In a May 2004 study entitled “Leading Causes of Outsourcing Failures,” the Outsourcing Center[1] surveyed 305 buyers and providers in North America, Europe, Asia and India to assess their experiences and opinions about outsourcing failures. One-third of respondents were buyers, two-thirds were providers. They concluded that 25% of the reasons for outsourced project failures are […]
The Project Management Method and the SDLC
Many people are confused over the difference between a project management method and the System Development Life Cycle. Some believe a project management method is a subset of the SDLC and some believe the inverse, that the SDLC is a subset of a project management method. The truth lies somewhere in between. In terms of […]
IT Governance and the SDLC – Part 2: Upfront Requirements Elicitation
When discussing investment opportunities at governance meetings, senior managers invariably ask: “How much will the project cost us?” In the early phases of opportunity talks many IT leaders respond with the “SWAG” (Scientific Widely Aimed Guess) based on experiential supposition. Later, after governance approves a deeper investigation into the cost, IT leadership returns to governance […]
IT Governance and the SDLC – Part 1
What has the SDLC got to do with IT Governance? It has long been the tradition of board-level executives to defer all key IT decisions to the company’s IT professionals. The truth is that many board-level executives don’t understand IT well enough to manage IT effectively; and IT professionals don’t understand business initiatives well enough […]
Taking AIM at Organizational Change Management—Part 2: Cultural Fit
To fully realize a change management strategy, make sure the change fits your culture. You’ll also need detailed reinforcement and communication plans. Cultural fit is as individual as companies themselves. Every organization has its own variety of cultures and sub-cultures. Most businesses establish a target company-wide culture through their mission statement, vision, values and leader […]
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