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FED CIOs Take on PPM

I received a tweet from Charles Betz this morning that caused my jaw to drop: @CharlesTBetz US federal CIOs to become responsible for IT portfolio management. http://bit.ly/nm3amT (What were they doing before?) My jaw dropped because I completely concur with Charles' question: "What were they...

Posted to The IT Governance Evangelist (Weblog) by Steve Romero on 08-10-2011
Certified - So You Think You Can Dance?

Learn the Steps or Feel the Beat? Everyone who ever attended event night at one of the major software vendors’ user conferences knows, “Real IT people don’t dance” (or should I say “IT people don’t really dance”). Yet I plan to use a dance analogy when discussing the various best practice frameworks...

Posted to CA on Service Management (Weblog) by CA Community on 09-22-2009
Do Lean Times Require Smart IT, or does Lean IT Mean Smart Times?

A service portfolio approach to Cost Management This week a major European IT magazine launched Smart IT, an expert forum dedicated to how smarter IT can help reduce enterprise cost, So not just IT cost itself. It is only fitting that the first case discussed here was a retail case, because there is...

Posted to CA on Service Management (Weblog) by CA Community on 09-08-2009
IT Project Failures

The blogosphere is a fascinating place, and one blog I enjoy following and interacting with is ZDNet's "IT Project Failures" by Michael Krigsman. In fact, I recently listened to his podcast entitled " Forrester CRM Analyst discusses IT failure " and felt compelled to respond....

Posted to The IT Governance Evangelist (Weblog) by Steve Romero on 02-25-2009
Project Managers Lack Authority to Take a “First-Things-First” Approach

ESI International recently revealed its list of projected " Top 10 Project Management Trends for 2009 ." I could spend hours talking about their projections but I will focus on one trend listed in their press release in a section entitled " Back to Basics for Successful Project Portfolio...

Posted to The IT Governance Evangelist (Weblog) by Steve Romero on 01-15-2009
Commit to Good Governance--In Sickness and in Health

I am certain you are dealing with the ramifications of the current economic downturn and the resulting consequences. Everyone is. In times like these, it is critical to remember that good governance is more important than ever. Fortunately, there are people who get this. As I write this post I am on...

Posted to The IT Governance Evangelist (Weblog) by Steve Romero on 12-15-2008
My First Guest Blogger

One of the reasons CA World has been such a rewarding conference for me is that I've been able to meet fellow CA colleagues that I've worked with closely--but have never met in person. One such co-worker asked if she could write a guest blog for me-on the condition that I post it without editing...

Posted to The IT Governance Evangelist (Weblog) by Steve Romero on 11-19-2008
Taking CA World to You

My post yesterday highlighted the wealth of topics covered here at CA World. This wide range applies to my presentations as well. I am delivering my IT Governance presentation, Critical Components of a PMO, Enabling Performance with Process Management, and an overview of the ITIL v3 treatment of Service...

Posted to The IT Governance Evangelist (Weblog) by Steve Romero on 11-18-2008
CA World 2008 – Wish You Were Here!

We're completing our first full day of CA World 2008. I arrived the day before yesterday so I've had plenty of opportunity to spend time with customers and co-workers. It's been busy and exciting and a pleasure to immerse in all things CA. I just finished delivering my Process Management...

Posted to The IT Governance Evangelist (Weblog) by Steve Romero on 11-17-2008
User Perception is Everything

When it comes to user satisfaction, perception is everything. That point was driven home for me during a recent flight while I was en route to Honolulu to present on-site for a strategic client and to speak at LAVACon, the local PMI Chapter annual project management conference. We left the gate on-time...

Posted to The IT Governance Evangelist (Weblog) by Steve Romero on 11-11-2008

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