Project Management

Over 70 per cent of firms that have implemented ITIL report achieving positive results from the project, according to a survey conducted by Forrester Research. Industry experts agree, however, that despite the positive outcome ITIL implementations could still face failure if undertaken without proper planning.

CIOs who are serious about mitigating the risk of an IT project going awry even before it takes off, should focus on business as well as technical risks. That was the message of consultants Jack Senechal and Sue Menard at Linux and Network World Expo.

Ever found yourself cornered between a rock and a hard place, swamped by tech projects that seem to overshoot deadlines or budgets, or are to be written off as unrealistic or undeliverable? While you may not be able to conjure up a genie, Howard Litman says you can do the next best thing

A research institute is harnessing the power of thousands of computers over the Internet to investigate potential drug treatments for deadly avian influenza. The Rothberg Institute for Childhood Diseases, based on Guilford, Connecticut, said it had detailed the first mission for volunteers participating in the distributed computing project.

It may well be a David-versus-Goliath phenomenon, where the underdog market player confronts the giant, armed with more than just a slingshot and a pebble.

Greg Georgeff gets a bigger buzz from his hobby than most. The veteran Canadian IT exec thinks his honey-making operation is the bee

Using the right measures to demonstrate the contribution of IS to the business shifts the perception from service provider to business partner.

A Big WelcomeI’m pleased to welcome a new Executive Director to the Canadian Chapter of The CIO Executive Council. Noel Cruz, a CIO of...