Effective PM requires diplomacy, discipline

When it comes to the implementation of hardware and software in business, it is important to secure harmonious interaction between supplier and purchaser to ensure successful project rollout. “Effective system integration requires that both parties involved, the...

The business value of SOA and cloud

The promise of both cloud and service-oriented architecture (SOA) is about delivering services to the business, within and beyond the enterprise, with increased agility, speed and cost effectiveness, which can lead to greater innovation, improved collaboration,...

AMM eases application overload dilemma

Constantly expanding ICT application environments within companies call for even greater HR and technology expenditure in operations, service, maintenance and user support, says Collin Govender, VP of Systems Integration at T-Systems in South Africa. In fact, some...

People are the core of the digital world

The concept of a digital world means different things to different people, depending on how and where they experience it. The experience of the digital world in South Africa is different from what it could be in the USA, for example. The digital world, while...

Managing project communications successfully

In project management, one of the most important areas of skill is in communication management. It includes the necessary processes to ensure the project information is generated, collected, distributed, stored and organised in an appropriate and timely manner....

Data quality is critical for IT projects

In any typical IT project, most businesses focus solely on the functional design of the solution, to the exclusion of the data and how this data supports business processes, says Gary Allemann, MD at Master Data Management. However, if data quality and integration is...