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Budget management is a core competency of any senior management position. CIO budgets are under increasing pressure to deliver more IT for less cost. The CIO must be able to demonstrate when their budget needs to be expanded to deliver innovative services, but also an ability to keep their department on budget by extracting maximum value from staff and technology they have.
Latest Budgets news
Civil servants to get project management lessons
Francis Maude, Cabinet Office Minister, has announced plans to set up an academy to give lessons to senior civil servants on how to manage large government projects.
IT fears as Lloyds Banking Group cuts nearly 1,000 jobs
Lloyds Banking Group has revealed plans to make 990 redundancies across the company and close four offices, according to a trade union.
Banking pay too high, says RBS chairman
Sir Philip Hampton admits salary levels need to be corrected
Glencore and Xstrata mining IT mix in £50bn mega merger
Commodities giants could look for major tech savings
Most companies over-spending on software licenses
Organisations in the UK 'could save 30-40 percent' with proper asset management tools
Government slashes £792m from IT costs in a year
Audited figures give a break down of savings
Government planning £1.5bn IT services framework
The government has issued a pre-tender notice for ICT services worth up to £1.5 billion, as part of its ICT Strategy which aims to cut costs and improve procurement.
IT management graduates in demand by top firms
The latest figures from e-skills UK show that 85 percent of Information Technology Management for Business (ITMB) students find employment within six months of graduation, with the rest going onto further study within the same period.
Teenage girls: IT needs you
Teenage girls are being encouraged to apply for IT apprenticeships, to help bridge the gender gap in the industry.
How CFOs and CIOs find hedging help
Via the cloud or spreadsheets, finance and IT execs can buy a wide range of products and expertise to help them hedge their companies' bets.
Budgets in depth
Eight reasons to dump your old ERP that your CEO will get
Some compelling business reasons why you should get the budget for a new enterprise architecture
Old outdated ERP drags the business down. Here are eight good excuses from Paul Turner, senior director at NetSuite, to explain to business-line peers why the business needs to invest in a replacement more...
The long and winding road
CIO UK's update on the travel and transport industries and their investments in IT
Not only are transport companies corporate organsations in their own right, but they are also often the engines that keep the wheels of the UK economy turning more...
Recruitment is not the only option
How the online education revolution can help beat the skills shortages
Despite the economic situation, there is much evidence that skills shortages remain a problem for CIOs, says Christine Hodgson of Capgemini more...
The Great Debates at Davos: Jump-starting confidence in the economy
The hot topic this year is how BRICs economies can help the rest of the world
BG Srinivas, European head at Infosys has sent in a report on his first day at this year's Davos Summit. Attendees are abuzz with chatter over the global economy. more...
Contracting is a liability
Deciding who is liable for what is the sticking point of many an IT contract, but a balance can be found
Deciding who is liable for what is the sticking point of many an IT contract. A balance can be found more...
NHS CIOs: Why is 2015 is your Year Zero
NHS CIOs need to start thinking about their post-NPfIT world now
The National Programme for IT is grinding to a halt, it will take some time for existing contracts to come to an end. NHS IT leaders need to be thinking now about what will replace them more...
Learning the ropes by swinging from the branches
ICT teaching lacks the fizz to get students interested
If teachers want to get students excited about computing, says Autonomy's Mike Lynch, they have to help them explore it properly. Excel spreadsheets and Powerpoint slides aren't enough more...
CIO Pay = B + I + X factor
The formula for making sure you get the best remuneration deal
There's a formula to getting a good pay deal, says James Hallahan, MD CIO Practice, Harvey Nash. How does yours compare? more...
10 essential budgeting tips for CIOs
Get these 10 budget policies right and the CFO will love you
Check these 10 tips from our panel and avoid budgeting gaffes. more...
CIO Profile: Newham Council's Geoff Connell on the borough's 2012 transformation
Making the most of the Olympic Games and beyond
The veteran IT boss of one of the most disadvantaged boroughs in London is positive that its fortunes are on an uptick more...
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Analysis
Server Virtualisation Snapshot
Tony Lock, Programme Director at Freeform Dynamics suggests the potential consolidation ratios when deploying server virtualisation are much less than vendors claim more...
Opinion
Young, gifted and British
Disaffected youth rioting in the streets is only part of the story, says Mike Altenddorf. The UK is brimming with young technology talent more...
Debate
Pay freezes: have IT staff had enough?
Figures indicate job satisfaction is no longer enough to keep people in jobs where pay has been frozen for the long-term. Employees are forced to move on to maintain their standard of living. What do you think? more...
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