CIO Perspective on IT Project Management

IT Project: Cutover Preparation

Mergers and acquisitions are common in today's markets. These corporate marriages often come with consolidation and integration. Eventually, information systems are consolidated. When systems touch customers, our risk antennae should perk up and we should prepare to minimize business impact. Preparation includes planning, temporary resources, a command center, practice through rehearsing, etc. Read about USAirways post-acquisition preparation for cutover to its common reservation system. ...

... "US Airways has been prepping for the mammoth IT project since the America West-US Airways merger closed in September 2005. " ...

Via Arizona Republic: US Airways IT Integration

Update: Via Bloomberg: USAirways Cutover Issues: "US Airways' kiosks at Charlotte and four regional hubs couldn't communicate with the reservation network for several hours after the systems were unified ... "

IT Professionalism: Business Impact

From the land of ITIL comes IT certification. Nice vision. Business impact is the end-game. ...

... "To create a profession where the test of professionalism is related to business impact and outcomes in addition to technical excellence. " ...

Via British Computer Society: The vision for Professionalism programme