Each year, organizations across the globe face astronomical project failure rates, often wasting millions of dollars per failed project. This paper examines the roots of project failure and centers in on the elusive, often undefined role of the business analyst. 

This Economist Intelligence Unit report features results of a survey taken by 587 global market CEOs, CFOs, and CIOs on the shortage of talent for the demanding workforce. 

Bonus payments have long been a feature of the reward package for most IT professionals, but when the UKeconomy went into freefall during late 2008, many employers either reduced such payments or did away withthem altogether. 

Although pay levels are unlikely ever again torise as fast as they did at the end of the 1990s when fears about the “millennium bug” stoked thefires of an already over-heated job market – or to fall as fast as they did when the bug failed to bite– employers are acutely aware of the need to keep a close eye on short- and long-term pay trends. 

This is the third Snapshot survey from the Computer Weekly IT Opinion Panel which provides an exclusive insight into the perception of IT from the perspective of the Board, end users and IT professionals themselves. 

The average small business is becoming highly dependent on multiple forms of digital communications, but the technology choices are increasingly complex and come at a cost. 

Team interaction is an essential component of job success. Often, the creation of teams can lead to communication breakdown and conflict. Learn to identify positive versus negative conflict and how each can impact on your project. This paper also includes a behavioral quiz to help you determine the health of your team. 

This research from Freeform Dynamics, based on a survey of end users,  identifies the challenges faced by IT departments and suppliers on software licensing, and offers advice to organisations on dealing with software licensing. 

In order to analyze the cost of deploying and managing an email system, Osterman Research undertook a primary and secondary research program. This data was then combined with secondary research in order to develop a cost model that compares MDaemon and Microsoft Exchange. Read on to see how the results may impact your own decision. 

This podcast summarizes, Define What's Valued Online, a new study which confirms what many technology marketers have instinctively suspected all along: Buyers of technology products consider Internet research essential to their ability to do their jobs. Listen to this podcast to learn about basic changes you can make to improve your online content. 

The Internet has changed the dynamics of technology sales and marketing. While most marketing efforts emphasize generating leads, and most sales efforts are focused on closing sales, not enough consideration is given to the little-understood but vital middle ground of lead qualification. Learn more about industry best practices. 

Explore the partnership of SunGard Availability Services and the University of Texas at Austin through the Cloud Computing Research Center. Find out how they are jointly solving problems that are of particular relevance to cloud and distributed computing. 

This  Whitepaper is based on Juniper Research’s  November 2010 report entitled:  “4G LTE Revenue Opportunities: Business Models, Scenarios and Operator Strategies 2010-2015”.