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“IT Governance is defined as the controls, processes, and operating organizations that ensure technology enables the business strategy at an effective cost.” The article goes on to define 7 things one must do to bring this definition to life. Read On »
Tags: IT Governance, IT Governance best practice, IT Governance critical success factors
This is a non-scientific survey of Enterprise Architecture trends. The problem with survey and statistics is that one can make just about anything from them! However, it is good to read a survey and translate the results to one’s particular situation. So here goes… Read On »
Tags: Enterprise Architecture, enterprise architecture trends
A walk through the aisles of your local super- and hypermarkets reveals an explosion in the number and variety of customized products: bundle packs, gift packs, special display presentations, shelf ready packaging (SRP) and more. The objective is to seduce the consumer directly in the store. With a widely cited statistic showing 60 to 80 percent of final buying decisions made in stores, the fight for the consumer’s eye is shifting from the TV and computer screens to the shelves. Read On »
Applied Information Economics (AIE) is a method for quantifying the value of IT investments. This overview of AIE provides an overview of key IT decision problem, how AIE solves them and how AIE is different from other methods. Read On »
Tags: AIE, Applied Information Economics, Introduction to AIE, introduction to applied information economics, it roi framework, it value framework, it value measurement, it value metrics, measure IT roi, measure IT value
An excellent discussion on business it management - alignment and fusion. MUST READ!!
Tags: Business IT Alignment, Business IT Alignment Framework, business IT Management
This presentation outlines North Carolina State’s investment management framework. This framework is a good place to start if you are on the IT Portfolio Management journey. Good Read!
Tags: IT investment management, IT investment management framework, IT Portfolio Management, North Carolina Framework for Managing IT Investments, prioritize IT investments
This paper presents a framework for assessing outsourcing benefits and costs from the firm’s perspective; then, it identifies the specific governance costs associated with outsourcing; delineates the three major determinants of outsourcing governance costs: product/activity complexity, contestability and asset specificity; presents four standard potential outsourcing situations and suggest appropriate responses for each; and finally, presents some brief conclusions relating to the contingent nature of the potential net benefits of outsourcing Read On »
Tags: global outsourcing, IT Outsourcing, Outsourcing, outsourcing benefits, outsourcing business case, outsourcing cba
The IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) has been adopted as the de facto standard for IT Service Management (ITSM). This Paper discusses the value of ITIL-based maturity assessments for the IT service recipient in an outsourcing arrangement. It presents the Client Outsourcing Maturity Model (COMM), a three-dimensional framework and provides an example of its assessment methodology results. The benefits from using COMM as a pro-active tool for understanding and defining outsourcing needs are discussed. Read On »
Tags: Client Maturity, Client Outsourcing Maturity Model, COMM, IT Outsourcing, ITIL, Open Analytics, Service Level Agreements, SLA
The debate rages on. There are strong views on both sides of the issue - yes and no. Here is a very good summary of the discussion so far…
An excellent tool to manage IT investments. Good read!
Tags: Business IT Alignment Framework, business value framework, IT investment management framework, IT Strategy Framework, North Carolina Framework for Managing IT Investments
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