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October 2008 - Michael Keen Michael Keen


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  • Today's economic turmoil, IT and being a revolutionary.

    I have just returned from a well needed mental break. I spent some time back "home" in California. It gave me a chance to recharge my batteries, to see old friends and colleagues, but it also gave me a chance to think about a post that I did...
    Published Oct 27 2008 by Michael Keen , 994 views, 0 comments

  • How to get your IT project funded: Build a Solid Business Case: Step 4, Calculate Part 1

    My mentor at HP had the perfect saying; "when it's about money, get it right". That is so true when it comes to developing and building a business case. ...
    Published Oct 20 2008 by Michael Keen , 1,146 views, 0 comments

  • How to get your IT project funded: Build a Solid Business Case: Step 3, Align

    So in the previous two steps I have outlined how to get the Scope and boundaries nailed down and how to gather the criteria, apply it to the value matrix, and then filter to the top 6 to 12 most important criteria to the decision makers. In this next step, Align, we will connect the dots, and more specifically make sure that the decision criteria we gathered links to key business goals....
    Published Oct 12 2008 by Michael Keen , 789 views, 0 comments

  • IT and Business Convergence

    We all read the headlines, we hear about collapse this, bailout that, cows sleeping with chickens, a general sense of anarchy right?. One thing that crazy times like this get me to thinking about, besides how cheap stocks are right now, is the relationship between the business and IT. It's still a relationship, for the most part, that is not where it should be....
    Published Oct 10 2008 by Michael Keen , 756 views, 0 comments

  • A new strategy from Citrix and VMware: Will this change the industry and the competitive landscape?

    I've been thinking recently of the latest offerings out of Citrix and VMware, along with the statements made at VMWorld a few weeks ago around the VDC-OS and the Citrix announcement of C3. What does this mean for the industry and what is this going to do to the competitive landscape of our industry?...
    Published Oct 08 2008 by Michael Keen , 2,581 views, 15 comments

  • How to get your IT project funded: Build a Solid Business Case: Step 2, Criteria Part 2

    I split this step into two parts because I wanted to make sure that I shared my value matrix and other methodologies for developing and filtering criteria. Here is the second part to Step 2...
    Published Oct 02 2008 by Michael Keen , 1,293 views, 21 comments
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