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Parliament investigates effective governance of IT

by Colin Beveridge on March 8th, 2011

Public Administration Committee

Good governance: the effective use of IT

Tuesday 8 March 2011

Committee Room 6 Meeting started at 10.33am ended at 12.33pm

Witnesses Professor Helen Margetts, Oxford Internet Institute, Dr Ian Brown, Oxford Internet Institute, and Dr Edgar Whitley, London School of Economics Professor Nigel Shadbolt, University of Southampton, and Sir Ian Magee, Institute for Continue reading article » You may also like to read:

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The end of the IT department

by Dave Briggs on February 23rd, 2011

37 Signals’ David Heinemeier Hansson: When people talk about their IT departments, they always talk about the things they’re not allowed to do, the applications they can’t run, and the long time it takes to get anything done. Rigid and … Continue reading →

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Bookmarks for January 27th through February 19th

by Dave Briggs on February 19th, 2011

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Big Society – if the price is right – Interesting views on Big Society from a blogging councillor within my local district. The impact of IT decisions on organizational culture … Continue reading →

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Speaking out for joined-up-management

by Colin Beveridge on December 13th, 2010

This topic is all about ambition and opportunity. We often hear about ‘joined up thinking.’ But nobody seems to be doing anything about making sure that we have properly joined-up-management for a joined-up-world.

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No more Windows?

by Dave Briggs on November 1st, 2010

Well, in a decade perhaps. If you’ve ever wondered if it were possible to write fondly about Windows, well, James Gardner (kind of) gives it a go in his recent post on the desktop upgrade about to take place at … Continue reading →

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TCO = TRUE cost of ownership

by Colin Beveridge on October 25th, 2010

Why do operating budgets become heavily backloaded towards the past, rather than towards future opportunity? Because too many organizations prefer to base business cases for a proposed system on corporate accounting policies, instead of forecasting the true cost of ownership, thereby creating an increasing legacy of sunk costs for years to come.

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