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• Process is not a four-letter word

  When you hear the word "process," what comes to mind? For most IT folks, the word evokes negative feelings. Process means bureaucracy, slowing people down and making things overly complex or unnecessarily difficult. But I see things differently... Posted Sep 11 2008, 12:40 PM by Steve Romero with | with no comments Tags: IT Governance, Project Portfolio Management, PPM

• You Are Not Alone

  I met with Senior IT project and portfolio decision-makers of a major financial institution last week. I gave two presentations: the first on IT Governance and the next on Project and Portfolio Management (PPM). We had two hours for each presentation... Posted Aug 15 2008, 06:50 AM by Steve Romero with | with no comments Tags: IT Governance, Project Portfolio Management, PPM

• If they don’t know it’s broke, they won’t care that ITG can fix it

  This is the second blog inspired by a comment Rodney Sculthorpe made to my blog entitled " Who owns IT Governance, the Business or IT? " The first was entitled "How do you convince Executive Management of the merits of ITG?" In that... Posted Jun 05 2008, 09:20 AM by Steve Romero with | with no comments Tags: IT Governance, ITIL, Project Portfolio Management, PPM

• Getting IT a Seat at the Business Leadership Table

  This blog entry was inspired by a comment posted by "Mike" to my recent post entitled " Who owns IT Governance, the Business or IT? " Mike asked about how you convince the IT department to "accept" its role as a business... Posted May 21 2008, 06:55 AM by Steve Romero with | with no comments Tags: IT Governance, Project Portfolio Management, PPM

• How do you convince Executive Management of the merits of ITG?

  This blog entry was inspired by a comment posted by Rodney Sculthorpe to my recent post entitled " Who owns IT Governance, the Business or IT? " Rodney wanted to know how to convince Executive Management of the merits of IT Governance. I am... Posted May 20 2008, 06:47 AM by Steve Romero with | with no comments Tags: IT Governance, Project Portfolio Management, PPM

• Who owns IT Governance, the Business or IT?

  Is IT Governance primarily a function of the business, or a function of IT? Many organizations are misled by the label. Sure, IT enables IT Governance, but the ITG discipline is a means for the business to govern IT, to ensure IT is aligned, delivering... Posted May 09 2008, 07:18 AM by Steve Romero with | with 6 comment(s) Tags: IT Governance, Project Portfolio Management, PPM

• Straight Talk About Project Failures

  I recently recorded a podcast with Tim Jennings, Research Director with the Butler Group. The Butler group completed a study finding that 50% of IT projects fail. My brief discussion with Tim focuses on this issue and highlights best practices for guidance... Posted Apr 28 2008, 09:46 AM by Steve Romero with | with 2 comment(s) Tags: IT Governance, Project Portfolio Management, PPM

• Is this news?

  I just read an article in the Wall Street Journal entitled " How to Tap IT's Hidden Potential ." The article talked about the "wall" between the IT Department and "everything else" and says "That wall has to go."... Posted Mar 20 2008, 12:40 PM by Steve Romero with | with no comments Tags: IT Governance, Project Portfolio Management, PPM

• A New Way to Look at Project Managers

  I'm always appreciative when someone prods me to look at something familiar in a new way. Therefore, I extend my thanks to Mark Perry for his Gantthead blog posting entitled " PMO Tips: Five A+ habits PMO managers like project managers to have... Posted Mar 10 2008, 05:11 AM by Steve Romero with | with no comments Tags: IT Governance, Project Portfolio Management, PPM

• The Enlightened IT Manager

  Should IT managers become acquainted with formal project management methodologies? I was recently asked this question in an interview for an Insurance Networking News article entitled " IT Project Management Keeps the Business on Track ." I... Posted Jan 29 2008, 08:59 AM by Steve Romero with | with no comments Tags: IT Governance, ITIL, Project Portfolio Management, PPM

• My interview in Michael Krigsman’s “IT Project Failures” blog

  Michael Krigsman interviewed CA Marketing VP David Hurwitz and I for his "Rearranging the Deck Chairs: IT Project Failure" blog on ZDNet. You may be interested in the posting entitled " Project portfolio management and IT governance ."... Posted Jan 11 2008, 11:46 AM by Steve Romero with | with 1 comment(s) Tags: IT Governance, Project Portfolio Management, PPM