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- Download this IT due diligence report template
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- Tags: information technology, it management, keith.jones@...
- Discussion threads 2005-05-09
- The Ultimate Preventive Maintenance Checklist for Servers
- Administering a healthy, optimized network environment that meets your organization's needs requires diligence and a regular program of monitoring and maintenance. This checklist provides 25 steps you can take to ensure that your servers are running at peak efficiency and that no problems are developing. The list encompasses measures such...
- Tags: checklist, diligence, network environment, uptime, network, RAID, server, monitoring
- Download resources 2005-01-05
- Strategy is critical for melding technology during acquisitions
- Managing a technology meld in a merger/acquisition requires a set strategy before making any decisions. The strategy determines which technologies you'll keep, which you'll dump, and how to make sure the decision benefits the organization.I recently mapped out the three rules CIOs should follow when managing the personnel aspect of...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate law, HEALTHCARE, Michael Sisco, diligence, acquisition, strategy, business application
- Technical articles 2002-12-18
- Three rules for successful staff assimilation in an acquisition
- The big key to success in IT staff assimilation during a corporate acquisition is creating a strong plan relating to staffing requirements and decisions. That's one of the three rules CIOs need to follow for a smooth merger.Companies acquire other entities for a variety of reasons: to gain market share,...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Michael Sisco, Assimilation, IT Due Diligence, assimilation, information technology, diligence, acquisition
- Technical articles 2002-12-17
- IT due diligence: The on-site discovery visit
- In IT due diligence, preparation is key to a successful on-site visit. Mike Sisco points out that this prep work can directly affect how much information is gleaned and help your efforts to build a strong IT relationship with the acquired company.A key element to due diligence success, as I...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Michael Sisco, diligence, information technology, diligence team
- Technical articles 2002-11-13
- Preparing for IT due diligence
- To maximize the productivity of IT due diligence efforts following an acquisition, tech leaders must have several documents in hand before going onsite at the new company. We'll outline the process, and we'll provide a few tools to keep you organized.In the first of my seven-article series on due diligence,...
- Tags: Michael Sisco, onsite visit, diligence, information technology
- Technical articles 2002-08-06
- The art of technology due diligence
- Conducting thorough due diligence can make the difference between a successful merger and a company's collapse. A seasoned CIO maps out technology assimilation in the merger environment, beginning with understanding the due diligence process.As a CIO, I’ve been on the acquiring side of more than 35 companies, and every acquisition...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate law, Michael Sisco, diligence, acquisition
- Technical articles 2002-07-29
- Download this sample IT due diligence report template
- Performing a technology due diligence is a good way to understand your client's technology and assess the financial implications of its technology plans. Here is a template you can use to organize your next IT due diligence effort.
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Financial, Information Technology, Diligence, Financial Accounting, Strategy, Finance, Management
- Download resources 2002-01-25
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- Discussion threads 2007-02-22
- Mastering M&A: The CIO's Game Plan
- Few IT organizations have expertise integrating IT after mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity, yet business success is dependent upon IT's successful integration. Without a well-thought-out and effectively managed plan, IT risks an incomplete integration, business frustration with its capability, loss of critical staff, higher costs, and an unnecessarily complex environment....
- Tags: Game, CIO, Merger, M&A, Information Technology, Integration, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy, Investment, Finance, Management
- Research reports 2006-01-09
- Download this IT due diligence report template
- Getting a thorough picture of your client's IT capabilities, including its staff and plans for the future, is no easy task. This sample IT due diligence report template can help consultants guide their clients' IT strategies.Any relationship worth having will eventually involve the sharing of resources. When two companies merge...
- Tags: Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Paul Baldwin, information technology, IT Due Diligence Report template, Mike Sisco
- Technical articles 2002-01-25
- Providing Outsourcing Solution to an Insurance client
- I am required to do Due Diligence which will enable my company to decide whether to cut the deal and if yes, what should be the proposed cost? At the same time its important that the customer sees value and buys the proposal we present. This is an domestic customer.
- Tags: insurance, it management, it sourcing in insurance, outsourcing, paurnima.kulkarni@...
- Discussion threads 2006-09-23
- Project Management: Avoid these common estimating traps
- Due DiligenceEstimating properly--including leaving resources (time, money, people) for slack and lag time as well as a "management reserve" for unexpected issues is plain and simple, due diligence. I've used PERT estimating--I know, older than the hills, but it works--and I've used Critical Chain Method to come up with...
- Tags: Project management
- Discussion threads 2006-03-08
- Outsourcing: Keys to Success
- Identifying the right outsource service provider requires time, due diligence and clearly established and communicated goals and objectives. A successful relationship will be one that lowers your costs, increases your service levels and improves satisfaction among your constituency - a "win-win" for you and your most valuable contacts, your customers!...
- Tags: CACI International Inc., E-government, Business Services, Outsourcing, Networking, Government, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- White papers 2005-08-09
- Download our conflict of interest disclosure form
- As with any relationship, disclosure is a basic building block of trust. In relationships between consultants, their firms, and their clients, revealing a potential conflict of interest can help set the stage for an engagement that begins and ends with everything aboveboard.To help you and everyone you do business with...
- Tags: interest disclosure
- Technical articles 2003-09-25
- 12 crucial components of facilities management
- Facilities management in an IT infrastructure involves diligence and coordination of efforts across a number of elements, from climate control and backup power to earthquake safeguards. Yet many facilities managers overlook key details and processes—a surefire way to compromise the reliability and stability of a computer center. This comprehensive list...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Backups
- Download resources 2005-03-16
- The Ultimate Preventive Maintenance Checklist for Servers
- Administering a healthy, optimized network environment that meets your organization's needs requires diligence and a regular program of monitoring and maintenance. This checklist provides 25 steps you can take to ensure that your servers are running at peak efficiency and that no problems are developing. The list encompasses measures such...
- Tags: Checklist, TechRepublic Inc., RAID, Networking, Servers, Storage, Hardware
- Download resources 2005-01-05
- How to Win With Your Data Warehouse: Advice From a Data Warehouse Veteran
- Although a range of factors are responsible for delivering a data warehouse with discernible business value, the paper focuses on defining the business need; integrating business and technology professionals on the team; securing sponsorship; taking an iterative approach to development; and using proven communication principles. Though these five points are...
- Tags: Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware
- White papers
- Use this simple process to improve IT vendor selection
- When it's time to spend a big chunk of your IT budget on a new purchase, you need to systematically map out the requirements of your project or upgrade so that you make the best vendor selection. In Episode #4 of Sanity Savers for IT Executives,...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Information Technology, Vendor Selection, Strategy, Management, sanity savers
- Videos 2008-04-29
- 10+ things you should know about providing great customer service
- Building a strong tech/customer relationship requires some diligence on your part, but the results are worth it. Veteran field tech Jeff Dray offers a list of the practices that have helped him develop an effective and rewarding customer rapport. Among his suggestions: Always communicate with the customer, even if...
- Tags: Customer Service, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software
- Download resources 2006-11-01
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