PRINCE2® is a widely used project management method that can be tailored to any project, of any size, in any environment, by any company. If you want the best results from all your projects, PRINCE2® is the approach for you! Written by an experienced practitioner and trainer, this step-by-step guide breaks down the PRINCE2® methodology into bite-size chunks, giving clear explanations and practical illustrations in each section. It shows you how to effectively apply the principles, themes and processes of PRINCE2® to your projects. The ...

A concise guide to the top 50 IT project management challenges and how to overcome them. Project management forums highlight many of the challenges project managers face. Unclear requirements, scope creep and undefined roles are well-trodden issues that can derail a project. Other challenges are less obvious, often more subtle, but equally destructive. This book offers a focused and concise summary of 50 challenges facing today's IT project manager. Broken down into 50 easy-to-digest chapters, the authors draw on years of practical experience to outline ...

Reconsider how you view compliance - and your business will reap the rewards! What does 'compliance' mean to you? Is it a burden, a box-ticking exercise, or simply a way to avoid the penalties of non-compliance? Or do you see the opportunities it presents for your business? In Compliance by Design, Chong Ee will show you how your organisation can benefit from becoming compliant with the relevant national and international standards. You will discover how integrating controls into your processes will improve your security, increase your productivity, save ...

'IT as we know it is dead.' Forces are at work that are reshaping the very fabric of the IT organization. Driven by our own history, changing perceptions of how technology should work and newfound, but very real, competition, IT organizations are struggling to evolve - but into what? In The Quantum Age of IT, Charles Araujo examines what has led us to this point and what it means to the future of IT organizations. With a broad perspective on the fundamental changes affecting the industry, he offers practical guidance that every IT professional needs to ...

When your project is people-dependent, how do you get their buy in? Attitudes and behavior are the biggest barriers to making changes within organizations. IT process implementation is no different. How do you do it? What is the key? What are the pitfalls? Meet Chris. Chris is assigned a seemingly impossible task - a problem that many previous project managers couldn't fix. Will Chris go their way and be 'given the opportunity to be more successful elsewhere' - or achieve the objectives and impress the company leadership? For this project to be successful ...

Effective time-management techniques to revolutionise the way you work! Do you struggle to get everything done in the time you have available? Are you deluged with interruptions to your work flow? Do you find it difficult to prioritise your tasks and wish you were more organised? Today's working environment moves at a very fast pace and, at times, it can be difficult to keep up. Expectations are high, and there are so many things competing for our attention. On top of the workload, we're interrupted by the phone ringing, e-mails landing in the inbox, ...

Do you trust the Cloud? Should you trust the Cloud? 'Cloud Computing' are the words on everyone's lips - it's the latest technology, the way forward. But how safe is the Cloud? Is it reliable? How secure will your information be? Cloud Computing: Assessing the risks looks at these challenges from a real-world perspective, with industry experts sharing experiences and answers to these 'unknowns'. This book provides an up-to-date, clear, concise and comprehensive guide to Cloud Computing, giving invaluable insights to the various risks and challenges associated ...

Those involved in software management, from the publisher/OEM and third-party reseller through to the enterprise software consumer, will benefit from the insights presented here. Software developers and publishers can improve their processes, leading to financial savings and far greater customer satisfaction. Enterprise software consumers are able to manage software deployments, versions, patches and usage, and measure these against entitlements. The pain of the periodic 'true-up' event is gradually removed, enabling continuous management of the 'true value' ...

What do you do to keep your business information secure? Information and information systems are vital to every organisation. Our reliance on data and information, and the fact that it is so easy to share, means that everyone is at risk of cyber attack from hackers, viruses, online fraudsters, malicious insiders, or even from simple human error. Manage cyber threat To counter these threats you have to identify the real information risks your business faces, then you need to find the most appropriate way to mitigate such risks. Adopting the ISO27001 Standard ...