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14/05/2008

When negotiating a software deal, information is key

With knowledge of how the business works, you can save millions.


26/03/2008

Is outsourcing really outsourcing or distress sourcing?

UK companies are using the emergence of mixed economic news to press their outsourced service providers for lower prices - and are mortgaging their future.


20/03/2008

Beware outsourcing operations it’s no one-way ticket to financial paradise

Outsourcing operations to far-off lands may seem like a one-way ticket to financial paradise. But, as Geraldine Fox explains, taking shortcuts could lead to a hellish situation


11/03/2008

How CIOs can deal with projects that have no planned budget or staff resources

Consultant N. Dean Meyer reveals how CIOs can deal with projects that have no planned budget or staff resources


29/06/2007

Building profit

If we tell you a company has just seen profits up by a quarter year-on-year and turnover climbed 12 per cent, you might be forgiven for thinking said organisation operates in the booming oil sector or life peerage consulting services – areas where stellar growth is not unusual. If we reveal that the company in question works in construction, a sector in the UK economy that has not always enjoyed anything like double-digit growth, surprise may be in order.


31/01/2007

50 things I wish I’d known…

...before becoming a CIO


24/11/2006

Making headlines

Ian Cohen, CIO of Associated Newspapers, talks about online challenges, capturing readers and falling into IT.


23/11/2006

Making the most of your assets

Proper management can help companies sweat their IT assets but it has to be a continuous process and not a one-off project.


16/03/2006

Making vital connections

The UK government’s £6 billion upgrade of IT in the NHS, the National Programme for IT, is being delivered by NHS Connecting for Health.


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