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• On-time and on-budget -- but projects still fail

  Although IT project governance has generally improved over the past year, companies are having difficulty recognising when a project has actually failed, accountancy firm KPMG says.

• Defence's tech big spenders lock in CEO

  The man in charge of the organisation undertaking one of the largest IT projects in Australia has had his contract extended by the Department of Defence.

• Aussie IT 'must help with Labor education revolution'

  After Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard's announcement last week that Labor plans to turn every school in Australia digital, representatives of the country's IT industry are calling on the new government to establish a trade advisory group to assist in implementing its "education revolution".

• Mt Gambier fibre project nears end

  After almost two years of delays, the South Australian government has announced it is finally drawing to the end of a $2 million project in Mount Gambier to connect 20 government agencies with fast broadband.

• Centrelink to focus on project management

  Centrelink has received a largely positive report on its project management framework, but still has some work to do on systems' integration, according to a National Audit Office report.

Blogs (3)

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  Skills in short supply

  My interview with the government's ICT skills and professional development taskforce last week shed new light on what exactly is missing in the industry's skills shortage.

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  Network sharing is caring

  Tis the season to be jolly, to give, to receive, to have a sherry or two and fall asleep in front of the telly. And, if you're a mobile network operator, it's definitely the season to share.

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  Budgeting for a skills shortage

  There is no technology skills crisis ... yet, according to a senior government technology official.

Features and Case Studies (49)

• Centrelink lays off old project management ideas

  The sheer size and breadth of Centrelink's operations has always meant project management there is a Herculean effort. Taking a new approach to its people and project scheduling has improved the situation dramatically -- but change hasn't been easy.

• Project management's perilous future

  The future of the project management discipline hinges on the successful adoption of the philosophy of project portfolio management (PPM), a leading project management consultant has cautioned.

• DoE Victoria learns from project management lessons

  Working out an IT governance scheme when you have 600,000 users in place is a challenge, but stricter project management has been so successful for the Department of Education in Victoria that the government agency is now adopting the same methodology even for non-IT projects.

• Who's taking the ITIL bait?

  In an industry known for its hype, it's understandably difficult for many managers to make sense of new trends. But in the case of IT Infrastructure Library, a growing body of success stories confirms this is one trend that you should definitely be on top of.

• Scrutinising project budgets

  CIOs are ultimately responsible for final project costs. Here are some tips for examining project budgets to improve estimate accuracy.

Reviews (3)

• Servers on a budget: 4 Servers tested

  Need a new server but only have AU$2500 to spend? The range of options is surprisingly good as long as you're willing to do without some of the fancy features.

• Microsoft to emulate open-source updates

  Windows Server 2003 will be launched in 'modules' in an effort to make Microsoft as responsive as the open-source community to development issues.

• Windows Superguide 2000

  We’ve upgraded and so should you. Here’s our Windows Superguide with the straight story--much of it undocumented--about how to make Windows 2000 work for your business.

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