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This page is a collection of links to 3rd party articles that reference empirical evidence or data focused content that aligns
with the scope of ITPI research and benchmarking.
| Article | Date Posted | Source |
| More ID theft regulations coming? Not quite. | 05/03/07 | ID theft |
| Description: Government Guidelines Do Little to Address Identity Theft. Guidelines issued earlier this week by the President’s Identity Theft Task Force do call for a public awareness campaign — a fine idea — but offer little else in the way of serious recommendations. | ||
| ITIL Dreams - No Silver Bullets | 03/05/07 | ITIL |
| Description: CIO article on how a silver bullet mentality can shoot down the best-intentioned ITIL effort. "I want them in within a week, and I am going to insist on compliance." That is what happens when the hype ratchets up so high that some people start to see visions of silver bullets dancing in their heads. | ||
| IT shops take compliance seriously | 04/01/07 | IT Audit |
| Description: Although IT managers are already stretched to their limits, they are faced with the growing responsibility for regulatory compliance. The bad news is that many compliance guidelines remain vague, and more seem to pop up every year. The good news is that many IT organizations that have been through an audit can benefit in many ways. | ||
| What the board needs to know about IT | 12/01/06 | IT Board |
| Description: In 2006, Deloitte Consulting LLP began a research initiative to explore how boards of directors are approaching information technology (IT). Phase I of this research represents the findings of more than 30 interviews with directors and senior executives. The findings from the Phase I interviews have been captured in the point of view: ‘What the Board Needs to Know About IT: The Board's Role in Leveraging Technology as a Strategic Resource.’ | ||
| The Process Process - learning from Toyota | 01/30/07 | Process Improve |
| Description: What if the datacenter or NOC practiced this level of continous improvement? For Buckner, the paint-shop improvements aren't "projects" or "initiatives." They are the work, his work, every day, every week. That's one of the subtle but distinctive characteristics of a Toyota factory. | ||
| PCAOB's Niemeier: No Sarbox Rollback | 02/20/07 | Sarbanes-Oxley |
| Description: ''If we start tweaking,'' he says, ''are we putting at risk the one thing that gives us a true competitive advantage in the world?'' Charles Niemeier, a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, warned policy makers and other critics that they may damage the reputation and competitiveness of U.S. markets if they roll back the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other securities laws, reported Reuters. | ||
