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The changing face of IT executives: managing information technology departments increasingly requires business and political skills. Major concerns include security, staff training, and keeping up with ever-evolving user needs
University Business, June, 2005 by John Burton
National-Louis University CIO Bob DeWitt uses reporting tools from Cognos, Inc., as well as a web-based dashboard for project and systems status. The dashboard was designed in-house.
But even in the high-tech world, there's room for an old favorite when it comes to managing time and projects. "The FranklinCovey Planner--I personally use this tool and the Covey [planning] principles to manage my time, tasks, and projects on a monthly, weekly, and daily basis," says Susan Bowen, CIO of Camden County College.
Sometimes even technology needs a littLe help.--JB
Resource Box
Accordent Technologies: www.accordent.com
Cognos: www.cognos.com
Dell Computers: www.dell.com
SunGard Collegis: www.sungardcollegis.com
Microsoft Corporation: www.microsoft.com
PeopleSoft from Oracle: www.peoplesoft.com
John Burton is the West Coast correspondent for University Business.
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