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Social Responsibility's Strategic Benefits
December 15, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM US/Eastern (GMT-5)
Join Ed Granger-Happ, CIO of Save the Children, for a discussion of how creating an organization that is socially responsible improves staffing, retention, leadership development and overall corporate health.
Working With and Communicating to Your Board of Directors
January 13, 2009, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM US/Eastern (GMT-5)
CIO panelists who will share tips and experiences working with their boards: Twila Day of SYSCO; Jeff O'Hare, West Corp.; Marc West, formerly with H&R Block.
IT's Role in Growing Mid-Market Companies
January 14, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET (GMT-5)
Mid-market Council members will share their companies' stories and challenges in driving or coping with growth. Panelists represent Veterinary Pet Insurance, Medicis Pharmaceutical, and Intrax Cultural Exchange.
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August 01, 2000 — CIO — In a report released in January, the House of Commons' Select Committee on Public Accounts examined 25 government IT projects that did not work and came up with project management lessons from each, including
- Planners need to have clear project objectives and milestones.
- Projects that are part of an overall strategy must clearly fit together, and those implementing the separate projects must understand this clearly.
- Carefully examine the full implications of introducing changes to IT systems, including the impact of any policy changes (like passport laws) that may affect demand for services.
- Contingency plans are essential to cover the risk that the system won't be delivered on time.
- Planners should consider whether programs with sweeping goals might be too ambitious to attempt in one project.
- Arrangements with subcontractors should include terms with both incentives to reach project goals and penalties if they don't.
- Delays in implementing projects place them at risk of being overtaken by technological developments. Other stories by Malcolm Wheatley © 2008 CXO Media Inc.
Just the basics, please. Sometimes we all need a refresher or we need to make sure our team and our colleagues are all on the same page.
Over 25 tutorials on everything from business intelligence to virtualization.