http://www.cio.com/ en_US (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:33:54 GMT 2009-01-08T20:33:54Z en_US (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cio.com/article/443466/_Tips_to_Make_Your_Business_More_Competitive When it comes to cutting costs, tech managers should seize the opportunity to refocus their IT departments in a way that makes the business more competitive, reduces the impact of IT budget cuts, drives performance improvement and enhances the overall value of IT. Surprisingly, there are seven opportunities to achieve these goals that IT often overlooks. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.cio.com/article/443466/_Tips_to_Make_Your_Business_More_Competitive 2008-08-12T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/429813/Developing_Open_Source_Business_Policies_That_Work_Everyone_Is_Making_It_Up_As_They_Go_Along You might want to create a formal policy regarding open-source application adoption and deployment. You'd like to rely on best practices in doing so. Good luck. Because, while others' guidelines can help an IT manager create corporate open-source policies, there's no authoritative list of how to do it right. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols http://www.cio.com/article/429813/Developing_Open_Source_Business_Policies_That_Work_Everyone_Is_Making_It_Up_As_They_Go_Along 2008-07-09T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/416163/The_Accountability_Trap To offer a manager accountability without authority sets the stage for failure. That's why C-level executives must step up to the plate and demand accountability from everyone. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT N. Dean Meyer http://www.cio.com/article/416163/The_Accountability_Trap 2008-06-27T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/410763/Career_Advice_from_Gen_Y Keep an open mind and don't worry so much are the top tips Millenials would give to Baby Boomers and Gen Xers if those older generations asked for career advice. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.cio.com/article/410763/Career_Advice_from_Gen_Y 2008-06-25T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/331863/A_Tall_Order Without buy-in, IT can't reform California's prisons Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Abbie Lundberg http://www.cio.com/article/331863/A_Tall_Order 2008-04-12T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/328269/California_s_New_Prison_IT_Plan A new court-appointed leader proposes a plan to speed up deployment of new technology to reform California's prison healthcare system. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Kim S. Nash http://www.cio.com/article/328269/California_s_New_Prison_IT_Plan 2008-04-11T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/326414/Prison_Healthcare_Reform_on_Probation Improvements to California's prison healthcare system and its IT have come too slowly for the courts. Part 3 of 3. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Kim S. Nash http://www.cio.com/article/326414/Prison_Healthcare_Reform_on_Probation 2008-04-11T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/207150/Can_Technology_Fix_California_Prison_Health_Care_ Inside California prisons, substandard medical care kills one inmate every six days. IT is part of the court-ordered prescription to ensure doctors do no more harm. Part 1 of 3. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Kim S. Nash http://www.cio.com/article/207150/Can_Technology_Fix_California_Prison_Health_Care_ 2008-04-11T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/328214/IT_Cure_Eight_Years_in_the_Making California inmates sued over substandard medical care in 2001. Full deployment of critical systems begins this year. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Kim S. Nash http://www.cio.com/article/328214/IT_Cure_Eight_Years_in_the_Making 2008-04-11T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/326413/Managing_IT_at_San_Quentin At San Quentin State Prison in California, technology manager Dan Marshall has installed wireless networks and virtualized servers. But his first job is to keep himself safe. Part 2 of 3. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Kim S. Nash http://www.cio.com/article/326413/Managing_IT_at_San_Quentin 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/196451/Five_Mistakes_IT_Groups_Make_When_Training_End_Users Properly educating users on new software is critical for IT departments that want to improve information security, comply with regulations and increase the return on their software investment. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.cio.com/article/196451/Five_Mistakes_IT_Groups_Make_When_Training_End_Users 2008-03-13T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/192901/Why_IT_Management_Frameworks_Don_t_Guarantee_IT_Success It just isn't enough for your IT organization to have mature management and software development processes if the business organizations don't do their part. Companies also need an IT maturity model for the enterprise. PLUS: 5 tips to jump-start consultants and standards organizations. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.cio.com/article/192901/Why_IT_Management_Frameworks_Don_t_Guarantee_IT_Success 2008-03-05T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/178450/Managing_Change_Three_Phases_of_an_IT_Organization_Transformation The CIO of London-based home improvement retailer Kingfisher had to optimize operations and give business leaders a strong voice in governance before he could innovate with technology. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.cio.com/article/178450/Managing_Change_Three_Phases_of_an_IT_Organization_Transformation 2008-01-31T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/123757/Guiding_Your_IT_Department_on_the_Road_to_Change After two mergers, the CIO of logistics provider YRC Worldwide had to carefully apply change leadership techniques to blend three IT departments into one. Fri, 13 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT http://www.cio.com/article/123757/Guiding_Your_IT_Department_on_the_Road_to_Change 2007-07-13T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/120852/Intel_rsquo_s_E_Mail_Overload_Solution Intel discovered that its employees were wasting about six hours a week on e-mail. To fix that, it instituted new processes to enforce good e-mail etiquette and behavior—some educational, some automated, all effective, including a free downloadable tool called YourTime. Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:00:00 GMT Stephanie Overby http://www.cio.com/article/120852/Intel_rsquo_s_E_Mail_Overload_Solution 2007-06-22T04:00:00Z