Thursday, March 13, 2008

Coke CIO Perspective

Coca-Cola CIO on business value of IT ...

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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

SAP Project Managment Matures

SAP uses customer input to shape the future of its project management software capabilities in cProject module. ...

... "When it comes to functionality, cProjects 4.5 is a winner in the areas of multi-project and resource management. For example, the new Multi-Project Monitor displays several projects, including their relationships, in graphical form and therefore portrays the business dependencies, for example between the main project and sub-projects. " ...


Via SAP INFO: Ramp-up process for cProjects 4.5

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Monday, March 10, 2008

Alignment and Transparency Key to Info Tech Success

Marketing success stories, open dialogue about IT opportunities, and investment portfolio management techniques are some of the ways to raise the profile of the information technology organization to business leaders in the organization. ...

... "As a result of all these factors, senior executives at most companies have little desire to deal with IT and its role in their business and relegate this function to the CIO. In addition, many CEOs find the financial and business returns on their IT investments obscure and difficult to quantify ... " ...


Via Wall Street Journal: Hidden Potential of IT

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Sunday, March 09, 2008

Store Info in the Cloud

New business models for managing enterprise storage offer small and medium size businesses an opportunity to save on information technology costs and/or to shift the infrastructure operating expense savings to value-added IT investments. ...

... "Mr. Dolan calculates that a company with $100 million in annual revenue, for example, spends about $7 million a year on information technology. We can reduce that cost by 25 percent, he said ... " ...


Via New York Times: Profiting from Information Storage Services

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