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    Project Governance Part 5: Project Governance as Managing 15 December, 2009 09:10:00

    The Project Sponsor should manage the project manager! Now, this may be news to some project managers (and some Project Sponsors!)...
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    Project Governance Part 4: Project Governance as the Approving body 08 December, 2009 08:43:00

    Ultimately accountability for the returns on investment lie with the Project Sponsor and governance team. So they should be actively reviewing and approving several aspects of the project. This should not be a 'tick and flick' type of approval, but a due, considered review with consideration as to the pros and cons and downstream implications.
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    Project Governance Part 3: Project Governance as Facilitation 01 December, 2009 09:32:00

    The project team cannot make everything happen on its own; it often has to rely on the position, power and persuasion of the governance team.
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    Project Governance Part 2: Project Governance as Leadership 24 November, 2009 10:16:00

    In the case of an 'egg and bacon breakfast' the chicken has contributed, but the pig has been committed. In this context (only) you want your project sponsor to be a 'pig' - i.e. totally committed to your project. If they are only 'interested' or involved because of their position they are unlikely to demonstrate the necessary level of leadership.
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    Project Governance Part 1: Non-understood Project Governance 17 November, 2009 09:58:00

    If you are having difficulty with your Governance teams, it is not surprising. Project Governance is not so much "misunderstood" as "not understood". People just don’t know what it is and, therefore, what senior management needs to know or do to be effective.
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    THE BUSINESS CASE 7 -- How is the project going to be controlled? 22 September, 2009 06:16:00

    You must be able to demonstrate how the progress and status of a project is going to be tracked, and how the value is going to be protected -- and then delivered.
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    THE BUSINESS CASE 6 -- Accountabilities 15 September, 2009 08:08:00

    A business case is just words unless someone is accountable for delivering the project's promised value.
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    THE BUSINESS CASE 5 – Is The Value Achievable? 08 September, 2009 12:07:00

    Having a value proposition is only of value if it is deliverable. In this section you need to show that the approach you’re proposing (including any technical solutions you are adopting) are feasible and the best approach, and that the associated risks are manageable.
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    THE BUSINESS CASE# 4 – The Resources Needed 01 September, 2009 11:05:00

    Hey, now we get to the costs. But the costs are now ‘the costs of delivering the value’ (rather than the benefits being the off set of the costs — a very different perspective).
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    THE BUSINESS CASE #2 – Why are we considering this? 25 August, 2009 12:45:00

    The first section of a business case needs to justify why we are even considering this project/program. If you can’t justify its reason, rationale and relevance than the project should be immediately culled.
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    THE BUSINESS CASE #3 – What is the value proposition? 25 August, 2009 12:20:00

    Central to the business case is the value proposition — what value shall the organisation get from investing in this project? This may sound obvious but the value proposition is often largely missing in most business cases because they’re the result of upside down thinking.
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    Wednesday Grok: Alleged anti-poaching conspiracy looks shabby, shameless and probably very expensive 01 February, 2012 10:34:00

    Also, how to find out who unfriended you on Facebook
    Company executives who conspire to manipulate prices are breaking the law. Generally, this involves a company agreeing with competitors to keep prices high. But conspiring to keep prices artificially low, if that's what's happened, may land some of the tech sectors’ biggest firms in very hot java.
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    Apple FileVault 2 encryption cracked by forensic software 03 February, 2012 22:07:00

    Users warned to deactivate automatic login
    The encryption keys for Apple's FileVault 2 full-disk encryption used with OS X Lion can be recovered "in minutes" from memory, password-cracking outfit Passware has announced.
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    Security Manager's Journal: Should physical security belong to us? 03 February, 2012 08:22:00

    I've always wanted to be responsible for physical security. I never understood why the security of computers, networks and data is managed by a different department than the security of doors, windows and cameras. The same principles apply in both worlds. And let's face it: Physical security is actually run on computers. So I think it's perfectly natural for information security to own it.
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    Google to auto probe Android Market for malware 03 February, 2012 22:18:00

    An answer to malware and rebuttal to calls for it to vet apps first.
    Google has unveiled Bouncer, its answer to the growing threat of maliciously laced software available on the Android Market.
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    SaaS, APTs and asymmetric risk take spotlight at Security Threats 2012 03 February, 2012 09:40:00

    I had the opportunity to speak at a new security conference last week, Security Threats 2012. I presented on the topic of balancing business benefits with risks in the cloud (more on that later), but the event touched on a wide range of pertinent IT topics, provoking stimulating discussions of some of the most pressing challenges business leaders are facing.
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