Should I wait for Windows 8? No. No. and No!

Should I wait for Windows 8? No. No. and No! Conclusion: Organisations that are still running Windows XP fleets are debating holding off a desktop refresh (to Windows 7) until Windows 8 becomes available. There are three key considerations to this discussion: product functionality,...

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Alan Hansell

Alan Hansell is an IBRS advisor who focuses on IT and business management. Alan is able to critique and comment on IT and business management trends, ways to justify and maximise the benefits from IT-related investment, IS management development and the role of the CIO. Alan has extensive experience in IT management, consulting and advising senior managers in matters related to IT investment. He was a Director in Gartner's Executive program and adviser to over 50 CIOs and business managers and before joining Gartner a consultant with DMR Group. He also worked as an IS professional, manager and industry consultant for IBM for nearly 30 years. Alan is a CPA and Associate of Chartered Institute of Secretaries.

Helping Geeks Succeed

Analyst: Alan Hansell Date: 2003-05-28

While attracting and retaining staff is no longer a pre-occupation of CIOs, the challenge today is to manage IT professionals in a way that maximises their contribution and minimises the possibility of them seeking another role.

Protecting your Organisation's Intellectual Capital and your Job

Analyst: Alan Hansell Date: 2003-04-28

If you know your organisation’s records and document management processes are out of control and do not propose a viable solution, you are putting your job, and the CEO’s, at risk. Why Records and Document Management? One of the hidden and unavoidable costs of running an organisation is that of manually filing, retrieving and disposing of records and documents....

Translating Approved Business Solutions Proposals into an Investment and Workforce Plan

Analyst: Alan Hansell Date: 2003-03-28

Business managers, who sponsor major Business Solutions implementations, need to be identifying what they have to do to succeed and develop plans that will make success a reality.

Investing in Business Solutions - Getting the Right Proposals Approved

Analyst: Alan Hansell Date: 2003-02-28

When faced with proposals requesting investment in Business Solutions in an environment in which demand exceed available resources, firms need to develop and apply an IAC (Investment Allocation Criteria) to help them prioritise and rank the competing proposals.

Successful Projects - a Mix of Right People and Right Tasks

Analyst: Alan Hansell Date: 2003-01-28

Successful projects are analogous to freshly cooked puddings in that they not only have to smell nice when taken out of the oven but also excel when tasted to earn the praise of the client. Or to put it in simple terms a successful project is one that has helped the firm to realise the expected business outcomes.

IT Infrastructure Investment Proposals - Getting it Right First Time

Analyst: Alan Hansell Date: 2002-12-28

In today’s business climate in which discretionary capital is scarce, CIOs, or equivalent, need to be confident and able to convince the Executive they can deliver the benefits expected in proposals to invest in IT Infrastructure1. To meet the needs of stakeholders when real time services are at stake, the arguments must be compelling and presented in a way that leaves the Executive no...

Institutionalising Benefits Management Practices

Analyst: Alan Hansell Date: 2002-11-28

CIOs, because they have a cross enterprise perspective, are ideally positioned to champion the institutionalising of benefits management practices and demonstrate how to do it by corroborating the benefits from IT Infrastructure investment.

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