June 25, 2011 12:10 AM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Application Portfolio Management,
Infrastructure Portfolio Management,
IT Portfolio Management,
IT Project Governance,
Project Communications Management,
Project Portfolio ManagementTechnological development and deployment is inextricably connected to the economic, social, political, and informational factors that prevail in the entity’s control environment. The system and infrastructure
June 21, 2011 8:54 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Application Portfolio Management,
Infrastructure Portfolio Management,
IT Portfolio Management,
IT Project Governance,
Project Communications Management,
Project Portfolio ManagementPlanning system and infrastructure deployments generally resides with upper level management. In particular, the chief information officer (CIO) or a manager possessing overall responsibility for IT commonly plans system and infrastructure deployments for the entity. Whereby, lower level IT...
June 14, 2011 8:46 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Application Portfolio Management,
Infrastructure Portfolio Management,
IT Portfolio Management,
IT Project Governance,
Project Communications Management,
Project Portfolio ManagementIT project managers are typically individuals presumed to have in-depth technical skills. However, technical aptitude is not the primary key to successful project management. Specifically, IT projects generally will not succeed unless they are managed by professionals who have an adequate...
June 10, 2011 6:43 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Application Portfolio Management,
Infrastructure Portfolio Management,
IT Portfolio Management,
IT Project Governance,
Project Portfolio ManagementTactically, a project is a structured set of activities concerned with delivering a defined capability (that is necessary, but not sufficient, to achieve a required business outcome) to the entity; based on an agreed-upon schedule and budget. Additionally, a project is a temporary endeavor --...
June 7, 2011 9:31 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Application Portfolio Management,
Infrastructure Portfolio Management,
IT Portfolio Management,
IT Project Governance,
Project Portfolio ManagementManagerially, oversight of IT-enabled investment portfolio assets should be performed throughout their life cycle. Operationally, portfolio management takes a holistic view of an...
June 3, 2011 9:42 PM
Posted by: Robert Davis
Application Portfolio Management,
Infrastructure Portfolio Management,
IT Portfolio Management,
IT Project Governance,
Project Portfolio ManagementDepending on the entity, accountability for defining IT project governance can reside within a single person or group. As with IT Governance and