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How Does Enterprise Architecture Add Value

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This paper makes a business case for enterprise architecture - the authors present an EA Benefits Model (EABM) which proposes that "EA leads to organisational benefits through its impact on four key benefit enablers: Organisational Alignment, Information Availability, Resource Portfolio Optimisation, and Resource Complementarity."

Case Study: Using Agile Methodology for the Enterprise Systems

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The authors describe the development of an Enterprise Information System (EIS) for an ISO 9001 manufacturing firm. The system is built using rapid application development tools with the method known as extreme programming. An overview of the EIS development process, the system design goals, and a chronological narrative of EIS development are presented. Included are additional requirements and recommendations for those considering agile methods.

A Brief History of Software Architecture

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This presentation provides a concise history of software architecture and discusses its future. "Software architecture is about using the power of abstraction to deal with unknowns and conquer complexity."

An Overview of SC7 Standards

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This presentation provides an overview of SC7 and its standards - a brief history of ISO/IEC 15504, Automotive SPICE; current developments in systems and software engineering standards.

FEA Consolidated Reference Model V 2.3

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The FEA Consolidated Reference Model V 2.3 introduces the purposes and structures of the five FEA reference models.

A Step-by-Step Guide to Migrating to Cloud Computing

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This presentation discusses the convergence of service oriented architecture (SOA) and cloud computing to detail the steps needed to migrate to the cloud.

Complementing Enterprise Architecture with SOA

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The author argues that there is a natural tension between enterprise architecture and service oriented architecture - the enterprise level view and the project level view of architecture - that can be overcome to create more business value. EA and SOA can and should work together for better value and governance.

Gaining Competitive Advantage through Enterprise Architecture

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The author makes a business case for enterprise architecture - EA creates competitive advantage for the business; EA Maturity matters; EA's impact is increasing; To be effective EA must move beyond IT; EA forces a fundamental rethinking of business IT alignment.

Enterprise Architecture Maturity and Business Process Outsourcing Success

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This master thesis presents an enterprise architecture maturity framework and uses it to establish a connection between enterprise architecture maturity and business process outsourcing success.

FEA Reference Models Overview 2.2

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This chapter introduces the purposes and structures of the five Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) reference models v2.2

Management by Gartner

Sourabh.Hajela@CioIndex.com — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:11:00 +0000

How many IT Organizations have technology “watch towers”? How many have in-house business impact analysis capability? It appears that lessons from the Titanic were lost at sea.

Tags: technology trends,business impact analysis,cio role,cio responsibility

CIO’s Revenue Problem

Sourabh.Hajela@CioIndex.com — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:36:00 +0000

Let’s face it: she who brings home the bacon rules the roost. If anything, a CIO is unmistakably associated with SPAM not bacon! This is the fundamental problem keeping CIOs from relevance.

Tags: cio role,cio seat at the table,cio relevance

The Impending Demise of Newspapers

Sourabh.Hajela@CioIndex.com — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:09:51 +0000

We discuss it as if it is a bad thing. I, for one, am not willing to shed a tear if all newspapers disappeared.

Learning from Morons

Sourabh.Hajela@CioIndex.com — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:47:44 +0000

Leadership lessons can be learnt from ordinary people around us. Believe me, when I say “ordinary” I really mean it. So here are two rock stars and what they have to teach us

Kindle in the Barack

Sourabh.Hajela@CioIndex.com — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:55:30 +0000

Well, that is how candle in the dark might sound on Kindle – Amazon’s vaunted book machine. Apparently, the “bookinator” pronounces “Barack” as “black” and “Obama” as “Alabama.” It pronounces “Celtics” with a hard c. The question is: was the coding outsourced to India? Just kidding folks.

The various justifications aside, speech recognition and rendition have come a long way – but is there ways to go?

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Strategic Sourcing Explained

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:56:11 +0000

Bargains are good. Strategic sourcing is better - "when key purchasing decisions are handled creatively, bargains are just the beginning." This article explains the concept of strategic sourcing in simple, easy to understand terms - What's So Strategic About Sourcing? where is the strategy in sourcing?

Best Practices in Offshore Outsourcing Security

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:29:28 +0000

This whitepaper identifies key concerns and discusses best practices to address them to secure data and intellectual property in offshore outsourcing relationships

Factors Driving Outsourcing Project Efficiency

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:20:12 +0000

This whitepaper makes the case for quality - the authors argue that cost per hour does not reflect the true "efficiency" of an outsourced project; quality processes do.

Best Practices in International Logistics

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:59:55 +0000

This research report discusses how top companies use technology and partners to create a world class logistics capability.

Vendor Management Best Practices

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This white paper discusses vendor management best practices for successful IT and business process outsourcing.

Evaluating Outsourcing Risk Management

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This outsourcing services book provides guidance in evaluating a financial institution’s risk management processes to establish, manage, and monitor IT outsourcing relationships.

Best Practices Security Framework for Offshore Outsourcing

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This paper analyzes and clarifies issues surrounding offshore security; discusses how clients and service providers can both adopt a systematic security framework to reduce security risks, and outlines observed best practices.

Assessing the Risks of Outsourcing

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This presentation discusses the risks in outsourcing IT services and evaluates their potential mitigation using standardization.

Impact of IT Outsourcing on IT Workers

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This study focused on three common approaches to IT reorganization and resizing, as a result of outsourcing, and their impact on the retained IT workers. The authors use the concept of a "psychological contract" to highlight the issues that arise, and to provide guidelines to CIOs so they can manage them better.

Are Time Zone Differences Good or Bad in Offshore Outsourcing?

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This article uses the case of Indian outsourcing company Infosys to explore the question "are time zone differences good or bad in offshore outsourcing?"

The Success and Failure of Pure Play e-Businesses

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:19:17 +0000

This research focuses on a simple question: why did Webvan fail and Peapod succeed? It uses four factors to compare the failure of one and the success of the other in the same market! The factors are: managerial decisions, logistical infrastructure, technological systems, and marketing strategies.

The Real Story Behind the Failure of UK eUniversity

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:07:53 +0000

In 2000, UK eUniversity was launched to counter the perceived threat from emerging online universities such as the University of Phoenix. By 2004, the $113M venture was on its knees. What went wrong? The author contends that the many reports published in the aftermath do not get to the bottom of this story.

A Framework for Dot Com Survival

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:52:50 +0000

This research paper examines the causes of failure and success in Dot Coms engaged in e-Commerce. It presents a preliminary framework that identifies the key factors that govern Dot Com success.

Note: Contains scary mathematical equations. Please ignore and focus on the proposed framework.

Most Famous Dot Com Failure?

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:26:16 +0000

This article discusses the demise of the hip online retailer Boo.com and culls lessons for existing and prospective e-tailers.

Poster Child for Dot.com Failure

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:07:09 +0000

Boo.com burst into flames six months after launch but not before burning through $185M. So what happened to the promise of an exceptionally profitable website? This e_Business case study tries to find out!

Marketing Capabilities for the Digital Age

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:57:00 +0000

BCG recently surveyed marketing executives from more than 30 companies to better understand how their organizations are dealing with the effects of digital media. This report presents an overview of the digital landscape, our survey findings, and guidelines for how different industries can get more from digital marketing.

The Value of Social Media

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Social media is important to creating business value - just how important is it? This research paper answers that question. It introduces a "social media ecosystem" framework to help understand what businesses and customers accomplish using social media - using this as a basis to develop specific measures for activities that have a direct relationship with business value.

Implementing Business IT Alignment

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This presentation makes the connection between business IT alignment and requirements analysis - the track from business strategy to systems implementation.

Business Model and Disruptive Technology

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This presentation discusses scenario planning using business model analysis in response to a disruptive technology such as mobile computing.

e-business Model Framework

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This presentation presents a framework for defining e-business models.

Case Study: Advanced Business Intelligence Capability

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:06:54 +0000

This paper describes an advanced business intelligence capabilty, its implementation and evolution and discusses ways in which others can implement similar capability for business results.

A Practical Guide to Virtualization

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:10:35 +0000

This whitepaper discusses the drivers compelling organizations to pursue virtualization as a solution, describes the benefits of virtualization, and demonstrates network virtualization in action.

Virtualization 2.0

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:09:12 +0000

This whitepaper makes the case for manageability as a cornerstone of Virtualization. The authors contend that Virtualization 1.0 - that is how the story started! - was about maximizing functionality of shared infrastructure. Virtualization 2.0 is about performance i.e. squeezing the last drop out of virtual infrastructure so the focus should be on monitoring and management solutions.

Virtualization Challenges

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:37:26 +0000

This whitepaper discusses the things to consider before taking the plunge into virtualization - because "Collapsing multiple physical devices into software affects the
people and processes supporting the data center. Therefore, enterprises should thoroughly evaluate how business processes, administrative rights, capacity planning, performance monitoring tools and security strategies will need to change."

Four Stages of Application Modernization

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This presentation describes the four stages of the application modernization process.

Application Modernization Strategy

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This white paper discusses four strategic options available for legacy application, modernization and using service oriented architecture (SOA), and the five steps in re-engineering to modernize legacy applications.

Strategy for Application Modernization

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This paper discusses the key factors driving the application modernization decision and proposes an approach to legacy application modernization - "establishing and executing a realistic strategic roadmap that starts from the current state environment, captures existing and new business and IT goals, budgets and skills, establishes the future strategic architecture and charts a path through a custom strategic transition roadmap."

Legacy Application Modernization Best Practices Framework

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This research study provides insights into the best practices for SOA migration and discusses a capability framework to assess an organization's maturity in SOA enablement.

Legacy Modernization Alternatives Selection

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This whitepaper discusses the rationale for legacy modernization and presents options for implementation - good discussion but requires stepping over some vendor self-promotion.

Mainframe Modernization

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This paper aims to provide "a clear illustration of the process of Mainframe modernization, and why this has an immediate and long term positive effect on both shareholder value and competitive position."

Business Views Impact on the CIO Role

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

CIO role has come a long way however, getting a seat at the executive table is a hard thing for CIOs in many organizations. This article provides a framework to assess an organization's willingness to accept the CIO as an "equal" to their business counterparts, concluding that "dominant assumptions about IT in different areas of an enterprise can explain differences in CIO status"

The Role of the Chief Information Officer

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This paper discusses the role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) - the issues it faced in its infancy, current faces and is expected to face in the future - in the context of culture and alignment.

A Framework for Successful IT-Enabled Change

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This article presents an analytical framework that explains how IT-enabled change can be driven in practice - this research addresses exactly what it is that managers must do to successfully lead IT-enabled change.

Unleasing the CIO Performance

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The author presents a framework for CIO performance arguing that IT's contribution to business results or a CIO's performance is not just contingent upon their capability but also on other factors - some of which are directly related to others in the C-Suite.

Clarifying the Role of the CIO

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The authors propose that there are five different models/types of CIOs - utility, evangalist, innovator, facilitator, and agile - and the best one for an organization is determined by the role IT plays in business strategy and leadership maturity.

The CIO as Business Technology Strategist

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This article discusses the emerging Chief Information Officer (CIO) role of business technology strategist and its relationship with the three traditional IT manager roles - informational, decisional and interpersonal.

Creating People Advantage

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This report presents the findings of a survey on 22 key human resource topics. It also provides case studies on specific company initiatives and a supplement on fostering diversity for business value (not just for legal or social reasons)

The New IT Organization

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This survey of 641 IT Executives finds that the role of the CIO is changing - not gradually but rapidly - to that of a business leader focused more on innovation and transformation.

Organizational Models for Information Technology

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:51:00 +0000

A quick guide to information technology organizational models - from decentralized to completely centralized - assessed along key criteria such as personnel, and strategic alignment.

Engaging and Enabling Employees for Success

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:30:00 +0000

This whitepaper argues that unmotivated employees create problems but motivated employees unable to turn their enthusiasm into action can be even worse! The solution? Connect employee surveys with business strategy; measure employee engagement but do not forget other key performance drivers...

Key Issues for IT Executives

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:33:00 +0000

This research summarizes the findings of a survey of IT Executives from around the globe on the key issues facing them and their organizations.

Extending the DeLone and McLean IS Success Model

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:59:08 +0000

This paper discusses the impact of emerging technology and changing user needs on the success of information systems and proposes an extension to the DeLone and McLean IS Success Model.

The New DeLone and McLean Model

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:24:25 +0000

This paper discusses enhancements to the DeLone and McLean Model for information systems success based upon real life implementations and further research and analysis of the original framework which was introduced in 1992.

Introduction to the DeLone and McLean Model

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:51:46 +0000

This paper introduces and discusses the DeLone and McLean model for information systems success.

Measuring Software Project Success

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:26:16 +0000

This paper extends the DeLone and McLean framework to define and measure software project success, software project management success, and software project product success.

What do CEOs Think of Information Technology Strategy?

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Do CEOs value Information Technology capability as an essential tool for competitive advantage? This research delves into this issue analyzing CEOs own words – spoken and written to shareholders!

Excellent discussion even though dated!

Return on Investment Analysis for IT and E-business Projects

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This chapter discusses the key concepts to understand and calculate the Return on Investment (ROI) for IT Projects, limitations of the ROI method, best practices for incorporating uncertainty and risk into ROI analysis, and the role ROI plays in business IT alignment.

Application Investment Management (AIM) Framework

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This paper introduces the Application Investment Management (AIM) Framework for "effective" business application planning i.e. the framework helps align "business value with application spending to achieve immediate IT cost savings and reduce ongoing costs by creating a simpler and more disciplined environment."

Do you want to unlock the strategic value of IT?

The Future of Corporate IT

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This presentation discusses the trends and drivers shaping corporate information technology capability and the strategy, tactics and semantics to deal with them - "new generation IT will be run by business professionals who[se] focus is IT"

Using the Balanced Scorecard

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This paper provides a general background, brief history of the balanced scorecard (BSC). It also discusses key issues surrounding BSC and provides recommendations for its implementation.

Improving IT Project Portfolio Management

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:00:37 +0000

This paper summarizes research on current practices in IT Project Portfolio Management and ways to improve them following a "benefits driven IT" paradigm. It discusses a framework for IT Project Portfolio Management based upon this review and analysis.

Challenges and Best Practices in IT Portfolio Management

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This research provides insights, and best practices in successfully adopting information technology portfolio management (ITPM) to help organizations make better IT investment decisions.

IT Portfolio Management

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This paper defines information technology portfolio management and describes the steps needed to implement it.

IT Portfolio Management for Strategic Results

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This paper defines and describes information technology project portfolio management (PPM) and discusses its use for strategic results.

The Benefits of ITIL

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This document clarifies, with examples, the benefits obtained from implementing ITIL

A Framework for IT Project Portfolio Management

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This paper discusses a case study to implement a new information technology project portfolio management framework and process - "the new process aims at better identifying, evaluating and balancing projects in the light of business strategy"

Integrating DSDM and Prince

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The purpose of this white paper is to describe the benefits of running PRINCE2 and DSDM together and to provide a general overview on how to achieve this.

Overview of PRINCE 2™

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

A bird's eye view of PRINCE 2™ Methodology - "Everything you wanted to know about PRINCE 2™ in less than one thousand words!"

Integrating Six Sigma and PRINCE2™

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This paper discusses the key aspects of PRINCE2™ and Six Sigma, and shows how the methods can be integrated to provide a very rich framework which may be applied to certain types of project, to great effect.

Performing an Information Security Assessment

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This presentation describes the steps in performing an information security assessment - what are the critical security goals and objectives? what are the documentation requirements? how to incorporate regulatory requirements? how to gather data to support a security assessment? how to perform a gap analysis? how to create a security road map? - and discusses the lessons learnt.