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Planning and budgeting, the CIO’s dilemma
One of the main functions of the CIO is to estimate the planning and budgeting of the projects that will take place in the near future.
ITM Platform budget control
Having control over the budget of a project is not always as easy as it sounds One of the greatest strengths of ITM Platform is the economic control, both for its power and for its ease of use. This article will briefly describe both the items and features...
Install ITM Platform mobile iPhone and Android
You will easily manage your projects and tasks, from anywhere, at any moment just with your mobile. Discover social enterprise communication with ITM Platform mobile. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at info@itmplatform.com or...
Micromanagement, that great enemy of the PMO
Sometimes we think of project management offices as control centres of hours, tasks and people. ITM Platform suggests a more open, distributed and value-generating PMO. Let’s make no mistake, control is important. But there are many ways to practice it,...
Project manager elevator pitch
Imagine you are a project sponsor. You enter the elevator and bump into your project manager. There are two kinds of conversations you are likely to have: Conversation 1: You: Hey! I’ve been meaning to catch up with you. How’s my project coming along?...
Why is enterprise social communication crucial in project management?
We all know the importance of social networking when it comes to personal and professional relationships. Let us see how ITM Platform applies enterprise social communication in collaborative work and projects. The planning of projects,...
Great! You've got the right project management tool (Then, the organization ignores you and pays no attention to the benefits you see so clear)
I see it every day. Organizations acquiring project management solutions and failing at the implementation. Why? Probably because you know how important project management is, but the rest do not (necessarily). Moreover –and worse-, they might be right. Of...
Some lessons I learned at the PMO Summit (Tec de Monterrey, Mexico)
I had the pleasure to attend and speak at the PMO Summit (Tecnológico de Monterrey) last week in Mexico. Some ideas I highlighted: Planning is key, of course. But strategies fail at execution time: put your focus on it. Each project needs to confirm total...
Information systems strategy
Information systems strategy should be viewed as supplementing business strategy, helping to apply technology better in order to underpin the aims and competitive advantages pursued. As with any strategy, it must identify the future situations towards...
Technology sphere: alignment with business strategy
It is vital for the information systems strategy to specifically adapt to the nature of the business it is intended to support. There are no universal formulae for success, as each organisation has its own unique aims and resources. As a result, the first...
Keys to planning and execution of the information systems strategy
Organisation of the Information Systems area Within the sphere of strategic planning of information systems, at some point one must decide on the organisational model to be adopted in order to implement the plans. If the aim is to achieve appropriate...
Parkinson’s Law: Phony deadlines
If the most probable estimated duration for a project is 10 months, project managers might be tempted to reduce the target deadline to 8 months and thus compensate for possible delays. According to Parkinson’s Law “work expands so as to fill the time...