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As IT organizations become more sophisticated about their overall approach to managing IT, application lifecycle management (ALM) has become a recognized discipline. In a worldwide survey of 2,442 IT executives conducted by Serena Software, a provider of ALM software, the majority of the respondents cited improved processes as the number one reason to invest in […]

Intranet Planning Project Before you can begin an intranet project, you must identify and survey stakeholders, identify content to be managed and ensure your infrastructure is up to the task. This template will help bring it all together. An intranet is essentially a private communications network. It utilizes the same technologies that make the Internet a […]

Intranet Requirements Summary Communicating the requirements of an intranet project to the business is a huge step toward success. Use this template to compile and present the project requirements across the business. The Requirements Summary is a formal presentation of the collected and prioritized high-level goals and information area objectives for the site. This document […]

When it comes to anything related to governance, risk management and compliance (GRC), there’s always room for a lot of grousing. The two main issues, of course, are securing the cooperation of the parties involved and the reliance on a lot of manual processes to get the job done. A survey of 191 GRC practitioners, […]

Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) recently announced the publication of its June 2011 Symantec Intelligence Report, the first Symantec report to combine the research and analysis from the Symantec.cloud MessageLabs Intelligence Report and the Symantec State of Spam & Phishing Report. This month's analysis reveals that spam is currently at the lowest level it has been […]

Intranet Content Analysis Matrix Before you can successfully launch a company intranet, you must have a firm grasp on the layout of your content. Use this Excel-based tool to categorize and catalog your company’s info. Keeping your intranet content organized often is not much easier than juggling chainsaws. Use this Excel spreadsheet to help you […]

Intranet Strategy Plan A company intranet is a huge undertaking that involves a wide range of business units and technology disciplines. This strategy template will help you crystallize the needs and goals of your project. 476 KB | 3 files |  DOC, PDF The purpose of this document is to identify an intranet implementation plan that […]

Intranet Development Questionnaire Launching an intranet is a wide-ranging initiative that touches virtually every area of your business. Use this questionnaire to access the goals and readiness of the business to support an intranet initiative. This questionnaire is an information-gathering tool for determining a client’s business goals for establishing an intranet and the technical and […]

Intranet Roles Skills Matrix Team members on intranet projects need competencies in creative, technical and content disciplines. Use this Excel-based tool to evaluate your team members’ skills across all these disciplines. The Roles/Skills Matrix lists the creative and technical skills needed for an intranet development project. Prospective team members can be measured and scored against […]

Checklist for Maintaining Leadership in Meetings Running a meeting is similar to organizing a project: You must have a plan and be completely prepared going in. Use this checklist to ensure that your next meeting runs smoothly.  Good leaders enhance leadership credibility when they run successful meetings. Broken down into pre-meeting tasks, an agenda development […]

While already an established market, WAN acceleration and application optimization technologies are taking center stage on enterprise IT investment checklists in 2011 and beyond. The proliferation of business-critical applications and content that are reliant on optimal Internet performance – including cloud, SaaS, e-commerce and video streaming, among others – is driving this renewed demand. The […]

Just about every IT organization is struggling with data storage requirements to one degree or another. A new annual Digital Universe study from International Data Corp., conducted on behalf of EMC, isn’t likely to make IT professionals feel any better about the problem, unless you consider that misery tends to love company. Of course, even […]