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 so we had plenty of time for questions and discussion...

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 post, I mentioned that in order to build support...

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 partner when IT Governance isn't adopted within...

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 constantly asked how to go about convincing decision...

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 value and appropriately managing risk, resources...

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 on implementing successful project management...

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." I ask you, is this news? This article is a wake...

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 ." I've analyzed the objectives, skills...

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 answered yes, of course. But that is just tip the...

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 ." We talked about the cause and affect of the lack...