project management

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  Tech guns for hire: 5 places to find skilled IT contractors

  Even for organizations with a stellar full-time IT staff, situations often arise where temporary outside help is needed. A big Web project might demand a few extra programmers to meet a tough deadline, for example, or a rollout of tools to support a sales force bent on capturing a broader market may require expertise not available in-house.

  By Logan Kugler | 22 May, 2012 20:08

  Tags: software, services, project management, outsourcing, IDC, applications

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  The Grill: TASC CIO Barbie Bigelow

  After spinning off from Northrop Grumman in 2009, TASC had one year to establish itself as an independent company. That meant the 6,000-employee systems engineering operation needed to deploy a new IT infrastructure. In overseeing that effort, TASC CIO Barbie Bigelow built an IT organization and infrastructure from scratch. Her team spent about eight months working with 64 vendors and partners to design and build an operation that included a new ERP system, more than 4,000 computers, 800 mobile devices, 400 network devices and 134 data circuits across 60 facilities -- and they did it in six weeks. Here, Bigelow discusses the failures and successes that the team experienced as they pursued the aggressive schedule, and she reflects on how TASC's IT unit has evolved.

  By Robert L. Mitchell | 21 May, 2012 20:11

  Tags: software, project management, Northrop Grumman, Management and Careers, ERP, enterprise resource planning, applications

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  Career advice: Careers in the cloud

  Allan Hackney of John Hancock Financial Services Ask a Premier 100 IT Leader Allan Hackney Title: Senior vice president and CIOCompany: John Hancock Financial Services

  By Allan Hackney | 08 May, 2012 01:45

  Tags: software, project management, it management, internet, cloud computing, careers, applications

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  Turning Long Demands Into a Short List

  As the top IT executive at Aspen Skiing for the past 16 years, Paul Major has become skilled at keeping multiple balls in the air.

  By Beth Stackpole | 07 May, 2012 23:36

  Tags: software, project management, Management and Careers, it management, IT Leadership, CIO role, applications

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  Citrix buys Podio for social collaboration, project management software

  Citrix said Wednesday it has acquired Podio, maker of a cloud-based software platform for project management and collaboration. Terms were not disclosed.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 11 April, 2012 23:46

  Tags: applications, Basecamp, business issues, Citrix, cloud computing, collaboration, internet, Internet-based applications and services, Jive Software, mergers and acquisitions, Podio, project management, software, Yammer

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  How to avoid the perils of virtualization and Cloud stall

  Technologies like virtualization and cloud computing promise enormous leaps in efficiency and flexibility, but they can lead organizations into a quagmire if they don't plan properly for the transition, says Bill Hurley, CIO, CTO and executive vice president of Westcon Group. Without proper planning, organizations can stall in the midst of their transitions to virtualized environments or the cloud, finding themselves with a bundle of sunk costs and no path forward.

  By Thor Olavsrud | 11 April, 2012 01:58

  Tags: applications, Applications | Project Management, cloud, cloud computing, Cloud Stall, infrastructure, internet, project management, software, Virtualization, Virtualization Stall

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  What IT managers say to get the CIO's OK

  LAS VEGAS -- When data center and facility managers meet with the CIO about new equipment, the conversations are rarely easy. The equipment they seek is often expensive, in the six- or seven-figure range, and justifying the expense can be challenging.

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 23 March, 2012 21:38

  Tags: applications, CIO role, Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, hardware systems, IT Leadership, it management, it strategy, project management, roi, software

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  Governance at the speed of change

  In the time it takes you to read this sentence, millions of payment transactions will have occurred.

  By Raju Pusapati | 23 March, 2012 07:25

  Tags: App Development, applications, freemium, infrastructure management, IT Governance and Compliance, management, networking, project management, software, visa

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  FinancialForce.com rolls out enhanced accounting, services applications

  FinancialForce.com announced a string of enhancements to its cloud-based applications for accounting and professional services automation on Wednesday, heating up its rivalry with the likes of NetSuite and its OpenAir division.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 08 March, 2012 03:08

  Tags: applications, cloud computing, Financial / tax, internet, Internet-based applications and services, project management, salesforce.com, software, Unit 4 Agresso

• CA Technologies revises Clarity interface

  CA Technologies has updated its CA Clarity Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software with a new user interface, one that the company hopes will appeal to a broader set of business users.

  By Joab Jackson | 19 January, 2012 03:29

  Tags: applications, CA Technologies, project management, software

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  Controlling agile development in a project portfolio framework

  This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter's approach.

  By Ian Knox, VP of marketing, Daptiv | 07 December, 2011 09:34

  Tags: agile, agile development, agile projects, applications, infrastructure management, management, networking, PPM, project health, project management, project portfolio management, software

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  Intacct goes for ERP trifecta with Salesforce.com, Clarizen

  Intacct is hoping to build on its stake in the cloud ERP (enterprise resource planning) market via a three-way integration with Salesforce.com's CRM (customer relationship management) application and project management software from Clarizen.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 06 December, 2011 16:05

  Tags: applications, Clarizen, cloud computing, customer relationship management, Financial / tax, Intacct, internet, Internet-based applications and services, project management, salesforce.com, software

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  Victorian Ombudsman slams Labor government for failed ICT projects

  The Victorian Ombudsman has lambasted the former Labor government for causing major ICT project management issues, with a relaxed approach and inconsistent staff training causing many projects to fail.

  By Lisa Banks | 23 November, 2011 16:11

  Tags: HealthSMART, ICT projects, Myki, project management, Ted Baillieu, Victorian Department of Transport

• Vic Labor lashed for IT project management

  Victorian taxpayers have been slugged an extra $1.44 billion because the previous Labour government mismanaged information and communication (ICT) projects, the ombudsman has found.

  By AAP | 23 November, 2011 15:15

  Tags: project management, victorian government

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  Career advice: Qualities that could get you hired

  CIO Dennis Hodges of Inteva Products LLC Ask a Premier 100 IT Leader Dennis Hodges Title: CIO Company: Inteva Products LLC

  By Dennis Hodges | 19 November, 2011 03:04

  Tags: applications, careers, Inteva Products, it management, Management and Careers, project management, software