The principles of setting up the project properly at the beginning so everyone knows what they're doing, what the success factors will be and the implications of failing or missing deadlines, is critical for reaching a successful conclusion.
But the people at the top of the stack, dealing with project management and long-term planning, are the safest in the IT department, because it goes against most people's principles to outsource their expertise.
If companies truly put principles ahead of profits, you might be surprised at the number of issues that would be affected, says Martin Brampton. There are numerous other ethical principles, compliance with which would be of considerable benefit to...
In terms of governance and best practice that means things like the introduction of the Prince 2 project management principles, IT information library (ITIL) guidelines for IT infrastructure and BS7799 certification for security.
So what is Itil? Itil is one such term, says Quocirca's Clive Longbottom. In the last two years, the systems management and helpdesk vendors have bandied around a term as if it will be the saving grace of organisations for the future - Itil.
Two-thirds (66 per cent) of companies around the globe are using IT infrastructure library (Itil) - the IT service delivery framework - to help manage their IT infrastructure. And in terms of performance, Itil scored an average of three out of five...
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