With around half of all IT projects fail to deliver on expectations it’s safe to say that there’s something seriously wrong with the way IT projects are being both planned and executed. iStart cornered Simpl founder and CEO Bennett Medary to find out just what’s behind such a dire statistic… read more...

Been assigned onto yet another IT project, but not entirely sure what the project is, why you’ve been put on it and what it all means? Scott Groombridge has some advice… read more...

The sheer volume of information that is continuously being created poses some interesting questions, questions that are only just starting to be addressed… read more...

Running a successful IT project is a lot like raising a child. So why do project managers so often abandoned them at birth? read more...

I’ve been on a mission for a while now to dive into Windows 8 and to try and come up with a definite opinion on what I think about the OS; admittedly I’ve been having a very difficult time… read more...

Greentree gives software-as-a-service flexibility that’s making businesses say “Wow!”… read more...

Enterprise Resource Planning solutions are an often maligned but necessary glue in many enterprises. The size and complexity of most products has meant they have been slower to respond to the socially connected, user friendly application revolution. But 2012 will be a watershed year for vendors and users alike says industry analyst Louis Columbus… read more...

For successful companies, says Brett Roberts, it’s all about preparing for the battle. But while you can’t succeed without adequate preparation, planning can quickly veer into ‘useless’ territory, especially when those ‘best laid plans’ equate to little more than opportunities lost… read more...

Mobile is a platform. It is a tactic, not a strategy. What you need is a strategy for the connected customer. Gerry McGovern explains… read more...

When it comes to computing solutions, it’s what they do – not how they’re delivered – that really counts. Duncan Campbell from ERP solutions provider Greentree takes a closer look at hosting ERP solutions in the cloud… read more...

Businesses used to be able to rely on long term relationships with their customers. Now, it’s short term deals, and there’s no guarantee of customer loyalty as margins become tighter than ever… read more...

For large enterprises, the cloud is a revolution for those processes that are necessary, but not necessarily that important. Therefore, think very carefully before you move any process or application into the cloud, especially if it’s a source of competitive advantage, says Owen McCall… read more...

Yahoo is an extremely popular website, yet its stock has performed really badly. Why? Because it sells stuff (banner ads) people don’t want to buy… read more...

There is no doubting Twitter’s massive growth worldwide. Almost everyone knows of Twitter, millions use it, and thousands are hopelessly addicted to it… read more...

Most organisations consider their website to be critical, yet web teams rarely have respect, power or resources. Here’s how to change that… read more...

Choosing the best vendor partner is critical to any successful ERP implementation – because in this instance the word ‘partner’ isn’t just a figure of speech… read more...

In a world of excess, uniformity and repetition, customers are buying experiences, not products or services… read more...

GM of leading NZ mobile solutions provider Mobico, Aldas Palubinskas, is passionate about productivity. He discusses how leading NZ businesses can achieve real world productivity gains and how they can get the dickens out of their day… read more...

Current rhetoric is still focused on surviving the recession, but fortunes have been built in bad times. Mobico’s Aldas Palubinskas talks to Johanna Bennett about how business can thrive by focusing on managing the job – with a little help from mobile technology… read more...

Mobile solutions can radically improve business processes, and make and save companies’ big dollars, says mobile solutions specialist Mobico… read more...