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September 07

White Paper
The Current State of Supply and Demand Management in IT: Research Conducted by Computerworld.

IT Executive Coach
Charles Emond from Montera Corporation probes the relationship between IT and business.

In the Round
Curing Double Vision-Merging IT goals and organisational strategy for business success.

Webcast
Rationalise, Optimise, Modernise mainframe portfolios.

IT Portfolio Management
Informed decisions can optimise your IT portfolio.

Look
Browse through an extensive library of white papers to get an inside view of some of the most talked about topics in the industry today.

Learn
How to get your Project and Portfolio management practices implemented fast. Compuware Supply and Demand Accelerator service.

Listen
Plug into on-demand webcasts for informative presentations from experts in the field.

IT Portfolio Management

Application Delivery Management

IT Service Management

Mainframe Solutions

Events Diary

Insight Archive

How well is your IT department aligned with your organisation’s business strategy and objectives?

This month we look at IT Governance, and in particular at how IT departments can achieve a better balance between IT demand and IT supply.

How does your business compare?
Our Computerworld survey shows that firms are struggling to balance demand for new projects with the supply of IT services. While 95% of the senior IT executives believe that aligning with the business is critical, a third say their organisation is ‘not at all effective’ at managing IT demand or communicating the business value of IT.

Expert insight and advice
Charles Emond has 22 years’ experience as a CIO and software company founder. In our featured article he shares his insights and advice for forging closer links with the business – and for managing the IT department as a business in its own right.

CIOs must get demand side right
Most CIOs are more comfortable managing IT supply than IT demand. But with business becoming increasingly dependent on technology, CIOs must learn to manage and prioritise demand in light of the business’s overall strategic objectives. Our round-table session reveals the challenges and concerns of some real-life CIOs.

Webcast: Modernising mainframe portfolios
The mainframe has been pronounced dead many times, but the truth is that legacy mainframe systems contain data and processes that remain vital to the organisation. In this month’s webcast, thought leaders from Gartner and Compuware look at how mainframe applications can be brought up to date with modern systems environments.

We hope you find this month’s newsletter useful and stimulating. We are always keen to receive your feedback and suggestions for future content, so please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards,

The team at Compuware

White Paper: “Current State of Supply and Demand Management in IT”

This past April, Computerworld set out to understand the priorities of IT leaders in managing IT supply and demand within their organisations. After surveying director-level and above IT professionals in organisations with 1,000 or more employees, the conclusions include:

Nine out of 10 respondents feel it is essential to agree with business counterparts on decision-making criteria to evaluate demand and obtain visibility and control into projects
Only 28 percent of respondents focus on balancing supply and demand
More than half the respondents appear to be managing supply and demand using an ad hoc approach

For a complete list of survey questions and analysis, click here.

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IT Executive Coach: Charles Emond, Montera Corporation

From a CIO who implemented a world-wide technology infrastructure to the co-founder of the applications management company, Montera Corporation, Charles Emond has over 22 years of diverse experience to share in this issue’s “Executive Coach”. Emond answers questions that probe into the relationship between IT and the business: how to better align the two to meet the organisation’s goals, the importance of portfolio management and how to realise results through specific metrics.

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Curing Double Vision-Merging IT goals and organisational strategy for business success.

In today’s rapidly changing business environment, IT executives face the challenge of finding the best way to align their department with business goals and prove their value to the organisation. Compuware recently conducted a roundtable discussion with a group of IT leaders from around the world, to discuss how other IT executives can achieve success within their department and in the eyes of the business. Ellen Kitzis, Vice President, Gartner, Inc., and co-author of the book, The New CIO Leader, moderated the roundtable.

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On-Demand Webcast: “Rationalise, Optimise, Modernise mainframe portfolios”

Featuring Presenters: Dale Vecchio, Gartner Research Vice President and Gerry Leitao, Vice President of Compuware Professional Services.

Legacy systems play a vital role in today's IT organisations. They contain critical business knowledge and domain expertise that companies cannot afford to lose.

In this webcast, industry thought leaders from featured analyst firm Gartner and Compuware will explain how best to leverage and modernise legacy systems, enabling organisations to realise benefits more quickly. Gartner Research Vice President Dale Vecchio will address the key challenges IT executives are facing today, as well as several mainframe modernisation alternatives and best practices. Gerry Leitao, Vice President of Compuware Professional Services, will discuss a comprehensive framework to rationalise, optimise and modernise mainframe portfolios to achieve IT and business objectives.

View Webcast »

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IT Portfolio Management Solution: Compuware Changepoint

Compuware Changepoint is an industry-leading IT Portfolio Management Solution that provides IT Executives an integrated view of IT, allowing effective management of projects, applications, people and client relationships. Changepoint enables CIOs to align and manage IT portfolios, improve organisational effectiveness and enhance the quality of IT service delivery. With greater control over IT processes, visibility into key portfolios and a focus on quality throughout service delivery, IT organisations can deliver direct results to the bottom-line and greater value to the business.

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Awards and Recognition include:

Compuware Changepoint
a leader in the Magic Quadrant
for IT Project and Portfolio
Management 2007

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