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The success of enterprises depends upon their ability to define, prioritize, and execute mission-critical projects successfully. Project management is essential, but which project managers (PMs) best serve the organization?
A common aphorism suggests that "good project managers always get projects done on time and on budget." This is simplistic and propagates a destructive and dangerous misconception. Imagine a project manager working on a project that is likely to complete on time and on budget.
Although offshoring has existed in a variety of forms for decades, its controversy continues unabated. The debate includes whether offshoring actually saves money or not, what activities are and are not good candidates for offshoring, and most controversial of all, its effect on employment in the consuming countries. This Executive Report discusses the offshoring phenomena in an historical context, investigates whether offshoring has actually resulted in IT-related job losses, and examines its effect on IT-related occupations in the US and Europe.
Although offshoring has existed in a variety of forms for decades, its controversy continues unabated. The debate includes whether offshoring actually saves money or not, what activities are and are not good candidates for offshoring, and most controversial of all, its effect on employment in the consuming countries.
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The idea of managing demand has gained much traction in recent years, especially with demand for resources outstripping the available budget. Increasingly this squeeze is now affecting the relationship between IT and the business. Any successful business model must be built on effective management of demand as well as supply.
The idea of managing demand has gained much traction in recent years, especially with demand for resources outstripping the available budgets. Increasingly this squeeze is now affecting the relationship between IT and the business. Any successful business model must be built on effective management of demand as well as supply. Yet demand management seems to be deficient or absent in many organizations.
In this issue of Cutter Benchmark Review, we do our part in unlocking the mystery of Gen-Yers/Net-Geners. We examine the powerful trend toward further integration of technology into everyday productivity and the creative processes of this highly innovative generation. Plus, we discuss ways in which we can successfully integrate these individuals into our organizations to the benefit of all involved.
