CIO Role Shifts Reporting Relationships

To keep IT relevant and better connected to the overall business strategy, shouldn't the CIO report to the CEO? The data supports a different trend. As CIOs have aligned more investments with the business, has their influence dimished? Or, is reporting relationship irrelevant in the grand scheme of things? No doubt about it ... the sand keeps shifting ...

... "The increasing prominence of the CFO in IT management signals a change in the way companies view technology strategy and deployment. " ...

Via CIO Insight: Meet Your New Boss

Portfolio Management Software Offered in SaaS Model

HP moves to offer PPM software in a SaaS model, like salesforce dot com. If the pricing is competitive, this is a nice way to buy by the drink and show value of project portfolio management before expanding to a large enterprise deployment. ...

... "Project and Portfolio Management Center – Standardizes, manages and captures the execution of project and operational activities, and provides critical information to assist real-time decision making. " ...

Via HP: HP Strategy to Expand Its Software-as-a-Service Offering