Even though Six Sigma programs have successfully been implemented in practice, many IT departments remain skeptical of the process or are unaware of how the tools can be used to improve system development.
Knowledge Management (KM) is strongly rooted in the discipline of Knowledge Engineering (KE), which in turn grew partly out of the artificial intelligence field.
IT management and staff are called upon to perform the almost-impossible tasks of evaluating, purchasing, integrating, and maintaining complex IT systems, and directing these systems to meet the ever-changing goals of an organization.
The goals of an IT balanced scorecard include the alignment of IT plans with business objectives, the establishment of measures of IT effectiveness, the directing of employee efforts toward IT objectives, the improved performance of technology, and the achievement of balanced results across stakeholder groups.
The ROI from Software Quality provides the tools needed for software engineers and project managers to calculate how much they should invest in quality, what benefits the investment will reap, and just how quickly those benefits will be realized.
Successful Packaged Software Implementation guides IT departments through the selection and implementation of packaged software, pointing out potential pitfalls and how to avoid them.
Reducing Risk with Software Process Improvement recommends the critical practices that aid in the successful delivery of software products and services.
The pervasiveness of software in business makes it crucial that software engineers and developers understand how software development impacts an entire organization.
Learn how to attract and keep successful software professionalsSoftware Engineering Quality Practices describes how software engineers and the managers that supervise them can develop quality software in an effective, efficient, and professional manner.
The foundation of a successful information systems strategic plan is the recognition that business direction and requirements must drive the IS strategy and computing architecture.
Optimizing Human Capital with a Strategic Project Office explores the SPO's potential to transform an enterprise by making the most of people within an organization.
Defining and Deploying Software Processes enables you to create efficient and effective processes that let you better manage project schedules and software quality.
Easy-to-follow and understand, The Systems Thinking Approach to Strategic Planning and Management presents the first practical application of "e;systems thinking"e;, a concept first introduced by Peter Senge in the Fifth Discipline as a new, better and elegantly simple A-B-C approach to strategic management, planning, and change.
Virtual Project Management: Software Solutions for Today and the Future explores the technical management issues involved in the revolutionary new way of building complex software intensive systems faster and cheaper by employing the power of distributed operations.
Despite the advent of new methodologies and powerful tools, many projects continue to fail even when applying the well-accepted criteria of successful projects.
In the quest to remove supply channel costs, streamline channel communications, and link customers to the value-added resources found along the supply chain continuum, Supply Chain Management (SCM) has emerged as a tactical operations tool.
Learn how to:Select the best ERP software for your organizationChoose the most effective wrap around software to enhance the performance of an existing ERP systemAlign software selection with business goals and objectivesBudget for the software and the hidden costs involved in its implementationAt times a daring, ma
Existing ERP systems are being used to support an increasing amount of critical e-business initiatives, even though this is far from their original purpose.
Collaborative manufacturing is an interactive process with great potential, but without the direct input of the plant floor systems information, a significant piece of the management process is not available for consideration.
The usefulness of strategic intelligence goes beyond military settings, as it applies toward improving the strategic decision making process of any organization.
Knowledge management (KM) is the identification and analysis of available and required knowledge, and the subsequent planning and control of actions, to develop "e;knowledge assets"e; that enable businesses to generate profits and improve their competitive positions.
While information security is an ever-present challenge for all types of organizations today, most focus on providing security without addressing the necessities of staff, time, or budget in a practical manner.
For today's programmers, it is impossible to foresee every input, every usage scenario, and every combination of applications that can cause errors when run simultaneously.
Practical Hacking Techniques and Countermeasures examines computer security from the hacker's perspective, demonstrating how a security system can be designed and structured to repel an attack.
This volume enables security professionals to structure the best security program designed to meet the complex needs of an entire organization, taking into account the organization's business goals as well as the surrounding controls, processes, and units already in existence.
Presenting practical guidelines and examples, Advanced Server Virtualization emphasizes design, implementation, and management from both a technical and consultative point of view.
Extending beyond the technical architecture to the very philosophy of how a business should operate, the Service Orientation approach establishes fluidity across boundaries to provide agility, transparency, and fundamental competitive advantage.
The security criteria of the International Standards Organization (ISO) provides an excellent foundation for identifying and addressing business risks through a disciplined security management process.
