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. 

Today, businesses must work smarter, not just harder - and to do it, they must use information to compete. With ever-greater demands on data resources, organizations need to derive greater value from their existing information. 

Enterprise Management Associates® (EMA®) research shows 75% of CIOs are facing budget cuts. Most CIOs need to go beyond obvious cost reduction measures to address the largest single IT cost - staff. This whitepaper will discuss the ways that Workload automation can effect real cost savings. 

This whitepaper will discuss how the push for continued virtualization and the "cloud"- along with a consolidated view that manages the infrastructure - is quickly becoming a reality due to market and end-user demand. You'll also learn what questions to ask yourself to assist in creating an organizational strategy for the best management approach. 

This paper examines how the stochastic multistage, multi-inventory model supports inventory optimization. It also looks at how the SAP® Enterprise Inventory Optimization application by SmartOps uses the model to help supply planners execute more effectively in a highly collaborative enterprise environment. 

This study looks at what senior executives think about the value of corporate data protection efforts within their organizations. It is important for those individuals charged with managing a data protection program to understand how key decision makers in organizations perceive the importance of safeguarding sensitive and confidential information. 

This presentation transcript presents the results of a survey conducted by Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Ounce Labs, an IBM Company. The survey determines what senior executives think about the value proposition of corporate data protection efforts. Read on to learn more. 

This collection of slides from the Information Security Decisions Conference focuses on change management and keeping change from creating unnecessary risks. The slides offer tips on getting people to accept change, participate in change, and finally manage change. Read on to learn more about managing change to mitigate risks. 

This white paper will outline the major organizational, cultural, and project considerations that are critical to a successful Agile adoption. 

Managing the virtual infrastructure end-to-end is becoming more challenging as virtual environments continue to grow and more data center elements meld into the "cloud". This whitepaper will discuss the push for continued virtualization and the "cloud", and present you with questions that will help you create the best organizational strategy. 

When an organization commits to implementing the technologies and tools to support role and entitlement management, it faces a number of sizable challenges. In this podcast, expert Richard Mackey counts down these organizational, process, and technical challenges that block the successful deployment of role and entitlement management technology. 

This paper examines an array of solutions for SAP customers to optimize the Order-to-Cash processes in ways that contain costs and achieve optimum organizational efficiency, high customer retention and successful cash management. 

The IBM Dynamic Infrastructure initiative is a combination of programs, products and services designed to improve service to users, reduce costs and more effectively manage risk across all components of organizational IT infrastructures.