CA Clarity In the Media

	IT justice: Weighing the scales of failure This post was written by guest blogger, Steve Romero, IT Governance Evangelist with CA. Steve emphasizes the importance of ending projects to prevent full-blown failures. He blogs on IT governance issues. "Terminating IT projects prematurely can be a difficult and emotionally charged subject. In discussing project portfolio management (PPM), I often ask audiences, “Does your team meet regularly to identify projects that should be killed?” As you might expect, the answer is usually “no.” " ZDNet Blogs – July 29, 2008

	Coke Exploits Collaboration Technology To Keep Brand Relevant "About two years ago, Arès implemented a project management application from CA called Clarity for New Product Development. Coke uses it to develop new beverages, design equipment such as vending machines and fountain dispensers that it leases or sells, and create packaging concepts for new and already established products. Employees access the Web-based application, which runs on an Oracle database, from their desktops. " InformationWeek – July 21, 2008

	You Think You Have Problems? " 'We have a very strong PMO in IT,' he says, aided by the use of project management application from software vendor CA called Clarity. 'We build two-year master plans,' he says. 'Every hour of every day for a two-year period is managed in the master plan' " InformationWeek Blog – July 24, 2008

	Project Management: The 14 Most Common Mistakes IT Departments Make "Hire project managers with certifications and the finesse required to manage stakeholders. Matthew Strazza, vice president of services (North America) for CA, says good project managers have to have strong soft skills. They need to know how to facilitate meetings, manage risk and handle a variety of different stakeholders ... " CIO.com – July 23, 2008

	The New Brood of Best-of-Breed "Vendors of project portfolio management (PPM) systems have a history of agility and inventiveness. Many firms that started out as providers of time- and resource-allocation tools or professional services automation software now offer feature-rich products that help companies to prioritize, plan, execute, and assess their IT initiatives." Business Finance – July 1, 2008

	How to Create a Project Management Office and Select Project Management Software "The project management software (CA's Clarity) gives Bertolini the information he needs to explain to the board of commissioners why IT needs so much money (Oakland County's IT spend is six percent of the county's $700 million budget), what projects all that money is funding and the status of each of those projects." CIO.com – June 23, 2008

	PMO leads IT revamp, gets a seat at the table "'Most PMOs are born in the IT department', Romero said, 'not because that's where they belong but in response to the work pouring in from multiple masters. It is a matter of self-preservation,' he said. 'My fervent wish is that the enterprise recognizes quickly that PMOs are an enterprise business process, rather than an IT process.'" SearchCIO.com – June 10, 2008

	Double Vision "For years, Oakland County, Mich., has used integrated software from CA Clarity for the IT alignment and cost savings that many federal agencies still struggle to achieve. It saved $1.5 million on its Y2K conversion by canceling an outside contract and paying staff overtime." Government Computer News – May 26, 2008

	Forming and Implementing a Successful Project Management Office "To create a successful and useful PMO, you must first assess needs and resources by determining the state of your company’s existing IT efforts, confirming the overall business goals and creating a roadmap that brings together the necessary people, processes and technologies to achieve them.” DMReview – May, 2008

	Projects in Panorama: Software tools help eliminate blind spots that can sink an IT project "Sometimes, what you don’t know can hurt you. This is especially true if you’re managing a large information technology project, where so many things can go wrong.” Government Computer News – March 17, 2008

	Coca-Cola's CIO Talks Innovation "Coke's "common innovation framework," a process and an IT platform (based on Clarity project-management software) that gives operating units in 50 countries the ability to search for and reapply brand and marketing concepts around the world.” InformationWeek Blog – March 11, 2008

	IT Governance: The Holy Grail or Wholly Possible? "Since Sarbanes-Oxley has become a household name, the criticality of governance has been at the forefront of business strategy and priorities nation- and worldwide. While corporate governance is mandated in terms of adherence to a handful of industry and financial legislations, the general concept of governance for better control and assurance is still a work in progress in nonmandated arenas such as IT management.” DMReview – March, 2008

	Project Management Best Practices: An Introduction to COBIT "In this sixth and final part of our project management series CIOUpdate guest columnists Haydn Thomas and Julie Tilke of CA explain the value of COBIT and similar IT management methodologies have for project management and IT in general.” CIOUpdate – February 20, 2008

	Telstra's transformation drive begins with Clarity "Who said elephants can’t dance? Telstra is now using a single application for project management across its wider enterprise.” ComputerWorld – February 18, 2008

	IT Governance: Now Is the Time "IT governance is not a plug-and-play application. It is a journey requiring executive commitment, continuous improvement, effective process management and organizational buy-in. The following are top-line must haves for any company considering IT governance, and some examples of the framework in action.” CIOUpdate – February 18, 2008

	Project Management Best Practices: An Introduction to PMBOK & PRINCE 2 "CIOUpdate guest columnists Haydn Thomas and Julie Tilke of CA lay out the basics of the two most recognized PM best practices guidelines in use today, as part of this six-part series on the project management.” CIOUpdate – February 13, 2008

	Career path: joining the board "IT staff are often promoted because they are the most technically-competent people available, but when they reach board level, they can struggle. ” ComputerWeekly – February 12, 2008

	Increasing PMO Maturity Through Multiple Releases "You don’t have to do it all at once, writes CIOUpdate guest columnist Chris Craig-Jones of CA in this six-part series.” CIOUpdate – February 6, 2008

	IT Project Management Keeps the Business on Track "Other surveys report similarly dismal findings. CA, Islandia, N.Y., recently commissioned a study of 100 companies within the U.K., and found that one-third of typical IT projects came in over budget, mainly due to “inaccurate scoping and forecasting.” Insurance Networking – February 1, 2008

	Evolving the Maturity Level of Your Project Management Office "In the pursuit of improving IT project delivery, many companies overlook a crucial step: benchmarking effectiveness, writes CIOUpdate guest columnist Chris Craig-Jones ” CIOUpdate – January 30, 2008

	2008 Keating Report: The votes are in! “Return on Investment (ROI) is what drives all of our decisions in the IT world today, and even though we are a government agency, we still have to look at tangible and intangible benefits to drive projects forward,” said Phil Bertolini, deputy county executive and CIO for Oakland County. “In many cases, projects will be prioritized based on their ability to return back the investment to the taxpayers, and CA Clarity’s financial billing and project budget processing modules will help us in that regard.” GovPro – January 24, 2008

	Introducing a Project Management Office Into Your Organization "After you get the office going you’ll need just a few more things, writes CIOUpdate guest columnist George Hunte of CA, in this six part series.” CIOUpdate – January 23, 2008

	Getting Your Project Management Office Off the Ground "A solid project management office (PMO) is crucial to project and, therefore, organizational success, writes CIOUpdate guest columnist George Hunte of CA, in this six-part series.” CIOUpdate – January 16, 2008

	PPM Solutions: 2007 In Review "A wide variety of technology solutions are available to help organizations of all sizes and industries launch, customize and refine their project portfolio management efforts. Here's our early 2008 roundup of new releases, major upgrades and the latest reviews from leading analysts.” Projects At Work – January 10, 2008 (Registration Required)

	Does CA have the Lead in Governance? "So I was briefed by CA recently on its IT GRC solution. CA divides IT governance between aligning IT with the business (ITG) and compliance, either external or internal (ITGRC - where the GRC stands for Governance and Risk Control). CA has thus named its compliance product, IT GRC. The product is an evolution of the Clarity product, which CA acquired in 2005. ” Bloor Blog – October 6, 2007

	CA Move Takes on IT Risk, Security "CA also unveiled CA GRC Manager. Built on the company's Clarity PPM platform, the product combines project, resource and financial management capabilities into one system. 'It provides visibility into the resources needed for and the costs associated with compliance of a particular control and offers the ability to view all of this information in a single solution,' Hurwitz said. ” eWeek – October 5, 2007

	CA extends PPM to governance and risk management "In essence, it takes PPM (project portfolio management) a step higher. In place of simply allocating resources to IT project work and maintenance, CA's new tool factors in the kinds of parameters that audit boards request when conducting SOX and similar audits.” CBR – October 3, 2007

	Trends and Technologies Case Study: Powering Global Compliance Management "Manpower Inc. faced a truly global challenge in meeting the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley. The company, which serves 400,000 customers a year across 72 countries and reported revenues of $17.5 million in 2006, was looking several years ago for a solution to help consolidate IT offices across a highly decentralized global organization. Rather than buying and rolling out a compliance-specific solution, Manpower decided to modify its Clarity Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) software.” IT Compliance Institute – September, 2007

	Nebraska PMO Takes On More "By finding ways to share software applications across state agencies while maintaining individual project attributes and security, Nebraska’s project management office is more efficiently supporting some 260 project managers and developers working on 1,500-plus projects. An interview with PMO manager Skip Philson.” Projects At Work – August 16, 2007 (Registration Required)

	Brewer’s planning process gains extra clarity "Brewer Scottish & Newcastle has reduced the time spent on IT planning by 80% following the introduction of a portfolio management tool.” Computing – May 24, 2007

	Butler recommends CA Clarity "CA's 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.” Trade Arabia – May 8, 2007

	Enterprises need strategic view of risk management "Enterprise risk management is taking on a new dimension in publicly traded companies as they face greater regulatory responsibilities and increased public scrutiny. Companies are now devoting the same kind of attention and resources to controls for mitigation of regulatory, operational and reputational risks as they are to their more traditional risk management tactics.” SC Magazine – April 5, 2007

	Governance Issues Beyond IT “Whilst the vast majority of organizations perceive IT Governance as being important, the potential benefits of a PPM solution have only gained significant traction in large enterprise customers, where the requirement to manage competing investment and resource requirements for many hundreds and sometimes thousands of projects and proposals is a clear driver. For these organizations, CA Clarity and Primavera are the current market leaders.” Manufacturingtalk – March 28, 2007

	IT as a service: taking care of business "Oakland’s road to recovery began in the late ’90s, when the county set up a PMO (project management office) and implemented PM (Portfolio Management) software that’s now known as CA Clarity PPM (Project Portfolio Management). All 900-odd projects were suspended while county officials resubmitted their proposals to the PMO. Most, Bertolini says, went into the circular file." InfoWorld – March 5, 2007

	IT Management and Governance Systems and Their Emergence in Healthcare “Before starting an IT-MG implementation, it is important for an organization to pick the key features that will produce the most benefits in a rapid fashion without causing an increase in the implementation timeframe.” The Journal of Healthcare Information Management – Winter 2007

	PPM Solutions: 2006 In Review "Organizations seeking to implement project portfolio management tools and practices are presented with a wider variety of choices than ever before, including new and revamped solutions from software giants, niche veterans and on-demand players. Here’s a year-end review of the strengths and weaknesses of some of the main PPM offerings. " Projects At Work – January 4, 2007 (Registration Required)

	Local Goes Global "At the start of 2004, we purchased [IT governance solution] Clarity to help us look at all the work that was being done in all the countries, but also to codify our global processes for solutions delivery." Projects At Work - November 30, 2006 (Registration Required)

	This Just In...[Cool Tools] "CA Clarity 8 PPM meets IT governance with a portfolio view of IT services, financial metrics, business alignment, operational risks and controls." Projects At Work - November 30, 2006 (Registration Required)

	Managing a Project Portfolio Only... "Business leaders do not think about IT projects, but all of the services they get from IT," Hurwitz argues, saying that Clarity lets you share data with stakeholders so they can "make hard decisions to consolidate or sunset existing systems." ComputerWorld - October 9, 2006

	CA Extends PPM to Cover Non-Project Work "CA Inc claims that it is filling a functionality gap in the latest release, version 8, of the Clarity project portfolio management (PPM) that it added to its stable just over a year ago. " Datamonitor / Computerwire - October 11, 2006

	CA Aims to Help Improve IT Governance "CA on Oct. 9 will make its biggest bid yet to help IT customers get more of their budgets under control when it introduces a major new release of its Clarity project and portfolio management software." eWeek - October 9, 2006

	Projects@Work A Developing Situation "Companies that want to capture spontaneous idea-generation, and empower the people who can leverage those ideas as projects, are increasingly using portfolio management tools and techniques." Projects At Work - August 10, 2006 (Registration Required)

	IT governance: Plan, deploy and sustain "While there is no single right way for organisations to approach improvements in IT governance, the following proposes a comprehensive and integrated IT governance framework and roadmap..." Computerworld Singapre - August 25, 2006

	IT GOVERNANCE: ROUND EM UP! "Broad IT governance systems: These offerings reach beyond project and portfolio management to encompass risk analysis, workflow planning and financial reporting for IT. Leaders in this category include CA..." Intelligent Enterprise - August 1, 2006

	Field Report: Insurance House, Marietta, Ga. "I'd only been with the company a year, and here I was, recommending that we terminate a $2 million project,' Golden recalls. 'Needless to say, I needed facts behind me to stand up and make that recommendation, and I was able to get them from our Clarity Workbench.' Clarity, formerly Niku, offers a range of tools for project, portfolio, resource- and demand-planning and management." Intelligent Enterprise - August 1, 2006

	CA Bags Awards At Gartner PPM Summit "CA has received the `Best Solution: IT' and `Best Execution of a PPM Strategy' awards at the Gartner 2006 Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) Summit North America." EFY Times - July 6, 2006

	CA to put out quick integrated releases "The first quick release involves the combination of CA's Service Desk and Harvest change management software and initial integration of the Niku Clarity project portfolio management software that CA acquired last summer." eWeek - May 25, 2006

	CA integrates Clarity with software change management "CA Inc has announced the first integration of Clarity, the project portfolio management and IT governance tool that came as part of the Niku acquisition last August" Computer Business Review - May 23, 2006

	Integration Key in CA’s Approach to Change Management "CA says it has developed a change management product family the integrated whole of which is much greater than the sum of its parts." Enterprise Systems - May 23, 2006

	CA's Clarity integrates IT management tools "CA’s Clarity system now integrates with Unicenter Service Desk and AllFusion Harvest Change Manager" IT Week - May 23, 2006

	"With limited resources and ambitious goals, IT cannot afford chaos. CA's Clarity (formerly Niku) is leading the way toward IT governance-and less risk, more order and greater value." 48 'Companies to Watch' in The Eighth Annual Editors' Choice Awards Intelligent Enterprise - May, 2006

	Policy matters: The vast complexities of compliance look daunting, but in the context of IT the issue comes down to matters of reporting and of governance. Computer Business Review - March 31, 2006

	From Bubble to Breakthrough SandHill.com -- February 24, 2006

	CA Research Finds that Resource Optimization is Top R&D Issue TechWeb.com -- February 6, 2006
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