IS departments interact with a multitude of stakeholders through the inception, development, and completion of projects.

IS departments interact with a multitude of stakeholders through the inception, development, and completion of projects.

I just returned from Cairo, Egypt, where I visited the Pyramids of Giza and other antiquities, as well as experienced some of the protests going on in Tahrir Square. As usual, I find it useful to draw parallels between things in the real world and EA. Here are three lessons that I took away from Egypt:

In my experience, I've come to realize that there are six key areas that need special attention during an engagement to strengthen and maintain a healthy vendor/client relationship. Putting forth the proper effort in these areas can help keep the client satisfied and looking forward to future work with your delivery organization. Let's examine these six areas in greater detail.

In my experience, I've come to realize that there are six key areas that need special attention during an engagement to strengthen and maintain a healthy vendor/client relationship. Putting forth the proper effort in these areas can help keep the client satisfied and looking forward to future work with your delivery organization. Let's examine these six areas in greater detail.

With all the drama surrounding the US government's attempt to increase its debt ceiling limit, the talk of dire consequences that could result from failing to do so, as well as the economic problems that continue to plague various EU countries, it seems fitting to examine how the ong

The enterprise threat environment continues to grow in complexity and increasingly falls to IT for a solution. Solutions in enterprise risk management (ERM) and business continuity management (BCM) aimed specifically at IT have evolved to embrace greater territory.

The enterprise threat environment continues to grow in complexity and increasingly falls to IT for a solution. Solutions in enterprise risk management (ERM) and business continuity management (BCM) aimed specifically at IT have evolved to embrace greater territory.

The enterprise threat environment continues to grow in complexity and increasingly falls to IT for a solution. Solutions in enterprise risk management (ERM) and business continuity management (BCM) aimed specifically at IT have evolved to embrace greater territory.

The success of a technology project depends on numerous factors, but as this Executive Report will show, the most important

The success of a technology project depends on numerous factors -- the technology itself, the efforts and talents of the project team, the market, and a vast network of stakeholders who can promote or hinder progress toward the goal.

Despite its youth, in recent years social networks have become a common and integral part of modern life. Social media appeared on the Internet 10 years ago, and at the time nobody could have predicted its success. Today, its influence on our lives is so great that the number of people participating in some social media outlets already exceeds the population of certain countries.

The ancient philosopher, Aristotle, wrote a book about "making." In it, he used plays -- tragedies -- as his example of a complicated made thing, and he declared plot the "soul" of tragedy. He defined "plot" as the principle of arrangement for all the other parts.

The ancient philosopher, Aristotle, wrote a book about "making." In it, he used plays -- tragedies -- as his example of a complicated made thing, and he declared plot the "soul" of tragedy. He defined "plot" as the principle of arrangement for all the other parts.

If I were to design a certification program for agile consultants (not that I think such a program would be helpful!), one of the first questions would be "Have you ever settled a discussion about iteration length or sprint size?" If someone were to answer no, that person has probably never consulted in a real-world project.

If your company is considering a new mobile operating system, Windows Phone may be its most intriguing option.

Migrating IT systems and infrastructure to cloud ecosystems cuts costs and improves service delivery. However, moving complex IT infrastructures directly to cloud architectures is not simple or easy. As discussed in this Executive Report, an enterprise needs to look not only at the technical aspects but also at how migration will affect business operations.

Migrating IT systems and infrastructure to cloud ecosystems cuts costs and improves service delivery. However, moving complex IT infrastructures directly to cloud architectures is not simple or easy. As discussed in this Executive Report, an enterprise needs to look not only at the technical aspects but also at how migration will affect business operations.

Executives make decisions every day. They base them on their wealth of personal and professional experience. They base them on the available information sets.

Executives make decisions every day. They base them on their wealth of personal and professional experience. They base them on the available information sets.

When discussing why executives should leverage business architecture to facilitate strategic planning and transformation, it is useful to examine the challenges facing organizations making large-scale, multiyear IT investments.

Migrating IT systems and infrastructure to cloud ecosystems cuts costs and improves service delivery. However, moving complex IT infrastructures directly to cloud architectures is not simple or easy.

Leaders of technology companies should take change management more seriously. While this is also true of changes to requirements, products, and other elements normally handled by change-control systems, here we're talking about the type of change management that's associated with organizational change. Such change deals with altering what goes on inside an operation.

Advanced data visualization tools were first applied in the scientific and engineering domains for building models for complex applications involving extremely large data sets containing many variables, such as fluid flow analysis, aerodynamic simulation, and interpreting

Social media, including but not limited to social networks, is no longer just where you spend your evenings when