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Enterprise Infrastructure and Personnel (EIP) Asessment – Final Report
(December 2004, Coeur Business Group)
The IT consolidation impact study written by Coeur Business Group for the State of Iowa and prepared with input from the Executive Branch agencies.
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Strategic Sourcing (August 2005, DAS-GSE)
Description of strategic sourcing and preliminary timetable, includes a definition and objectives of strategic sourcing.
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Definition of Information Technology Infrastructure (August 2005, DAS-ITE)
Definition of what is meant by infrastructure for information technology.
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A Higher Power (March 2005, CIO Magazine)
When State Street acquired a Deutsche Bank company, it had to decide whether to keep or retire more than 900 inherited applications. The guiding force that helped it do that was governance.
http://www.cio.com/archive/031505/state.html
A New Blueprint for the Enterprise (March 2005, CIO Magazine)
Enterprise architecture is not just about mapping and standardizing hardware and software anymore. Now it's about services, events and-get this-good old ROI.
http://www.cio.com/archive/030105/blueprint.html
CEO's Guide to IT Value@Risk (2005, IT Governance Institute)
This brief brochure relates in business-oriented terms how enterprises are often uncertain about how IT investments (which can be the second highest expenditure after staffing) are spent and the value actually delivered.
http://www.itgi.org/Template_ITGI.cfm?Section=Best_Practices&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=18330
Establishing Frameworks (February 2005, Public CIO Magazine)
What's the best model for good IT governance in government? Not surprisingly, there's more than one answer.
http://www.public-cio.com/story.php?id=2005.01.31-92923
Governing IT in the 21st Century (February 2005, Public CIO Magazine)
Just about everybody agrees that a government's IT strategy must be tightly intertwined with its business objectives and strategies. What's less clear is how to make this shift.
http://www.public-cio.com/story.php?id=2005.02.01-92928
The Truth About IT Governance (April 2005, CIO Magazine white paper)
Defined properly and executed right, this business/IT strategy can help redefine your enterprise
http://www.cio.com/sponsors/041505troux/index.html
Portfolio Management: How to Do It Right (May 2003, CIO Magazine)
Portfolio management is a tool with clear benefits, among them a holistic view of IT projects across the enterprise and the alignment of IT with corporate strategy. But it isn't easy. We've found some portfolio managers willing to share their secrets.
http://www.cio.com/archive/050103/portfolio.html
Connecting the Silos: Using Governance Models to Achieve Data Integration (June 2005, National Association of State Chief Information Officers)
This research brief attempts to answer questions such as, "What needs to be addressed when contemplating an information integration initiative, and what is being done in the states and at the federal level to develop information integration governance models?" It also includes other factors that are impacting governance in integration and offers references to models that have been successfully completed by other states and links to resources on information sharing.
https://www.nascio.org/nascioCommittees/interoperability/connectingSilos.pdf
Managing the IT Investment: Conversations with State Chief Information Officers (July 2005, National Governor's Association - Center for Best Practices)
This Issue Brief examines management strategies of state Chief Information Officers (CIOs). Interviewed CIOs offer strategies to address organizational, strategic, and leadership considerations when framing a state IT management structure.
http://preview.nga.org/Files/pdf/0507ITINVEST.pdf
Prune IT Systems, Not Budgets (January 2005, CIO Magazine)
If you want to cut costs but avoid painful consequences to the business, don't just slash IT spending; prune redundant systems, and make sure your CFO and CEO know why.
http://www.cio.com/archive/011505/cost_control.html
Share Power to Gain Control (March 2005, CIO Magazine)
Why CIOs should cede the what of IT to business executives and focus instead on the how.
http://www.cio.com/archive/030105/governance.html
IT Governance Executive Summary (2005, IT Governance Institute)
Cost, risk and opportunity not only make IT strategic to enterprise growth, but also render it essential for enterprise survival. At its core, IT governance is concerned about two responsibilities: IT must deliver value and enable the business, and IT-related risks must be mitigated.
http://www.itgi.org/template_ITGI.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=19976