Visualization and Analytics: Web 2.0

Check out Gapminder's visualization tool, now owned by Google. See link for time-delay view of country life expectancy and Per Capita income. Press play button to repeat visualization. ...

... "Gapminder's Trendalyzer software unveils the beauty of statistics by converting boring numbers into enjoyable interactive animations. We believe that Google's acquisition of Trendalyzer will speed up the achievement of this noble goal. " ...

Via Gapminder: Analysis Software

Virtual IT Infrastructure: Small Business ...

Nick Carr shares further evidence of the emerging shift to a virtual infrastructure, referencing fresh insights that make this IT model the smartest choice for small businesses. Meanwhile, salesforce.com (software-as-a-service model) continues to create value in its on-demand CRM service: Salesforce.com Previews New Winter 07 Analytics and Dashboard: "Salesforce.com announced additional new customization features of Winter 07, including delivering full componentization of its analytical dashboards - allowing customers, developers, and partners to create, share, and combine new components that analyze and present data from Salesforce and partner solutions. " ...

... "the highest IT costs aren't component costs but labor costs, maintenance costs, electricity costs, and other secondary expenses ... " ...

Via Rough Type: Nicholas Carr's Blog: An IT sea change for smaller companies

Enterprise Architecture: SEC Future State: Troux Metis ...

Troux and ISI partner to drive the enterprise architecture transformation at the SEC over the next few years. ...

Enterprise Architecture: SEC Future State: Troux Metis: Via Troux: SEC Taps Troux Technologies and ISI for Multi-Year Enterprise Architecture Program

... "Troux Technologies, the global leader in IT Governance and Enterprise Architecture (EA) solutions, and Integrated Systems, Inc., a foremost 8(a)-certified systems integrator, announced they have jointly won a multi-year contract from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to implement the SEC's Enterprise Architecture and increase its business value. Under the agreement, Troux and ISI will collaborate to provide the SEC's Office of Information and Technology with consulting expertise in documenting the SEC's current state architecture, and in developing and maintaining future state target architectures. ... Troux's Metis Enterprise is an Enterprise Architecture and planning solution that provides the basis for the transformation from an organization's current state to an optimized future state. It is designed with a highly scalable database that accommodates the volume of enterprise-wide data required for successful organizational transformation. Additionally, Troux's Metis offers a unique analysis capability, leveraging both the current and future EA states. The automated data collection in Metis, from disparate sources across the organization, keeps information timely and relevant. " ...

Integrated Systems, Inc. is dedicated to the development and implementation of high quality technology- and process-based solutions for government and commercial clients. Founded by Indrani Seetharam in 2000, ISI is a Minority Woman-Owned 8(a)-Certified small business, currently providing sophisticated technical solutions to the U.S. Treasury, the Departments of Homeland Security (US VISIT Program), Transportation (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), Energy, Agriculture and Education; the National Archive and Records Administration; the State of Delaware; and the US Navy Space Warfare Center (SPAWAR). ISI's focus areas include Enterprise Architecture, Information Assurance, Information Security, Certification and Accreditation, Independent Validation and Verification and Life-cycle Management. ISI develops practical, affordable, and deliverable solutions of significant value to its clients, on or ahead of schedule.

Troux Technologies (pronounced "true") is a global provider of IT Governance software that accelerates IT and business transformation. Troux's IT Governance solutions enable organizations to strategically plan the enterprise, capture and analyze critical IT and business data and deliver actionable decisions to transform the business. Troux's breakthrough technology provides the enterprise-class information, policies, and analytics critical for IT excellence. With Troux, organizations succeed in breaking the traditional IT silos and effectively aligning IT with core business goals. Based in Austin, Texas, Troux Technologies serves the Global 1000 and government marketplaces.

Business Strategy: Align Objectives and Execute

IBM launches new software that enables workers and managers throughout an organization to align their personal and departmental objectives with business strategy and drive execution of their workplace activities ...

Business Strategy: Align Objectives and Execute: Via IBM: IBM Software Helps Employees at All Levels Align Their Objectives With Company Strategy ...

... "According to feedback from IBM's customers and partners, more companies are recognizing that while they have lots of data and a sound business strategy, the execution of the strategy needs improvement. IBM Workplace for Business Strategy Execution helps employees understand their company's strategy in concrete terms, focus on what is important, and remain current on status and risks. A department leader can use IBM Workplace for Business Strategy Execution to clearly communicate team objectives and how they fit into the company's strategy; link to and monitor internal and external dependencies that could affect the ability to reach objectives; track progress toward the objectives though intuitive scorecards and dashboards; and initiate actions to correct gaps in performance. " ...

PMThink references on strategy and alignment:

• Achieve Strategy Execution: Accelerate Plan Funding Support


• Business Continuity Project: Key Part of IT Strategy ...


• Business IT Alignment: Business-Relevant Metrics


• Business IT Strategy: Successful Alignment


• Governance Alignment: Project Portfolio Management (PPM)


• IT Alignment: Cost Benefit Analysis ...


• IT Governance: SAP ESA Strategy


• IT Strategy: Motorola Exec Podcast ...


• ITIL: IT Service Catalog: Alignment Focal Point ...


• Microsoft Framework: Business IT Alignment


• PMO Role: Align Business and IT ...


• Project Failure: A Success Strategy


• Project Management Strategy Integration Conference December2005


• PublicSector CIO: Enterprise View IT Strategy


• Software Aligns Project Management With Enterprise Strategy: Enhanced Portfolio Analytics ...


• Strategic Alignment: Project Portfolio


• Strategy: Visualize the Design ...

IT Governance: Service Portfolio Management Applications ...

It's raining, it's pouring ... EPM software vendors are accelerating their delivery of new service portfolio management applications in support of IT governance processes. Troux delivers IT Governance software to the marketplace, with a service portfolio management module. ...

IT Governance: Service Portfolio Management Applications: Via Troux: Troux Announces IT Governance Applications ...

... "Services Portfolio Management offers a centralized repository for digital service cataloging, built-in workflow and automated SLA compliance analysis. The application allows IT managers to accelerate IT services planning, delivery and management to better demonstrate the value to the business. " ...

Troux Technologies (pronounced "true") is a global provider of IT Governance software that accelerates IT and business transformation. Troux's IT Governance solutions enable organizations to strategically plan the enterprise, capture and analyze critical IT and business data and deliver actionable decisions to transform the business. Troux's breakthrough technology provides the enterprise-class information, policies, and analytics critical for IT excellence. With Troux, organizations succeed in breaking the traditional IT silos and effectively aligning IT with core business goals. Based in Austin, Texas, Troux Technologies serves the Global 1000 and government marketplaces.

ITIL IT Service Management Differentiators

ITIL IT Service Management Differentiators: Via Axios Systems: Axios on the right side of the law in Ohio ...

Law firm selects Axios service management solution based on differentiators, such as event management, action processing, real-time visualization, SLA alarm management, reporting and analytics. Solution will be used to support ITIL implementation ...

... "We selected assyst on a mixture of benefits and value, he commented. What differentiated assyst was how it handles action types and the way the event monitor works. The approach was the best of the products we saw. It's very important for us to be able to obtain quick snapshots of where we are with certain types of event such as how close we were to breaching Service Level Agreements, how many calls came in via email, and how many events were not closed. Assyst looked like a very flexible tool. It also helps us compile useful management reports on key trends and statistics. " ...

IT Project Return-On-Investment ROI: Partnership Drives Visibility ...

IT Project Return-On-Investment ROI: Partnership Drives Visibility: Via Alinean: Alinean & Hyperion Partner for Increased Visibility in IT Performance

Alinean / Hyperion partnership offers promise of making IT ROI more visible and achievable ...

... "The new solutions will combine Alinean's ground-breaking Return on IT (ROIT) research and ROI/TCO benchmarking tools with Hyperion's advanced analytics, quantifying the business value of current and proposed technology solutions based on the industry's largest database of real-world metrics. " ...

Alinean develops software tools to prove and improve the value of IT investments. The company’s founding team pioneered the concept of interactive ROI and TCO software in 1994, developing award-winning solutions for leading IT vendors and consultants. Its research methodologies and software tools are used by analyst firms, vendors and enterprises, and have helped justify billions of dollars in IT spending and derived value.

Centralized IT Governance: Enterprise Architecture Modeling Tool

Centralized IT Governance: Enterprise Architecture Modeling Tool: Via Troux: Troux Announces Metis Enterprise 5.0 Technology Availability: Market leader rolls out integrated offering to help improve IT governance through Enterprise Architecture processes ...

Troux converges its product set on visualization and analysis of enterprise architecture data to enable effective centralized IT governance ...

... "Delivering on the successful acquisition of Metis earlier this year, Troux's Metis family of EA products now combines the visualization and analytic capabilities of the Metis modeling tool with Troux's highly scalable repository for automatic capture and management of enterprise IT and business data. This comprehensive offering gives enterprise architects, business analysts, IT planners and other decision-makers in even the largest and most complex organizations a toolset capable of centralizing the management of all IT governance processes. " ...

Troux Technologies (pronounced "true") is a global provider of IT Governance software that accelerates IT and business transformation. Troux's IT Governance solutions enable organizations to strategically plan the enterprise, capture and analyze critical IT and business data and deliver actionable decisions to transform the business. Troux's breakthrough technology provides the enterprise-class information, policies, and analytics critical for IT excellence. With Troux, organizations succeed in breaking the traditional IT silos and effectively aligning IT with core business goals. Based in Austin, Texas, Troux Technologies serves the Global 1000 and government marketplaces.

Software Aligns Project Management With Enterprise Strategy: Enhanced Portfolio Analytics ...

Software Aligns Project Management With Enterprise Strategy: New Release of Oracle® Projects Enables Organizations to Better Align Project Management with Enterprise Strategy and Improve Project Control: Introduction of Oracle Project Portfolio Analysis Module Earns Industry Praise ...

Oracle's upgraded software better aligns project management with enterprise strategy for project-centric businesses through enhanced portfolio analytics ...

... "Oracle announced that it has enhanced its Oracle(r) Projects suite of applications and added a new module, Oracle Project Portfolio Analysis. The upgraded suite, part of the Oracle E-Business Suite, will help new, as well as Oracle's 3,000 plus existing Oracle Projects customers better control project work and finances through integrated work execution and financial management, improved budgeting and forecasting and better visibility into project performance and billing. The new Oracle Project Portfolio Analysis module enables project-centric businesses and departments to more easily plan, execute and control their portfolios of projects, no matter how complex. Managers can view all proposed projects through a common filter to see which most closely match the organization's goals, available funding, ROI targets and other key criteria. " ...

Does Architecture Visualization Enable ITGovernance?

Does Architecture Visualization Enable ITGovernance: Via Troux:Troux Announces Metis Enterprise 5.0 Technology Availability ...

Having a documented as-is IT architecture is important. How important will visualization tools, such as Troux Metis, be in enabling a quality IT governance process? Certainly, it should help with end-of-life IT investments. Can it really play a role in transformative IT investments ...

... "Troux Technologies, the global leader in IT Governance and Enterprise Architecture (EA) solutions, announced the general availability of Metis Enterprise 5.0, an industry-leading Enterprise Architecture Modeling and Repository offering for Global 1000 companies and the government market. Delivering on the successful acquisition of Metis earlier this year, Troux's Metis family of EA products now combines the visualization and analytic capabilities of the Metis modeling tool with Troux's highly scalable repository for automatic capture and management of enterprise IT and business data. This comprehensive offering gives enterprise architects, business analysts, IT planners and other decision-makers in even the largest and most complex organizations a toolset capable of centralizing the management of all IT governance processes. " ...

Troux Technologies (pronounced "true") is a global provider of IT Governance software that accelerates IT and business transformation. Troux's IT Governance solutions enable organizations to strategically plan the enterprise, capture and analyze critical IT and business data and deliver actionable decisions to transform the business. Troux's breakthrough technology provides the enterprise-class information, policies, and analytics critical for IT excellence. With Troux, organizations succeed in breaking the traditional IT silos and effectively aligning IT with core business goals.