Snowden, Security & Privacy
In June of 2013, Edward Snowden leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA). The leaked information revealed a number of surveillance programs that had been initiated by the [...]
Information Security – Separate or Integrate?
You’ve decided you need to set up an Information Security group in your IT department, or perhaps you already have one but it is not performing to your expectations. One [...]
IT Risk Management – Understanding and Managing your IT Risks
As IT Leaders, we must be able to understand the risks we face, and how to address them. Understanding and managing your IT risks by categorizing them and then rating [...]
Top Mistakes IT Leaders make with the Consumerization of IT
For a number of years now, IT has been confronted with what is known as the consumerization of IT. We used to have complete control: “you can’t have that”; “you [...]
Top Mistakes IT Leaders make with Balancing IT Activities
Balancing IT Activities In IT, we all know that a certain amount of resources must be assigned for upgrades, updates, patches and scheduled maintenance. In general, this is known as [...]
Top Mistakes IT Leaders make in IT Alignment with the Business
Many of the large IT research organizations and others have been telling us for some time the importance of IT alignment with the business and its objectives. Many attempts at [...]
Governance Improves Your Chances on RFP (Request for Proposal) Responses
As a senior IT Manager in a prominent Canadian municipality, I wrote and reviewed numerous RFPs and responses. Let’s just say that some are better than others. Some responses are [...]
The Impact of Incomplete or Changing Requirements on IT Project Success
Incomplete or changing requirements may be the result of inadequate scope definition, which can effect IT project success. In one of my previous blogs, I discussed the importance of “Scope [...]