IT GRC Forum

Effective Data Management: "The Final Frontier" - Capco survey reveals a surprising lack of effective data management in financial services institutions

October 24, 2012 - Data is still a misunderstood and under-leveraged corporate asset. Nearly a quarter of financial services institutions do not understand the positive impact of potential effective data management on P&L.

HUD Needs to Better Define Commitments and Disclose Risks for Modernization Projects in Future Expenditure Plans

November 23, 2010 - Information technology (IT) is critical to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) ability to carry out its home ownership and community development mission. By statutory mandate, HUD is to develop and submit to Congress an expenditure plan for its efforts to modernize the department's IT environment that satisfies certain conditions, including being reviewed by GAO.

7 Things You Need to Know About Development Project Estimations

By ExecutiveBrief

Whether you are a project manager planning for a smooth implementation of a plan or a project sponsor on whose decisions a project depends, you cannot escape from the fact that project estimation is essential to its success. In the first place, there are three basic requirements that a project must satisfy: schedule, budget, and quality. The need to work within these essential project boundaries poses a huge challenge to everyone in the central management team.

9 Steps to a Hassle Free and Effective Software Development Project

By ExecutiveBrief

Following these nine steps may be the ultimate secret weapon to winning business and successfully delivering new easy-to-use software that meets and exceeds expectations.

Has your company developed entirely new software or added to software already in use throughout the organization and found the process cumbersome, frustrating, and sometimes not living up to expectations or meeting organizational goals? If so, the solution to a smooth and effective development program may be as easy as staffing a well-qualified project manager and adopting a proven development process.

Is Software Development Risk Costing You Money?

By ExecutiveBrief

Poor software project management often means missed deadlines, cost overruns or even outright failure of the project. How can your company avoid this industry-wide problem? In our brief you'll learn best practices for successfully completing software projects.

Software development projects are plagued with risk and impending failure. According to The Standish Group’s 2006 CHAOS Report, only about one-third (35 percent) of the researched software development projects undertaken in the previous two years were considered “successful”—that is, they met all requirements and were completed on time and within budget.