Strategic Business Planning White Papers

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What CFOs Should Ask their Software Development Leaders
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This paper illustrates a new way of thinking about the funding of IT software projects, one that considers funding in terms of investment, and value as an expansive, longitudinal variable.
Posted: 20 Sep 2011 | Published: 20 Sep 2011

IBM

Capacity Management Is Crucial in Virtualized Environments: Without the Right Tools, IT Service Optimization Is Tricky
sponsored by TeamQuest Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Virtualization offers a more flexible solution where resources can be redistributed in accordance with shifting demands. However, virtualization resources add a new abstraction layer to the infrastructure stack, which can complicate IT service optimization. Read on to learn best practices for optimizing IT services in complex virtual environments.
Posted: 10 Oct 2011 | Published: 10 Oct 2011

TeamQuest Corporation

IBM Global CIO Study - Implications for IT Managers
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Recognizing that successful IT innovation requires deep involvement with the business overall, CIOs increasingly help set business strategy, use IT to enable business flexibility, and help corporations meet enterprise-wide goals. Learn what this means to IT managers, operations managers, development managers, strategy and architecture leaders.
Posted: 17 Jun 2010 | Published: 21 Dec 2009

IBM

From Reporting to Performance Management – A Roadmap: How IT Can Drive Better Business Performance
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how IT decision makers can drive better business performance through strong strategic, tactical, and advanced reporting.
Posted: 17 Mar 2010 | Published: 25 Jul 2009

IBM

Protection on demand: information security that works for you - instead of putting you to work.
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper to learn more about the new approach to information security, protection on demand, which simplifies security and produces cost savings.
Posted: 18 Feb 2009 | Published: 18 Feb 2009

IBM

How To Align Corporate Strategy with Project Execution
sponsored by AtTask
WHITE PAPER: The biggest challenge for IT leaders today is making sure that projects are aligned with the strategic and financial goals of their organizations. Learn why implementing a project and portfolio management (PPM) approach could help simplify your objectives. Gain insight on PPM topics such as allocating resources, capacity planning and more.
Posted: 12 Aug 2011 | Published: 12 Aug 2011

AtTask

The Agile Project Manager
sponsored by VersionOne Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper will explore the impact agile development methodologies are having on the Project Management community, what new skills are required, and what the Project Manager can do to ease the transition.
Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Published: 08 Jun 2009

VersionOne Inc.

Readying your Portals for Social Business
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Social networking, high-speed mobility and smarter devices are changing the way we do business. Read this paper now to learn how you can create value for your business through building robust social and real-time collaboration capabilities into portals.
Posted: 16 Nov 2011 | Published: 16 Aug 2011

IBM

The New CIO Agenda: Intel Cloud Computing Insights 2011
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: Cloud computing offers a way for businesses to handle the high demand for IT services and increase enterprise efficiency. Access this white paper to learn best practices for utilizing cloud infrastructure to increase your ROI and satisfy end user needs.
Posted: 04 Oct 2011 | Published: 04 Oct 2011

Intel

The SOA Competitive Landscape Redefined: A Manager's Guide to SOA Platforms
sponsored by Fiorano Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes an approach to evaluating an SOA platform, that is aimed at creating a system based upon a service-oriented application composition and a peer-to-peer distributed infrastructure architecture.
Posted: 13 Jun 2007 | Published: 01 Jun 2007

Fiorano Software, Inc.