Initiatives

Published on: May 21, 2012

Program and Portfolio Management: What's Hot and What's Not

You don't have the project leaders with the skills you need. Your improvement initiatives still meet high organizational resistance. PMOs implode at rates above 30% annually. How do you keeps projects on track?

We'll show you:

• The effects of all these factors on how the management of project-based work will need to change.
• How to address all of the variables that affect your PPM projects.
• That what you believe is "best practice" or "common wisdom" will need to fall by the wayside to ensure your future success in this challenging environment.

Published on: May 7, 2012

Top Security Trends and Takeaways for 2012

Do you know how trends like the use of cloud, consumerization and mobility are changing the way IT is delivered — and what new threats each brings to the table?

We'll show you:

• Social, business and technology trends are leading to increased threat to businesses
• Security technologies and processes will provide the highest return on investment during the next five years
• How businesses can balance protecting customer data with increasing revenue

Published on: April 23, 2012

Strategic Use of Information Strengthens EA Efforts

We'll show you the importance of enterprise information architecture (EIA) and how to use it to make all of your efforts a complete success.

We'll give you the framework to:

• Drive the information-sharing strategy across the organization.
• Unify the design and delivery of business-focused outcomes in master data management, business intelligence, data governance, context-aware applications and content management applications.
• Apply the EA approach known as "middle out" to guide the design and development of shared information architectures.

Effective use of information is essential to success. We give you the tools and strategies you need to remain ahead of the pack.