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 global benchmarking study from ESI international identifies the key challenges and successes experienced by project and programme management offices (PMO) and draws recommendations for the future. 

In this week’s issue of Computer Weekly, we look at the key trends and technologies that will be on IT leaders’ agenda in 2012. Our first Buyer’s Guide of the year examines how IT consumerisation will affect business technology; and Home Office IT director Denise McDonagh tells us why government IT isn’t working. Download the new issue now. 

This research report is designed to help companies assess their current spending priorities and measure them against their peers. Obtain key findings and recommendations to help your organization project growth and adapt its budget accordingly. 

During this webcast, Claudia Imhoff, of Intelligent Solutions, and Jeff Morris, of Actuate, will discuss the top issues that business intelligence (BI) implementers must tackle to create a sustainable and maintainable self-service BI environment in 2012. 

The cost and time associated with managing desktops is rising at a time when budgets are being tightened and IT staffing is strained. This is driving interest in the use of desktop virtualization, where virtual desktop machines run on servers within the data center. Access this white paper to learn more about the benefits of desktop virtualization. 

Access this case study to learn how a hotel developed an application to help coordinates guest requests among employees for addressing things like getting new towels or replacing light bulbs. 

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. 

Microsoft has turned its Dutch headquarters into a radical experiment which the company believes could point the way to the future of the workplace. Its office at Schiphol airport has done away with dedicated desks and offices and it has given employees the freedom to chose where, when and how they work. 

In this video, learn how to combat against regulatory, staffing and audit pressures that security management shortcomings bring to the table. 

This case study highlights how one company used cutting-edge software tools and training to help streamline service management and turn it from a bottleneck into a smoothly running operation that was more responsive to users' needs but without bloating costs or stretching precious IT staff resources. 

Network Rail’s CIO, Susan Cooklin, says her biggest challenge is increasing the business literacy of her IT staff. She said the rail company faces a period of restructuring and budget pressures.