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		<description><![CDATA[ Strong IT leadership and a relationship of trust between business and IT executives are prerequisites to successfully exploit technology. Gartner research into IT management best practices helps companies succeed through effective governance, strategic planning, financial management and risk analysis. ]]></description> 
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	 							<title><![CDATA[ U.S. Economic Report Does Not Justify 2010 IT Budget Increase]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ CIOs should not view the U.S. Commerce Department's announcement that the U.S. economy grew during 3Q09 as a leading indicator that the U.S. or the rest of the world has returned to a sustained period of business growth. ]]></description>
		
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  					<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Findings: Operational Technologies Increasingly Need to Be Integrated With IT]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The traditional divisions between IT and operational technologies are narrowing as operational technologies become more widespread and interconnected. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ UPS CFO Kurt Kuehn Identifies When Businesses Will Grow Again]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ We continue our Return to Growth series of Gartner Fellow interviews with this discussion with UPS CFO Kurt Kuehn. From his extraordinarily unique perspective, Kuehn offers his views on when the business climate will improve. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ The Business Impact of the Entrepreneurial CIO]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ CEOs are looking for growth, and they realize that they need to unleash the entrepreneurial energies of their organizations to get there. This research looks at the entrepreneurial task of the CEO, and the need for and impact of the entrepreneurial CIO. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Highlights From the CIO Track at Symposium/ITxpo]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This year's Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, held from 18 through 22 October in Orlando, Florida, was organized around the theme of balancing cost, risk and growth. This report offers an overview of what was on attendees' minds and what they learned from Gartner analysts and from one another. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ How Can IT Departments Measure Their Project Performance More Accurately and Effectively?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ IT departments are measuring their project execution performance inaccurately. We discuss how adjusting IT demand collection and assessment processes can improve the accuracy and analysis of project execution metrics. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Negotiating a Price Escalation Clause or Price Cap in a Software Contract]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The escalation clause or price cap in a software contract can dramatically impact a customer's total cost of ownership. Gartner explains the mechanics of this provision and analyzes how to negotiate language that minimizes your exposure to unintended cost increases. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ How the Intersection of IT and OT Is Changing the CIO's Role, and What to Do About It]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ As IT and operational technology converge, the essential business outcome is management of an integrated framework of business processes, information and technology. It is changing CIO roles in many industries. We examine those changes, how they will develop and what CIOs should do about them. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Three Things to Consider as a New Year Approaches]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ As the end of another year approaches, we highlight some key actions for the PPM function to consider in preparation for 2010. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ IHS Chief Economist Dr. Nariman Behravesh Tells Gartner Clients When Business Growth Will Return]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ We recently interviewed IHS Chief Economist Dr. Nariman Behravesh to discuss his organization's forecasts on when business growth will return. This information is just one of many elements that we will use to formulate our views on the near-term future of IT spending. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ What IT Organizations Are Doing to Reduce Enterprise Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 3Q09]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ IT organizations in non-high-GHG-emission industries are focusing on what's familiar, easy and comfortable and the low-hanging fruit. This is a reasonable start, but in 2010, they need to focus on material issues. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Return to Growth: Three Short-Term Economic Scenarios and Their IT Impacts for 2010-2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Business leaders, in the belief that the worst of the "great recession" has past, hope for a secure return to growth in 2010-2011. We see three scenarios CIOs should consider with their CEOs. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Roles and Responsibilities for Managing Teleworkers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Successfully managing teleworkers requires clearly defined roles and responsibilities for all the major stakeholders, including senior management, line managers and the teleworkers themselves. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Method to the Madness: Applying a Methodological Approach to Cost Optimization]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Cost optimization typically proceeds without methodological guidance. Our research develops a methodologically sound set of guidelines, frameworks, and intervention strategies to redefine and recharge the critical act of cost optimization. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ IT Modernization: The Changing of the Guard]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ IT modernization represents the changes that every IT organization must face as the generations of technology, skills and expectations are inevitably replaced by the next ones. Every enterprise must begin to prepare for the inevitable impact this will have. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Cost Cutting by Offshoring Application Development to China]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The offshoring of application development saves money by distributing different labor and infrastructure costs between countries. The level of cost reduction achieved depends on differences in productivity and communication overheads. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ How Can IT Departments Measure Their Project Performance More Accurately and Effectively?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ IT departments are measuring their project execution performance inaccurately. We discuss how adjusting IT demand collection and assessment processes can improve the accuracy and analysis of project execution metrics. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=172341&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Executive Summary: The CIO Challenge: Transforming Adversity Into Advantage]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Leading enterprises view difficult economic times as an opportunity to pull ahead of the pack. The CIO can play an integral role by managing business fundamentals, looking for growth opportunities, focusing on results and adapting to changing market demands ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Cost Cutting in IT: When to Use Zero-Based Budgeting]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ A recession is a perfect time to implement an increased level of IT spending accountability, especially between business units and the CFO. If CIOs need to significantly reduce IT spending well beyond savings levels already reached, adopt zero-based budgeting. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ A Checklist for Cost Optimization]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ A stepwise approach to cost optimization can save time and improve outcomes. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Key Issues for Workplace Cost Optimization, Investment and Business Impact, 2009-2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Current economic conditions are driving five major cost-benefit analysis initiatives, all of which bear on the key issue 'How do workplace technologies deliver real business value?' This report gives an overview of our research on this key issue and the cost-benefit analysis initiatives. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Shape the New Role of the IT Strategist]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Leading IT organizations are establishing the role of IT strategist to engage iteratively and proactively with enterprise strategic planning at the highest levels. This research outlines the emerging role, what drives it and how to develop it. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ The Gartner IT Leadership Capability Curve Builds Toward an Ultra-CIO]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Outstanding CIOs deliver exceptional results by developing specific skills and competencies, while employing a range of disciplines. ]]></description>
		
			<link><![CDATA[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=159494&ref=g_rss]]></link>
  	 <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ CIOs Who Report to CFOs: Using the Enterprise Personality Profile as a Vehicle for Making the Reporting Relationship Work]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Many CIOs still find themselves reporting to CFOs. While many would prefer a different reporting relationship, a CIO can learn to be successful in this reporting structure. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Survey Analysis: How Executives Use Business Metrics]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Demonstrating the business value of IT must be done using concepts that are deeply significant to your audience: business executives. Gartner surveyed senior business executives to learn how they measure value. This report summarizes the results of that survey. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ A Framework Will Help CIOs and IT Leaders Avoid Bad Workforce Decisions]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Knee-jerk behavior in the face of cost cutting can produce poor workforce decisions. A framework reveals sweet spots for roles and competencies in five IT organizational types, helping IT leaders make decisions today that won't undermine IT organizational performance tomorrow. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Prepare Now for the Onslaught of Web Business Model Changes Required for 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Web business models have once again taken center stage. However, many of the predictions concerning the impact of the newer models will require several more years of gestation before they'll influence most organizations. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ IT Organizations Are in Transition]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ IT organizations are undergoing a transition that requires a new focus for IT and new organizational structures. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Predicts 2008: CIO Success Factors - Past Practices Will Have Little Bearing on the Future]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ CIOs and IT executives must be models of transformation as their businesses capitalize on business processes, relationships, information flows and services. The next three years will be a period of advanced leadership, high experimentation, organizational flexibility and serious talent competition. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Predicts 2008: SMBs Will Use Simplified IT Solutions to Drive Business Success]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are demanding reduced IT complexity and lower costs; at the same time, regulatory requirements are impacting SMBs as never before. As a result of these divergent pressures, SMBs demand high-quality, integrated, reliable IT solutions be delivered in economical packages. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ 10 Key Elements of a 'Green IT' Strategy]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The "green IT" strategy must extend beyond achieving energy efficiency in the data center. In this research, we outline 10 areas of action that every IT environmental program should target. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Operational Considerations in Determining PC Replacement Life Cycle]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Organizations frequently ask Gartner, "How long should we keep our PCs before replacement?" This research addresses nonfinancial considerations regarding technology, business needs and IT's concerns about configuration complexity and corresponding support labor. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Raising IT's Credibility: The Gartner IT Management Competency Framework]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Credibility issues persistently dog the IT organization, negatively affecting IT's role in the business and the enterprise's overall ability to leverage technology for business gain. We provide CIOs a tool to diagnose specific credibility inhibitors and develop a meaningful road map for change. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Building Innovation Into Your IT Strategy]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ IT strategic plans are often a compilation of many projects that will have little strategic impact. Review your plans to see if they really propose innovative solutions. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Business and IT Leaders Share the Same Goal but Follow Different Paths]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ If you're having difficulty deploying business application software using traditional on-premise techniques, then alternative delivery models may help. See our top business and technical reasons for using an alternative delivery model. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ How to Link IT Metrics to Business Value]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Business value should not be expressed using IT performance metrics. Yet, IT performance metrics are fundamental to achieving business value. This report explains the relationship between IT performance metrics and business value, including examples of how to document and monitor this relationship. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ How CIOs and CFOs Can Work Together]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ CFOs, like CIOs, want to do what's right for the business. CIOs can't assume that CFOs understand what they need. CIOs must articulate what they need for the types of business models they support. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ How to Deal With the Biggest Challenges Facing Workplace IT Today]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Five macro trends, new business goals and familiar burdens such as compliance will stretch workplace IT managers. A new set of research describes these challenges and provides recommendations for addressing them. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ CIOs Make PPM a Priority for Growth]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner surveys indicate that the program and portfolio management function is gaining in stature as it supports the execution of key CIO management priorities. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Getting IT Funding Right]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Enterprises increasingly are attempting to manage IT investment levels by modifying their approach to IT funding. Although managing costs is important, CIOs can play a critical role in ensuring that funding and business strategies remain aligned to business goals and result in the most-effective use of IT. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ How to Make IT Funding Models Work]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Enterprises are trying to manage IT investment levels by modifying their approaches to IT funding. CIOs must understand the motivations and goals of these strategies to choose tactics and approaches for a successful relationship between the IT organization and senior and business unit management. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Six Things CIOs Need to Stop Doing to Enable More Value-Adding Work]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ CIOs and analysts meeting at Gartner's 2006 CIO Summit identified six important things that CIOs should stop doing to create time and opportunity for more value-adding work. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Eight Ways IT Can Support Business Innovation]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ IT organizations often struggle to define and execute their roles in innovation. Our eight actions, many of which are changes in "attitude," can clear cultural and other obstacles to IT participation in business and technical innovation. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2007</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A framework that combines business orientation to central, multilocal or federated styles and the intended IT contribution guides where to position the IT organization in the enterprise. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Best Practices for IT Governance in a Global Organization]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The IT governance models in global organizations vary based on the overall strategy and structure of the business and the presence or absence of global business strategies. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2006</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ A Primer for Strategic IT Plans]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Strategic IT plans contain the following essential ingredients. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2006</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ CIOs Need to Close Performance Gaps]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ CIOs and IT leaders believe they are doing an adequate, but not a remarkable, job in the role of IT leader. To be successful, IT leaders must rebalance their efforts to focus on the demand side of IT leadership and more-fully engage their business partners. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Some Companies Will Forgo a Traditional IT Organization]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The IS Lite model is standard in many enterprises. Yet, for some, forgoing the creation of a formal IT department, or closing an established one, is becoming a real option. Several factors determine if that's the right choice, including the complexity of the business and IT's strategic purpose. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Here We Go Again: A CIO's Guide to Employee Retention and Engagement]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ As companies ramp up for growth, CIOs must revisit the principles of employee retention and engagement. New twists and new assumptions in the market are worth understanding. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2006</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ How to Assess Your IT Organization's Structure]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Managing an IT department to deliver credible business services requires an aligned IT organization. For midsize enterprises especially, understanding the strengths and weaknesses of their IT organizations' structures is a useful starting point. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2006</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ How to Lead and Manage the IT-Literate Workforce]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ People with IT-related skills are now spread across the enterprise, but conventional organizational hierarchies can't manage these dispersed resources effectively. To ensure that these people receive the advice and development they need, organize them into a set of internal "professions." ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2006</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Best Practices to Improve the CIO/CFO Relationship]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Many CIOs have strained relationships with their CFOs. Implement the 10 suggestions here to make those relationships more successful. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2006</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ The Gartner Business Value Model: A Framework for Measuring Business Performance]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The Business Value Model is designed to address IT-to-business alignment, initiative prioritization and communication of IT's value contribution to the business. The Business Value Model supports the Balanced Scorecard, Six Sigma, Economic Value Added, agility and other methodologies. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2006</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ How to Stop Worrying About the Business Value of IT]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ IT has no intrinsic value, but it contributes to business success through the automation and transformation of business processes. IT metrics should be linked to business metrics to demonstrate IT's contribution through a balanced scorecard approach. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2006</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Creating a Service Pricing Strategy]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ If you're managing an IT organization, then you're running a business. Developing a pricing strategy for IT services requires a nontraditional approach to IT financial management. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2006</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ CIO Checklist for Leadership Development]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ A top CIO priority is executing an effective process for developing IT leaders, driven by constant change, a relentless pursuit of service quality and a need for organizational innovation. A CIO checklist for leadership development can help improve performance. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2006</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ How to Communicate IT's Contributions to the Business]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Increasingly, business executives are scrutinizing the business value contributed by IT. A performance management approach can be used to effectively communicate IT's relevance and worth. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2006</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Creating a 90-Day Action Plan for IT Leaders]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Understanding the environment and deciding priorities is crucial for IT leaders in new roles and a best practice for all. Creating a 90-day action plan will set the stage for success. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2005</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The IT project and portfolio management market remains active in an adverse global economy. This year's Magic Quadrant acknowledges emerging IT planning and control and application portfolio management integration support, two (but not the only) routes for expanding PPM systems. ]]></description>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ This year's Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, held from 18 through 22 October in Orlando, Florida, was organized around the theme of balancing cost, risk and growth. This report offers an overview of what was on attendees' minds and what they learned from Gartner analysts and from one another. ]]></description>
		
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