March 5, 2012 5:34 AM
Posted by: S R Balasubramanian
appointments,
personal integrity,
time management,
timeliness,
vendor management,
vendor meetingsWe meet vendors, consultants, service providers, media persons, or others, as a part of our work we do. Apart from the visitors who drop in impromptu just to say a 'hello', others do ask for an appointment. The purpose is clear; they want to ensure that we are available and to assure us that they...
February 6, 2012 3:44 AM
Posted by: S R Balasubramanian
project approval process,
relationship with management,
top management,
vendor deception,
vendor managementIn my last article I had written about vendors who sometimes bypass the CIOs to connect with the CEOs or business managers to solicit business. It was wonderful to...
January 30, 2012 8:18 AM
Posted by: S R Balasubramanian
CIO challenges,
CIO role,
CIO skills,
vendor management,
vendor negotiation,
vendor tacticsThis situation is not uncommon. CIOs deal with a host of vendors and take pride in their vendor management skills. While they successfully manage vendors that they...
October 11, 2011 12:15 AM
Posted by: S R Balasubramanian
cloud,
Cloud computing,
vendor managementWith so much having been said about cloud computing and the great promise that it holds, it is but natural that companies examine it for feasibility...
February 7, 2011 9:49 AM
Posted by: S R Balasubramanian
budgeting,
IT planning,
project management,
vendor managementIT plans and budgets often look progressive and impressive. The bigger the organization, the larger would be the budget and speaks of the power that the CIO...
December 14, 2010 6:39 AM
Posted by: S R Balasubramanian
CIO toolkit,
IT leadership,
outsourcing,
partnerships,
vendor management,
vendor relationshipsI recently attended a seminar, the topic of discussion being ‘Managed Support Services’. There have been too many seminars of late, and this was one of them. Organized by a technology media company and sponsored by a leading vendor, the seminar had the hapless CIOs come over and attend. I guess...
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