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2011 represents a critical recovery year for many companies still recovering from the 2008 economic downturn, and a make-or-break year for the IT departments that support them. At the same time IT spending is on the rise, so are the business’ expectations of value. There are three key, collaborative concepts business and IT executives can leverage to increase their mutual chances of success in 2011. (more…)
In a new CIOUpdate.com article, the IT Value Challenge’s author outlines an approach both business and technology executives can take to “have their cake and eat it too” by allocating a greater share of the IT budget to activities that create value for the enterprise.
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In a new article on CIOUpdate.com, the IT Value Challenge’s author shares a way to leverage a core principle of Japanese lean manufacturing techniques to increase mutual understanding between IT departments the businesses they support — in a way that can benefit both significantly.
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The IT Value Challenge’s author shares a way executives can avoid one of several significant IT “money wasters” and reallocate scarce resources to more value-creating activities with InforWorld, CIO and ComputerWorldUK readers in this new article by master IT writer Dan Tynan.
Click here to read the article on InfoWorld.com, here to read the same article on CIO.com, or here to read the same article on ComputerWorldUK.com
In a professional world increasingly dominated by electronic communications, telephone- and video-conferencing and telecommuting, it has become increasingly easy for IT departments to become isolated from the business processes they support and the internal and external customers they serve – with undesirable results for everyone. (more…)
The IT Value Challenge’s author shares four surprising reasons why companies should have their CIOs lead their enterprise performance improvement initiatives in a new article on CIOUpdate.com.
To view, visit http://www.cioupdate.com/features/article.php/3902361/Performance-Improvement-and-the-CIO.htm
Few events in a company’s lifecycle are more fraught with risk and opporutnity than a merger. However, the majority of mergers fail to live up to the expectations of the board, shareholders and stakeholders in the transaction. IT can play a pivotal role in realizing the full value of the transaction through driving an effective integration – thus increasing the value IT delivers to the business exponentially.
The IT Value Challenge’s author had the opportunity to share five practical steps companies can take to realize more value from mergers – with IT playing a starring role – on a recent national Grant Thornton webcast.
To view the replay, click here or visit gt.com.
Despite the steep costs of implementing Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM), AMR Research reports that it will be one of the top three GRC investment areas of 2010. GRC executives must maximize the value of this significant investment to justify increased GRC spending going forward.
Many IT departments have, or will, be challenged to make significant investments in CCM technology in 2010 and 2011. There are opportunities for IT to work with Governance, Risk and Compliance groups to maximize the return on those investments and extend the core capabilities of CCM technologies to create value elsewhere in the business. By doing so, IT can demonstrate additional value and help justify other technology-enabled process improvements as well.
To read the article click here or visit CorporateComplianceInsights.com.
Grant Thornton last week released their eagerly-awaited report, Convenience Stores on the Fast Track, which takes a comprehensive look at issues, challenges and opportunities facing the industry and provides practical, actionable advice about how to address them. Not surprisingly, IT presents both key challenges and significant opportunities for C-store executives. (more…)
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