White Papers

Optimizing IT Value with Project Portfolio Management
The days of ad hoc, manual project reporting are over.  For organizations to ensure success, they must take a systematic approach to managing the entire portfolio of projects.  This white paper addresses ways organizations are realizing true business value through effective PPM.

Demand and Supply in IT – written by Cutter Consortium
There are a variety of ways that IT can improve its relationship with the business and improve its effectiveness.  This white paper examines two approaches to better manage supply & demand in IT and provides readers with a unique perspective to help IT leaders improve the value their organization delivers. 

Governance: The CIO’s—and the Board’s—Business
Enterprises are adopting new approaches to governance.  With IT consuming a large portion of an organization’s spend, it’s critical for the CIO to understand IT’s role in governance.  This white paper outlines how the discipline of portfolio management helps today’s IT leaders achieve effective IT governance and also acknowledges common pitfalls to avoid. 

Monitoring Costs & Benefits: an Excerpt from IT Success! by Michael Gentle
Why rely on a subjective analysis of your IT portfolio?  IT management expert and author Michael Gentle explains how an accurate cost-benefit analysis across the entire application life cycle can help IT executives gain the transparency needed to communicate the value of IT.

IT Financial Management: an Excerpt from IT Success! by Michael Gentle
Transform IT into business' most trusted advisor with tips from IT management expert and author Michael Gentle.  Read this excerpt on IT financial management from his latest book to understand more effective ways to communicate IT's value to the business.

Computerworld Research: The Current State of Supply & Demand Management in IT
Looking for insight into how other IT organizations are maximizing the value they deliver?  This white paper shares the results of a recent IT executive survey and provides a benchmarking tool for IT leaders seeking information about how their peers are addressing IT supply & demand management.

Balancing Supply and Demand in IT
IT organizations work hard to deliver efficient IT services that provide the greatest business value. However, this can often be a challenge because of the overflow of incoming requests from each line of business. In this white paper, learn how to find a point of equilibrium between the supply of IT services and business-driven demand.

Maturing Your Demand Management Practices
Research shows that effective demand management is a key factor in CIOs’ success. When fully implemented, demand management provides executives with the information and capabilities to understand IT costs, evaluate potential investments and convert IT-enabled investments into business results. Find out how to mature your organization’s demand management practices to ensure the right work gets identified, funded and done in this white paper by executive coach Susan Cramm, president and founder of Valuedance.

Effective IT Portfolio and Investment Planning: Getting the most out of your IT investments
How can you make smarter choices about next year's IT initiatives? Start now. Read our white paper that outlines the discipline other organization's are using to prioritize, optimize and monitor their IT investments. Learn how you can consistently implement standard criteria throughout your organizations portfolio planning process. Find out what best practices other IT executives are relying on to balance business priorities with growing constraints as well as improve communication between IT and business managers. Read this essential guide to better IT portfolio and investment planning, so you can start effectively planning your IT investments today.

Integrated IT Portfolio Management: A balanced approach
This white paper looks at the three key portfolios of IT Portfolio Management (ITPM)--Portfolio and Investment Planning, Project Portfolio Management (PPM) and Application Portfolio Management (APM). The paper discusses ITPM as an integrated discipline, and how an ITPM solution brings together measurement, analysis, prioritization and process automation. The paper defines best practices an organization can adopt to maximize the benefits of IT Portfolio Management.

Application Portfolio Management: The benefits of greater insight
To free-up funding for strategic growth initiatives, IT organizations are seeking new ways to balance their IT portfolios. Determining which applications to maintain, invest in, replace or retire, requires comprehensive and actionable data on your applications’ risks, costs and value to the business. Read this latest white paper from Compuware and see how an integrated portfolio management discipline can leverage sustainable metrics to deliver insight that supports your portfolio decision-making.

Compuware-commissioned Study Conducted by Forrester Consulting Examines the Total Economic Impact of the Compuware Changepoint Solution
Demonstrating the financial impact of an IT solution is challenging for many organizations, yet critical to the business. By calculating and analyzing the Total Economic Impact ^TM and Return on Investment (ROI), organizations can obtain greater visibility into their investments. This case study, commissioned by Compuware and conducted by Forrester Consulting, provides you with a framework to evaluate the potential ROI of the Compuware Changepoint solution in your IT organization.