and optimization is generally initiated in response to new or changed compliance requirements, a mandate from the business, ...
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Governing IT
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January 13, 2017
IT policies are necessary from a risk mitigation perspective, but they are often left as an afterthought by the business. As a result, IT policies ...
May 03, 2016
Though the benefits are widely understood, many organizations don't have SOPs and those that do don't maintain them. Adopt an approach to drive pro...