There are no IT projects

A business alignment success story, where there are only business projects enabled by technology. The CIO is ranked in the Computerworld Top 100. ...

... "Furthering the IT-as-strategic-partner culture at GMRC is the company's refusal to use the term IT project. " ...

Via TechWeb: Grinnell Mutual CIO Dennis Mehmen

Business or IT Project: Find the Balance

Interesting twist on the ingredients of a successful project and striking the proper balance of emphasis. ...

... "An information system needs much more than dollops of technology it needs proper proportions of people, organisation, process and data. " ...

Via ComputerWeekly: IT Paradigm

Process Maturity Made Easy

I was going to report on an interesting article by Michael Hammer in the April Harvard Business Review, but I see Dave Garrett at Gantthead has beaten me to the punch. I've included a link below to the Gantthead article.

Basically, the Hammer article is about the new Process and Enterprise Maturity Model (PEMM) that Hammer has been working on with the Phoenix Consortium. It's the result of a research project they undertook to develop a process implementation roadmap.

In the Gantthead article below, Garrett has some helpful links, as well as a summary of the five process enablers and the four enterprise capabilities in the PEMM framework.

Let's see, with PEMM along with the Business Analysts Body of Knowledge (recently announced by the International Institute of Business Analysis - IIBA) , there should be plenty of complimentary models to go along with the PMBOK and ITIL. This should keep consultants busy for a while.

Meanwhile, here's the Gantthead link...

Beyond CMMI... PEMM

Business Analyst Body of Knowledge: Help at Last

AllPM has a great theme going this month. It's all about the integration of business analysis and project management. As it points out, especially during the early phases of a project, the project manager often works very closely with business analysts.

Three years ago, an organization called the IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysts) was formed to do for business analysts what PMI has done for project managers. It has grown to 3,500 members in 62 countries. They now have a certification exam as well, plus their own "Body of Knowledge" (BABOK).

The article below from AllPM outlines the relationship to project management. Well worth reading...

Theme of the Month: From Project Management (PM) Certification to Business Analysis (BA) Certification By Greta Blash, PMP :: ALLPM Project Management :: Project Manager - Project Management - Information - Forum Manager- PM Tools - Ar

IT Project EQ Business Project 4 Heineken

Heineken Ireland implement CRM project successfully with business in the lead. Local IT manager grapples with common IT challenges, such as security, vendor consolidation, outsourcing, etc. ...

... "For Heineken Ireland it was the first real acceptance by the business that something like this wasn't an IT project. It was a business project with a strong piece of IT in it, says Manning, careful to make the distinction. " ...

Via SiliconRepublic: Tech Decisions Pay Off

Business Project: Extract Value

Healthcare IT project seeks to integrate and standardize operations, while the business is on-the-hook for realizing the value. ...

... "The infrastructure goes live in April with users being migrated shortly after. Then comes the job of extracting value, which Mayo-Smith says is not an IT project but a business project. " ...

Via Computerworld: IT Role in Integrated Healthcare Operations