Top mistakes IT departments make
IT is often a popular target for corporate cost-cutting. So the more you can identify and control unnecessary spending, the better you’ll be able to fend off the budget axe. Here are a few areas where IT dollars often go to waste.
The 14 Most Common Mistakes IT Departments Make
1: Projects lack the right resources with the right skills.
2: Projects lack experienced project managers.
3: IT doesn't follow a standard, repeatable project management process.
4: IT gets hamstrung by too much process.
5: They don't track changes to the scope of the project.
6: They lack up-to-date data about the status of projects.
7: They ignore problems.
8: They don't take the time to define the scope of a project.
9: They fail to see the dependencies between projects.
10: They don't consider Murphy's Law.
full list via cio
10 ways IT departments waste money
1: Wasting energy
2: Spending too much on mobile technology
3: Not allowing employees to work from home
4: Using consultants when the job could be done by staff
5: Hiring full-time employees when contractors would be more cost effective
6: Making unnecessary upgrades
7: Failing to upgrade old, inefficient equipment
8: Overspending on hardware
9: Not using the training budget effectively
10: Wasting money on travel expenses
via techrepublic
