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What is a project management office (PMO)? The key to standardizing project success

CIO

Debra Chin, a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and program manager/consultant with ROC Implementation & Management Group (ROCIMG), describes the PMO more succinctly, saying, “It’s a centralized point that helps manage projects.” Digital Transformation, IT Leadership, Project Management Tools

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Project management: Tips, tools, best practices

CIO

An EPMO has the same responsibilities as a traditional PMO, but with an additional key high-level goal: to align all project, program, and portfolio activities with an organization’s strategic objectives. Project manager : Plays the lead role in planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing of individual projects.

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Why CIOs back API governance to avoid tech sprawl

CIO

Karl Mattson, field CISO at Noname Security, an API security solution, says APIs are the foundation of nearly every CIO’s strategic plans to deliver business value. Good governance is the telemetry on that investment, from which operational and tactical plans can be adjusted and focused to achieve strategic objectives,” he says.

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A troubling startup layoff trend has emerged

TechCrunch

The startup’s second layoff comes with a more specific strategic plan for what’s next, while its first layoff was largely attributed to changes in the capital and accelerator markets. No executives were impacted. ” With the second round of layoffs officially confirmed, Tenev struck a different tone.

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Ceiling breakers: Women IT execs shake up the status quo

CIO

She took a position as a senior IT program manager, then global IT director and next delegate CIO. She’s now CEO of her own business, CIO Concierge LLC, a niche consultancy that provides executive-level coaching as well as IT branding and strategic planning services. The WDNR turned 50 recently.

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Celebrating Four Perficient Colleagues As 2023 CRN Women of the Channel

Perficient

“Creating an alliances program and building the team included facilitating standardized plans, approach, enablement, and best practices,” said Liza. “I Marking her eighth year at Perficient and eleventh year managing an Adobe partnership, Lynn plays a large role in streamlining digital solutions across the globe.

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Leaping Ahead; A Federal Bridge to Transition Cyber-related Products at the Department of Homeland Security

CTOvision

An excellent example of how to fulfill that goal of successful public/private partnerships is demonstrated by the work of the Transition to Practice Program (TTP) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology (S & T) Directorate. The TTP Program is a resource for industry and communication is encouraged.