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Jul
How to Increase IT Project Team Intensity
Motivation is a concept well-covered in project management resources, and is required constantly for project success. Intensity is the level of focus by a project...
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Jun
Shining a Light on Shadow IT
Too often, Shadow IT systems—those not authorized by IT—are used by the business to perform work. Here are a few common examples: A cloud storage system (such...
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Jun
Great Traits: What Makes an IT Project Manager Exceptional
Throughout my projects with Abraic, I have worked with quite a few project managers. And while some were first-rate, others had a little catching up...
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Jun
5 Risk Tolerance Considerations for Project Managers
How Much Risk You Are Willing to Tolerate? Every project manager deals with risk assessment and risk management. If done right, the project manager will...
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Jun
CIOs: Never Ask for Money Again
How Do You Fund Your IT Investments? First of all, if you are an IT manager or executive and have asked for money to fund...
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Jun
Change Management: 3 Success Factors for Faster Buy-In
Tweet: How does change happen on an #ITProject? Inspiration, Personal Buy-In & Quality #Abraic https://ctt.ec/VjUfd+ IT organizations generally pride themselves on their ability to embrace...
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May
Dealing with Divergence: When the Business Doesn’t Take IT’s Advice
You’ve just completed a lengthy requirements gathering phase with business users and are evaluating 3 software solutions. The solutions vary in price, but all 3...
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May
How to Make IT Assessments Quick, Easy, and Effective
IT assessments have a bad reputation as being ineffective, disruptive, and time-consuming. Mikhail debunks each of these myths in this quick video about Abraic’s approach to optimized...
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May
Running an Effective Fit/Gap Analysis
Commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) software—not custom software—continues to be the preferred option for many firms, especially for ERP and CRM solutions. The benefits of COTS solutions have...
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May
Not Your Typical CIO: The Fractional CIO Option
Situations abound where a business could use supplemental C-level IT expertise to get through a transitory period of change. Maybe you’re between CIOs, or your...
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Apr
10 Ingredients of a Successful User Acceptance Test (UAT)
The User Acceptance Test (UAT) is a critical component of any IT implementation. The goal of a UAT is to validate if a system or...
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Apr
The IT Playbook for Seamless M&A Events
The role of IT in a merger or acquisition is crucial. When an M&A event is assessed properly for IT risks, benefits, and transition requirements, the implications of...
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