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Surviving the Budget Cycle - Tips & Tricks

CIO Musings

We are talking about the budget cycle. Budget approaches vary widely and cost-plus, to zero-based and others. I have worked in places where the budget never changed from year to year and I have worked in places where every year we prepared 5%, 10% and 15% cut scenarios for the consideration of the budget department.

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Cyber Security and Corporate Governance: The five principles every corporate director should embody

CTOvision

Require internal audit to provide annual “health check” report on cybersecurity programs. Boards should meet with the CISO. Provide opportunity for CISO to identify any key roadblocks (budget, political agendas, ignorance, apathy, arrogance). The board should meet with the chief risk officer and review all risks.

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Designing a customer value management program

TM Forum

If you’re reading this article, the chances are that either now, or at one time or another in the past, you’ve been faced with the task of designing an effective customer value management or loyalty program. Effectiveness is what will eventually define and measure your program’s success. within the program framework.

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Enterprise IT in 2014 – Under-the-Radar Challenges with WAN Bandwidth, BYOD, and XP Security

CTOvision

Over the last year, IT budgets saw modest growth as departments embraced mobile, cloud and virtualization in record numbers. Even where budget is available, some regions do not yet have the capacity to expand the WAN to meet the demand. – bg.

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Could Budget Sweeps Fix Your Cybersecurity Problem?

Cloud Musings

After an opening presentation by Jim Quinn, the lead systems engineer for the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program at the Department of Homeland Security, the discussion highlighted the need for data security. This rapid progression has also driven a massive change in information technology services.

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Seattle approves new city budget that plugs shortfalls with surplus revenue from business tax

GeekWire

Now the city is using the surplus to help close major gaps in its budget. The JumpStart funds aren’t earmarked for particular programs but the General Fund pays for a variety of city services. . During Tuesday’s meeting, City Council Budget Chair Teresa Mosqueda stressed the temporary nature of the reallocated funds. “It

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Seattle school cuts a bold new STEM program, showing challenges of reimagining education

GeekWire

This spring, Seattle Public Schools announced that due to budget cuts, it can no longer afford the program. TAF Photo) TAF offers an equity-driven STEM program focused on critical thinking and project-based learning. “They have been understanding and are making every effort to work within our current budget constraints.

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