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This week’s Computer Weekly contains an exclusive interview with JP Morgan COO India Gary-Martin about juggling multiple legacy IT systems while keeping the merchant bank compliant. We also look at how near-field communications technology promises to revolutionise consumer spending and we ask whether 2012 could be the year that APM becomes vital? 

This brief expert e-guide from SearchCIO.com explains how CIO Steve Cretney successfully pitched his case for a new cloud computing model at Lands' End. Read this now and also gain leadership intuition to help you sharpen your soft skills and convince your business' leaders to share your vision, too. 

This report from Knowledge Peers and Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC), reveals what leaders of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs) think of IT – its strategic value, its potential, and the changing way in which it is being used in their organisations. 

A common characteristic of people-certification programs in the marketplace is that most test or validate the existence of relevant knowledge. Few reach beyond this. 

Learn how you can empower your employees to make the most of big data and data analytics in this executive guide from the Corporate Executive Board. 

Trust, or the placing of it, is one of the key activities at the core of our human endeavours. The process of placing trust is simpler when the process is physical and proximal - that is when you can see, feel and touch that which you are about to trust. 

It is important for the IT Manager to know the basics of formalized project management. Why? Because every organization needs to be able to implement change and almost all important changes are defined or implemented through project teams. 

Somewhere between our in-depth consultants’ guides and our short AnalystNotes that discuss specific aspects of IT careers, there is a need for an up-to-dateoverview of IT career structures. This is it. 

What skills are the most relevant and valued by companies in 2012? In order for individuals to succeed in this unpredictable economy, it's important to cultivate these top 12 skills ranging from technical to business to social. 

Increasing numbers of enterprises are incorporating project portfolio management in their strategic planning. And just as individuals use financial reports and analyses to consider various investment options, the enterprise uses an analysis called the Business Case to evaluate various project proposals for inclusion in the project portfolio. 

Now is a great time to train yourself or your team. Choose from over 30 eligible courses from our Project Management and Professional Skills line.