http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/1250/all xx http://www.itworld.com/software/81707/meet-fixer-troubled-it-projects Consultant Jason Coyne shows up at your IT project for one reason: To cure it or kill it. In this Q&A with CIO.com, Coyne explains why he's one part doctor, one part marriage counselor, and how he helps IT teams at odds with a vendor or integrator recover from near disaster. http://www.itworld.com/software/81707/meet-fixer-troubled-it-projects#comments IT management/strategy Interview project management Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:49:11 -0400 ITworld staff 81707 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/77932/project-management-it-business-relationships-shape-success Inter-personal relationships between IT and business partners play a critical--yet often overlooked--role in the execution of projects. Agile development methodologies such as Scrum can bring IT and business partners together and help improve project success rates. http://www.itworld.com/software/77932/project-management-it-business-relationships-shape-success#comments IT management/strategy Feature agile development project management Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:49:14 -0400 ITworld staff 77932 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/78376/survey-reveals-hidden-price-technology-failures A new study has revealed the hidden costs of technology failures with 25 percent of contact center projects suffering cost overruns and delays, not helped by the chronic lack of testing. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/78376/survey-reveals-hidden-price-technology-failures#comments IT management/strategy News project management Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:54:36 -0400 ITworld staff 78376 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/77921/microsoft-pulls-covers-project-2010 Calling it the "most significant" upgrade in a decade, Microsoft Corp. today revealed details for its project management application, Project 2010. http://www.itworld.com/software/77921/microsoft-pulls-covers-project-2010#comments Software News Microsoft Project 2010 project management Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:41:46 -0400 ITworld staff 77921 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/75953/seven-questions-ask-building-it-strategy Even as modern economic activities rely heavily on sound IT strategies, many organizations fail to take advantage of the many opportunities that technology can provide. For instance, some types of can improve processes and profit margins. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/75953/seven-questions-ask-building-it-strategy#comments IT management/strategy Tip project management Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:16:42 -0400 ExecutiveBrief 75953 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/75731/how-projects-really-work The classic 'project cartoon' still rings true after all these years. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/75731/how-projects-really-work#comments Offbeat Feature cartoon project management slideshow Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:47:51 -0400 ITworld staff 75731 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/72238/3-sure-fire-tactics-improve-project-success-rates-better-leadership Large, mission-critical projects demand more than effective project management skills to ensure the project success. Project leadership plays vitally important role in meeting established goals and objectives. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/72238/3-sure-fire-tactics-improve-project-success-rates-better-leadership#comments IT management/strategy How-to IT projects project failure project leadership project management project success Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:23:38 -0400 ExecutiveBrief 72238 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/career/71431/career-advice-standing-down-market Learn how three IT professionals increased their visibility and improved their standing in the organization at a time when many of their peers are struggling to hold onto their jobs. http://www.itworld.com/career/71431/career-advice-standing-down-market#comments Career IT management/strategy Feature cell phone mainframe project management Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:33:55 -0400 ITworld staff 71431 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/70849/7-things-you-need-know-about-development-project-estimations Whether you are a project manager planning for a smooth implementation of a plan or a project sponsor on whose decisions a project depends, you cannot escape from the fact that project estimation is essential to its success. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/70849/7-things-you-need-know-about-development-project-estimations#comments IT management/strategy Tip project management Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:30:00 -0400 ExecutiveBrief 70849 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/69616/recession-causes-rising-it-project-failure-rates Recession-related IT budget slashing and layoffs are taking their toll on IT project success rates, according to the results of the latest CHAOS Summary 2009 report from The Standish Group. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/69616/recession-causes-rising-it-project-failure-rates#comments IT management/strategy Feature project management Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:08:30 -0400 ITworld staff 69616 at http://www.itworld.com