January 13, 2012 8:43 AM
Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
CIO and IT salaries,
CIO salary and careers survey,
IT innovation,
IT salaries,
IT spending and budgeting,
IT/business alignment,
Project ManagementIt's a very special time of the year and no, it's not just Girl Scout cookie season. We just completed our annual poll on IT salary satisfaction. Being kind of a data junkie, I've dived into our readers' responses with gusto and have been delighted in reading them. You've been painting quite the...
September 12, 2011 7:40 PM
Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
CIO,
cloud computing strategy,
Open source,
Project Management,
social mediaYou might not be ready to say goodbye to summer, but it's definitely fiscal year crunch time. If you're like most CIOs, you're already feeling the pressure and are buckling down to do some serious heavy lifting on your special projects and big picture things like your cloud computing strategy and...
June 17, 2010 8:00 PM
Posted by: Kristen Caretta
IT/business alignment,
Midmarket CIO,
Project ManagementA lot of projects fail. If business requirements aren't clear or gathered effectively, or if the scope of the project is inaccurate, failure happens. But this past weekend, at New England GiveCamp (a Microsoft-sponsored volunteer weekend held at
May 18, 2010 8:04 PM
Posted by: Kristen Caretta
Business Intelligence,
Microsoft,
Midmarket CIO,
Project ManagementIt's no surprise that many organizations are using Microsoft Excel. Evolving from more than just a simple spreadsheet application, Excel is used for everything from simple project management to
February 26, 2010 3:37 PM
Posted by: Kristen Caretta
IT/business alignment,
Midmarket CIO,
Project ManagementA few weeks ago, I spoke with Chris Larsen, principal analyst for consultancy firm IT Evolution, about the next step after project management. Organizations of all shapes and sizes are considering not just a strong project manager to lead their efforts, but also a business analyst to guide the...
October 2, 2009 2:58 PM
Posted by: Kristen Caretta
business process management,
Google Wave,
Midmarket CIO,
Project Management,
Strategy for CIOsThe rush for Google Wave has begun. The much-anticipated release of Google’s collaboration tool has generated media hype, exclusive invites to try the beta and even
July 31, 2009 2:44 PM
Posted by: EditorAnne
Chief information officer,
CIO,
Midmarket CIO,
Project ManagementWhat’s going to get you fired from your CIO job? I was reminded this week of all the ways CIOs risk termination, from failed IT projects to jobs that outgrow them, during a “town meeting” (aka moderated conference call) on IT project...
July 17, 2009 2:48 PM
Posted by: Kristen Caretta
cloud computing,
Midmarket CIO,
Project Management,
Strategy for CIOsProject and portfolio management (PPM) software is definitely not overlooked in the midmarket. According to a recent SearchCIO-Midmarket.com survey, 17% use some form of PPM software. But how many of those organizations are actually using all of what they paid for?
Time and time again, I hear...
