Build Stakeholder Consensus with These Tips

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Aligning IT and Business Goals April 04, 2012 Getting Consensus on Business Requirements: Tips and Traps The toughest job in the requirements definition stage is to get stakeholder agreement as a systematic, expected deliverable in the project cycle. It is absolutely essential (even on the most agile of projects) for a team to have consensus on the requirements. IAG Consulting shares what its learned after over 1,000 engagements. Read more > Featured White Papers Must-Read: The Buyer's Guide for Dashboard Software This white paper guides IT managers through the requirements they should understand prior to shopping for a dashboard solution. •  Business Improvement Priorities — What CIOs Are Thinking Today •  ITSM: A Process-Driven Approach •  Storage Infrastructure & Economics: Flash Technology to the Rescue Senior Manager Survey Gauges IT Expectations Versus Reality Info-Tech's Senior Management Expectation Survey, freely available for download in the IT Downloads library, can assist you in quickly getting a handle on any "expectation versus reality" conflicts. Rigorous, Multi-Level Testing Promotes Stable Mobile Apps IBM Rational's Leigh Williamson tells IT Business Edge blogger Carl Weinschenk that there are several parallel testing regimens that work together to ensure app quality. Download: Job Description: Technical Support Manager This real-world example of a job description for a Technical Support Manager can help you create a job posting that will attract highly qualified candidates. It's also useful in crafting a resume that a prospective employer is more likely to place on the "interview" pile. Latest White Papers Agility: How to Navigate the New Landscape for BI Virtualization Changes Everything: Enter the vWOC The Trend Toward Database Outsourcing The IT Service Management Dilemma: Buy or Build? Consolidating Data Warehousing on a Private Cloud This TDWI checklist report makes a case for private database clouds, especially as a platform for consolidated BI and DW applications. Download now > "But integration is detail work. That's why data models are so important and why experts talk a lot about things like metadata. These tactical issues can create huge problems, which in turn can create major strategic issues." Excerpt from Loraine Lawson Integration Blogs Rob Enderle Unfiltered Opinion Apple, HP, Microsoft and IBM: Their CEO Choices and Repeated Mistakes Arthur Cole Infrastructure Increased Options for Management in the Cloud Don Tennant From Under the Rug Minimize Insider Threat at the Pre-Employment Interview Stage Two-Factor Authentication: It's All About Trust   Right now, someone's logging into your network and accessing proprietary information. Do you know who it is? This technical brief explains why two-factor authentication is superior to using passwords only. Read it now > This e-mail is sent by: IT Business Edge, property of QuinStreet, Inc. Attn: Newsletter Subscription Dept. 950 Tower Lane, 6th Floor Foster City, CA 94404 Copyright © 2012 QuinStreet, Inc. All rights reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise