All IT leadership and operational excellence Articles http://www.paconsulting.com/rss/it-consulting/it-leadership-and-operational-excellence.rss Managing IT in a recession in the insurance sector http://www.pagovernmentservices.com/our-thinking/managing-it-in-a-recession/ 1469 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:43:47 GMT 20101019094347 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:14:58 GMT 20090615111458 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:43:47 GMT 201010190994347 The licensing auditors are about: Software Asset Management http://www.pagovernmentservices.com/our-thinking/software-asset-management/ 2181 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:27:48 GMT 20090716112748 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:47:19 GMT 20090629214719 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:27:48 GMT 2009071611112748 CIO's can best support their customers by architecting and driving the demand-to-supply chain for ICT. http://www.pagovernmentservices.com/our-thinking/driving-the-demand-to-supply-chain-for-ict/ 2182 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:20:34 GMT 20090717102034 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:19:58 GMT 20090629221958 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:20:34 GMT 2009071710102034 Swedish Public Employment Service-laying a foundation for cost savings http://www.pagovernmentservices.com/our-experience/swedish-public-employment-service-laying-a-foundation-for-cost-savings/ 2363 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:35:01 GMT 20091126133501 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:50:54 GMT 20090701135054 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:35:00 GMT 200911261313500 Major Oil & Gas Customer Creating a demand management organisation http://www.pagovernmentservices.com/our-experience/major-oil-gas-customer-creating-a-demand-management-organisation/ 2374 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:34:34 GMT 20090928173434 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:31:01 GMT 20090701143101 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:34:34 GMT 200909281753434 ITIL, industrys chosen standard for IT service management best practice, delivers a number of benefits including coherent processes, a common language for IT and a scaleable approach. However there are a number of challenges to get right http://www.pagovernmentservices.com/our-thinking/itil-long-term-it-service-management/ 4311 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:00:52 GMT 20090903110052 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:48:26 GMT 20090902184826 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:00:49 GMT 2009090311110049 Reducing cost and improving transparency at a leading Dutch retail bank http://www.pagovernmentservices.com/our-experience/leading-dutch-retail-bank-reducing-cost-and-improving-transparency/ 4669 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:33:14 GMT 20110111143314 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:48:12 GMT 20090922134812 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:33:14 GMT 201101111423314 We helped PGGM win 3 billion in new business using asset pooling http://www.pagovernmentservices.com/our-experience/pggm-applying-asset-pooling-to-improve-market-postion/ 6474 Wed, 25 May 2011 17:24:30 GMT 20110525172430 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:16:02 GMT 20091203181602 Wed, 25 May 2011 17:24:30 GMT 201105251752430 PA helped the LME generate £5.6 million of annual benefits for itself and its members, through supporting the development and implementation of systems and processes to capitalise on new revenue opportunities quickly. http://www.pagovernmentservices.com/our-experience/london-metal-exchange-delivering-market-wide-transformation/ 8042 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:50:11 GMT 20111130125011 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:03:53 GMT 20100223140353 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:50:11 GMT 2011113012125011 PA helped helped SEB Retail Banking achieve £10m in IT cost savings http://www.pagovernmentservices.com/our-experience/seb-retail-banking-delivering-it-cost-savings/ 9639 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:53:01 GMT 20101101145301 Fri, 14 May 2010 11:36:56 GMT 20100514113656 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:53:01 GMT 201011011425301 Start from the top. Open Innovation has to be a project embraced by management. If management doesnt lead the way, it will end as a hobby project, which generally dont deliver benefits to the company. The process needs to be controlled from the top. Both professionally and managerial. http://www.pagovernmentservices.com/our-thinking/open-innovation-five-steps-to-succes/ 9844 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:36:04 GMT 20101203143604 Tue, 25 May 2010 16:33:23 GMT 20100525163323 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:36:04 GMT 201012031423604 Jon Moynihan, Executive Chairman, and Ed Savage, senior defence and security specialist, PA Consulting Group, write about the challenges of cybersecurity, the "insider threat" and how organisations must consider a much stronger focus on the people and organisational aspects of cyber defences. http://www.pagovernmentservices.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/opinion-pieces-by-pas-experts/financial-times-personal-view-a-new-era-of-cybersecurity-5-july-2010/ 10701 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100705000000 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:29:41 GMT 20100706082941 Mon, 16 May 2011 09:41:07 GMT 201105160994107 Information Communication Technology report technology trends for a smarter world http://www.pagovernmentservices.com/our-thinking/technology-trends-for-a-smarter-world/ 11264 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:09:10 GMT 20100809120910 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:23:01 GMT 20100805112301 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:09:10 GMT 2010080912120910 IT Innovation report - Listen! Engage! Be! http://www.pagovernmentservices.com/our-thinking/it-innovation-report-listen-engage-be/ 11274 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:55:12 GMT 20100806115512 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:58:13 GMT 20100805125813 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:55:12 GMT 2010080611115512 The role of the CIO is becoming ever more challenging. They are expected to deliver higher quality services while navigating between the demands for cost reductions and the behaviours of suppliers who want to protect their profit margins. http://www.pagovernmentservices.com/our-thinking/cios-can-better-contribute-to-business-performance/ 13068 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:22:03 GMT 20101116162203 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:18:36 GMT 20101013101836 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:22:03 GMT 201011161642203 PA Consulting Group believes that if organisations want to be fit for the future, they need to be able to make change happen. Information Technology (IT) is at the heart of any major business transformation but to make it succeed, organisations need to stop changing and start disrupting. http://www.pagovernmentservices.com/our-thinking/stop-changing-and-start-disrupting/ 13647 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:32:00 GMT 20110202113200 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 08:36:45 GMT 20101104083645 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:32:00 GMT 2011020211113200 Across IT departments, there is increasing enthusiasm for agile software delivery methods, with recent surveys suggesting a third of development teams are adopting this approach. Yet, agile development, if it abandons all project discipline, does not always deliver the anticipated benefits of a quicker time to market, reduced cost, lower risk and greater flexibility. http://www.pagovernmentservices.com/our-thinking/successful-agile-software-development/ 15424 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:39:42 GMT 20110201183942 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:58:25 GMT 20110124095825 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:39:42 GMT 201102011863942 The recent 'System Error - Fixing the flaws in government IT' report from the UK Institute for Government (IfG) recommends that government teams adopt agile approaches and common platforms to deliver IT faster and cheaper. http://www.pagovernmentservices.com/our-thinking/applying-discipline-to-agile-techniques/ 16712 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:51:05 GMT 20110404095105 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:15:14 GMT 20110331161514 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:51:05 GMT 201104040995105 BPAY case study - Creating a groundbreaking bill payment system in 14 months http://www.pagovernmentservices.com/our-experience/bpay-creating-a-groundbreaking-bill-payment-system-in-14-months/ 17674 Wed, 25 May 2011 17:13:20 GMT 20110525171320 Wed, 25 May 2011 17:02:44 GMT 20110525170244 Wed, 25 May 2011 17:13:20 GMT 201105251751320 In order to develop an effective strategy to protect assets including its reputation, IP, employees and customers organisations need to take an integrated and intelligence-led approach to cyber security that also considers the people factors. http://www.pagovernmentservices.com/our-thinking/taking-an-integrated-approach-to-cyber-security/ 18022 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:45:51 GMT 20120301104551 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:33:24 GMT 20110614103324 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:45:51 GMT 2012030110104551