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Journyx Project Management Blog[Journyx Project Management Blog] I’ve talked in previous articles about aspects of being a great project manager, including what I view as business-oriented leadership: driving forward and leading the team to ensure that a project is launched, planned, and executed with alignment to business goals and customer needs.

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The C1tr1xguru Bloghttp://c1tr1xguru.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/15-must-read-spring-books-for-it-pros/ [The C1tr1xguru Blog] 15 Must-Read Spring Books for IT Pros: As I talked about in a past post, one way for you to get from IT-Business alignment to IT-Business integration is to understand how the company makes money. One book that I will highly recommend is Financial Intelligence for IT .

agile software development[agile software development] CIO concerns for 2008: Solving the wrong problems?: In most cases rolling out a new ETL tool is part of a wider initiative to deliver some for of ROI. In 8 years of working as a developer on ETL projects I have found that most of my projects were business-critical, subject to ever-changing requirements and riddled with unexpected data-quality issues that can add months to a project.

Gaia Community: Michael's Blog[Gaia Community: Michael's Blog] SUCCESS has MANY PARENTS ...: This IT IS system will need to be a business oriented system based on non-technical as well as technical competence. A system based on integrity, responsibility and accountability, which demonstrates an absolute commitment to ethical standards.

Porch Doghttp://porchdog.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/tsunami-tuesday-and-the-new-republican-ideology/ [Porch Dog] Tsunami Tuesday and the New Republican Ideology: The marketing of Bush to evangelicals only really took off after Rove and Bush sunk McCain’s campaign in South Carolina by degrading his war record, lying about his wife, and claiming that McCain’s adopted daughter was really the product of an interracial, extramarital affair. Although not a safe bet, it was the only chance Republicans really had to define themselves;

Glocal Project Management[Glocal Project Management] Ten Principles of IT Governance: Ultimately, the board is responsible for all governance, but the board will expect or delegate an individual (probably the CEO or CIO) or group to be accountable for IT governance design, implementation, and performance””similar to the finance committee or CFO being accountable for financial asset governance. In choosing the right person or group, the board, or the CEO as their designate, should consider three issues.

Article Refill[Article Refill] Human Resources: Strategic Business Partner: Business oriented HR professionals can help design a strategic plan that balances the needs of the organization, its employees, and other stakeholders. It can help align the efforts of the various functions in the organization with the plan’s strategic goals, and it can support those functions by ensuring that they can recruit, develop, and retain the necessary company team members.

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