A New Way to Look at Cloud Computing “The CIO as Supply Chain Manager” and “Industrialized IT services” are some of the more recently coined terms used in IT, and not without reason. It is these types of terms which are very appealing to use when there is a need to produce IT services in …
The basics Management of Risk, M_o_R ® is a structured framework and process for taking informed decisions about the risks that affect an organization, at strategic, program, project or operational level. Target audience Business managers, risk management officers, CIO, information security officer, program and project managers Summary M_o_R® was first published in 2002; its current version …
Op initiatief van het NGI (Nederlands Genootschap voor Informatica) is enkele jaren geleden bij Van Haren het boek “Wegwijzer bij methoden voor enterprise-architectuur” verschenen. In dat boek heb ik, samen met vakgenoten, een aantal enterprise-architectuurmethoden vergeleken. Doel was hulp bieden bij het maken van een keuze tussen al die methoden en raamwerken, vandaar de naam …
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De projectmanagementmethode PRINCE2 is enorm populair. Nederland is tweede op de ranglijst van afnemers van examens, direct na het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Veel organisaties trainen hun medewerkers in PRINCE2 en bieden hen een examen aan. Maar daarmee is PRINCE2 nog niet geïmplementeerd in de organisatie. Al te vaak is er sprake van PINO, oftewel PRINCE2 in …
The basics Lean is a business model and collection of methods that aim to achieve customer value through helping to eliminate waste while delivering quality products on time and at least cost; lean management embodies these principles. Target audience Process owners and teams involved in process improvement Summary Lean manufacturing is a management philosophy derived …
The basics ISO/IEC 38500:2008 provides guiding principles for directors of organizations (including owners, board members, directors, partners, senior executives, or similar) on the effective, efficient, and acceptable use of IT within their organizations. Target audience Senior managers; members of groups monitoring the resources within the organization; external business or technical specialists, such as legal or …
The age of public services Not too long ago, essential facilities in the European countries were developed and exploited by our governments. These facilities were public and the people delivering the services were civil servants at that time. In the Netherlands we had public post offices and mail services, a public telecommunication and broadcasting organization, …
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