CA Clarity Named on Butler Group's Short List of Project Portfolio Management Solutions to Consider for Improving IT Governance.Supports Development of an IT Services Portfolio and Managing the IT Function Like a Business ISLANDIA Islandia could refer to:
See: New York Stock Exchange : CA) announced today that its CA Clarity project and portfolio management (PPM) solution has been recognized by Butler Group as a leading solution that companies should consider when improving IT governance Governance makes decisions that define expectations, grant power, or verify performance. It consists either of a separate process or of a specific part of management or leadership processes. Sometimes people set up a government to administer these processes and systems. . In a new report titled "IT Governance - Managing Portfolios, Projects, Processes and People," Butler Group, Europe's leading IT research and advisory organization, makes the case that IT governance is a mandatory initiative for both private and public sectors, and discusses the importance of PPM in enabling this vision. "Without effective IT governance, the business value of IT is substantially impaired," said Tim Jennings Tim Jennings (born December 24, 1983) is a current American football cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts. He was drafted in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Jennings played college football at the University of Georgia. , research director, Butler Group. "PPM solutions, such as CA Clarity 8, help ensure that IT services meet the requirements of a company's overall business goals by justifying investment decisions, providing project visibility, assessing and mitigating mit·i·gate v. mit·i·gat·ed, mit·i·gat·ing, mit·i·gates v.tr. To moderate (a quality or condition) in force or intensity; alleviate. See Synonyms at relieve. v.intr. To become milder. risk and measuring the return on investment. CA Clarity is positioned to support advanced IT governance concepts as customers seek to streamline and obtain maximum benefit from their IT efforts." A key part of the IT Governance report is the Butler Group Project Portfolio Management Market Lifecycle Ratings where the analyst firm considers nine possible vendors and divides them into three groups, Shortlist short·list also short-list n. A list of preferable items or candidates that have been selected for final consideration, as in making an award or filling a position. Noun 1. , Consider, and Explore, depending on the maturity of the PPM offering. For companies evaluating solutions this year, CA Clarity is one of only two products to make Butler Group's Shortlist. "Because today's corporations are engaged in such a diverse and complex range of technology initiatives, it is critical for them to have a single system of record for strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , visibility and financial control of IT services," said Carl Landers, vice president of marketing for CA Clarity. "We are pleased that Butler Group has recognized how well CA Clarity fulfills this critical need." For more information about CA Clarity 8 and the Butler Group ITG ITG In the Groove ITG Investment Technology Group ITG Information Technology Group ITG International Trumpet Guild ITG Instituut Voor Tropische Geneeskunde (Dutch: Institute of Tropical Medicine; Antwerp, Belgium) Report Management Summary, please go to http://ca.com/clarity. About CA Clarity CA Clarity, the industry-leading IT Governance solution, enables IT organizations to achieve world-class performance by improving the quality of their engagement with the business and enhancing their ability to run at peak efficiency. The Clarity system features integrated portfolio planning, demand management, project management, resource planning Resource planning may refer to:
About CA CA (NYSE: CA), one of the world's largest information technology (IT) management software companies, unifies and simplifies the management of enterprise-wide IT. Founded in 1976, CA is headquartered in Islandia, N.Y., and serves customers in more than 140 countries. For more information, please visit http://ca.com. Copyright [c] 2007 CA. All rights reserved. One CA Plaza, Islandia, N.Y. 11749. All trademarks, trade names, service marks and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies. |
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