IT Market Insights

The mid-tier enterprise is exhibiting leadership in adoption of new strategies for driving operational efficiency in the technology infrastructure. ...

... "Mid-sized enterprises are more aggressive and pioneering than either small or large enterprises. They are adopting new technology initiatives such as cloud computing, replication, and deduplication at 11-17 percent higher rates than small or large enterprises. " ...

Via Symantec: 2010 State of the Data Center

Front End Innovation Needs a Back End

The front end of innovation needs a effective back end system to nurture ideas, manage research projects, and commercialize the best market opportunities. ...

... "Without the back end of innovation - the capacity to effectively screen ideas, align them with strategy, allocate resources to them and manage them successfully ... " ...

Via Blogging Innovation: Ideas

Insight into Info Tech Market Performance

Unit volume improvements provide a glimmer of positive improvement for the information technology market moving forward. Global PC shipments are up 2.3% year over year for the 3rd quarter of 2009. ...

... "Global shipments totaled 78.1 million units in the July-September period, IDC said, with all regions except Japan either meeting or surpassing expectations. " ...

Via Reuters: Global PC shipments

Visioning with the Box

I've done a lot of visioning over the years - diverging and converging ... I like this vision box approach from the agile methodology and hope to give it a try in the near future. It could be a good way to involve all team members and create energy and momentum in the project initiation process. ...

... "The basic concept is straightforward: If your new product was marketed in a box, like cereal or consumer electronics, what would be the marketing copy on the box? What product features, benefits, and attributes would you highlight on the box that would attract shoppers and convince them to buy your product? " ...

Via TechRepublic: Define the project vision

Beat the Market

You can use the marketplace as a test of your IT organization's efficiency and effectiveness. While you may not be world-class on every metric, it is useful to understand your benchmarks and decide where you want to excel, especially if that area of excellence is aligned with your business success. ...

... "If you hold yourself to the standards of the marketplace and can show and demonstrate time and again that you’re a better provider than the marketplace, that translates into shareholder value. " ...

Via CIO Insight: The IT Value Debate

Differentiation in a Tough Economic Climate

Here's some good advice on refining the scope of your target market, honing your message, perfecting your products, and engaging your customers in a positive and refreshing way. ...

... "If you can become known by a very narrow target market for doing something very specifically unique in a way that your customers adore, you will no longer compete on price and no longer live at the mercies of the ups and downs beyond your control. " ...

Via Escape from Cubicle Nation: Recession-proofing wisdom

UK IT Contract Projects Market Forecast for Resource Planning

A downturn in IT investment is forecast in the UK for 2008. Any decline should be gradual as the first quarter is expected to be flat. ...

... "Should the IT contract market decline, organisations will be focusing on manning IT projects using permanent staff. The real focus will be on maintaining a lower cost model. " ...

Via UK Contractor: 2008

Project Portfolio Management PPM Tools Market Leadership Analysis

CA's PPM software (previously Niku) makes strong showing in Forrester's recent project portfolio management software market analysis. ...

... "CA is moving up in its leadership position. Priced and built to perform as well in medium-sized shops as in large installations wrote Lewis Cardin, vice president at Forrester and the report's author. He added, CA's Clarity is a strong performer across the majority of important PPM offerings. " ...

Via CA: CA Named Leader in PPM Market