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Project Management

A structured, well-organized process by which a project will be approached and completed, project management includes a project plan, which sets out goals and tasks that must be completed to reach those goals as well as the required resources. Project management also typically involves budgeting and setting deadlines for the different stages of the project.

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Introduction to Project Management Best Practices: COBIT

The final entry to CA’s series on Project Management Best Practices is an overview of the Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT) methodology. Where both PMBOK and PRINCE2 are more project intensive, COBIT takes a top-down approach for managers and auditors to ensure... More >

Introduction to Project Management Best Practices: PMBOK and PRINCE 2

Project management best practices have been captured, explained and evangelized for more than 20 years. The first formalized methodology came in 1987 through the Project Management Institute (PMI), with its Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK). Today, PMBOK is still the broadest and deepest... More >

How to Increase PMO Maturity Levels Through Multiple Releases

A “release” is a project that addresses a group of recommendations for improving project, program and portfolio management maturity. In short, a “release” is a grouping of recommendations that feed into a project. This article, the fourth in a series of six, outlines how to... More >

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Lowering Your IT Costs with Oracle Database 11g Release 2

This white paper identifies the key capabilities a database management solution needs to successfully deliver more information with higher quality of service, make more efficient use of IT budgets, and reduce the risk of change in data centers.

Software Forum: Information On Demand Virtual Experience

This interactive virtual forum presents leading IT experts providing the insights you need to turn your information into a strategic driver for innovation, business optimization and competitive differentiation.

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FBI's Sentinel System Delayed

An audit by the FBI's inspector general shows that the FBI's $451 million Sentinel case management system , which was expected by the end of the year, has been pushed back until September 2010, reports InformationWeek . Sentinel will replace the FBI's mostly paper-based case management efforts with a single digital... More >

Cyber Security Audit Spanks Department of Interior

The Department of the Interior has failed an inspector general's assessment of the agency's IT security performance, reports InformationWeek . The report sharply criticizes the agency's cyber security performance, calling its personnel "substantially under-qualified." Interior required that staff only get... More >

VA Restarts 45 Failing IT Projects

The Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to restart 45 IT projects that were temporarily paused this year after falling far behind schedule or over budget, reports InformationWeek . The failing projects were caught by a new IT Dashbord . While he wouldn't discuss the status of specific projects, Roger... More >

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