More Project Management In Depth

IT to the rescue: Unraveling bureaucracy at the VA, one project at a time

A small, fast SWAT team of technologists is improving performance at the Department of Veterans Affairs by tapping the power of collegial work. The goal? To transform the VA into a 'light enterprise.'

Smacking SharePoint into shape

More than half of all SharePoint shops have had to add functionality to the core software, which came as a surprise to a number of them. Here's what they're doing.

How to prevent IT department overload

Managing the flow of an infinite supply of worthwhile projects through a finite IT operation takes finesse. Here's how to avoid the backlog and the chaos.

IT on the fly: The art of quickly building, then dismantling

The CIOs for the London Olympics, President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign and other short-lived but intense operations know how to run successful IT shops in extraordinary situations -- and their insights can be applied in even the most ordinary of conditions. Insider (registration required)

Paul Glen: How to deal with a toxic team

Five warning signs can warn you that your project team has turned toxic.

Premier 100 IT Leader: Lincoln Wallen

This IT leader is overseeing a move to digital movie distribution, which is driving both efficiencies and quality improvements.

Premier 100 IT Leader: Nancy Wolk

This IT leader is helping to advance a five-year program to capitalize on mobility, security, cloud computing and data analytics.

Premier 100 IT Leader: Kathleen Scheirman

This IT leader helped replace myriad accounting and supply chain management systems with a standard, integrated platform.

Premier 100 IT Leader: Tamara Payne

This IT leader helped steer FedEx's Decoupled Testing Tools initiative, which cuts software-testing time by as much as 52%.

Premier 100 IT Leaders: Lucille Mayer and Ramaswamy Nagappan

These co-CIOs help their financial services clients find IT efficiencies and functions to gain competitive advantage.

Premier 100 IT Leader: Kris Herrin

This IT leader helmed a multimillion-dollar project to consolidate data centers and modernize legacy platforms.

Premier 100 IT Leader profile: Joseph Eckroth

This IT leader championed a self-service kiosk that has enabled the business to provide extra virtual staff during busy times at airports.

The 2013 Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders: On the fast track

For today's IT executives, it's not enough to move the business forward with potent technology and ROI-rich projects. The new imperative is to capture the competitive lead with all due speed. These elite 100 men and women are up for the challenge. Here's how this year's honorees are generating revenue from IT and delivering business value.

Premier 100 IT Leader profile: Marlo Donate

This IT leader showed a traditionally conservative company the benefits of agility and flexibility with fast delivery of new mobile apps.

Premier 100 IT Leader profile: George M. Brenckle

This IT leader overhauled a chronically underfunded information infrastructure, adding EHR technology and replacing a core billing system.

Premier 100 IT Leader profile: Vince Campisi

This IT leader created a cloud-based software service that now monitors 5,800 physical assets at customer sites.

ROI calculations done right can help IT projects

Building a solid business case for your IT projects means nailing the financial calculations and language. CIOs say making accurate ROI predictions can pay off. Insider (registration required)

Paul Glen: Even if you can't measure it, you still must manage it

There are no metrics for measuring the quality of your relationships. For metrics-loving geeks, that's a problem.

New task for CIOs: Make money

As tech infiltrates every corner of the business, it's only natural that some IT departments are producing revenue-generating products and services. Insider (registration required)

Paul Glen: Being right vs. not being wrong

To a lot of people, it seems as if we geeks are always battling for supremacy in the Always-Need-to-Be-Right Club.