CIO UK

UAE & Man City

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:59:38 GMT

Since my visit to the F1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi the other week my team and I have been flat out preparing for a test of our Aruba and Juniper solution at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi....

Abu Dhabi F1 - Sensational Transformation Success

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:16:43 GMT

The inaugural Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix took place last Sunday and I was lucky enough to get some complementary tickets to witness the outstanding transformation of what was until now, only part of a strategy and a long-time...

An Introduction to Portfolio Management

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:00:40 GMT

Paul Rayner has led a ProgM initiative to write an "Introduction to Portfolio Management" for the APM and I was one of a group of people who reviewed a draft version of the document and provided feedback. At that stage,...

The Driving Force of a CIO's Vision

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:53:16 GMT

The CIO's strategic initiative should align with the company's overall strategy, but from there, where and how should the journey take shape?In a nutshell, the CIO's strategic initiative will clearly define the desired outcomes and those planned outcomes will subsequently...

MSP Approach to Transformation Success

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:21:58 GMT

Before I evangelize the merits of programme management I want to clarify what a programme is and what a project is. This might seem a liitle trivial but I've seen these two words used so interchangably across many organisations in...

PRINCE2 2009 - How Refreshing!

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:15:22 GMT

PRINCE2 TM was launched in 1996 and is often said to be the world's most widely used project management method. On 16th June 2009, it was re-launched as PRINCE2 2009 after over 170 organisations and individuals provided feedback in an effort...

Stakeholder Management - there's a lot at stake

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:50:38 GMT

An organisation might have an outstanding management team and an effective management system, but if it does not manage the sometimes myriad of key stakeholders effectively, transformation programmes can suffer serious negative impact or be completely destroyed. It is not uncommon...