Latest: IT risk management newsletter.

In this issue: little known-changes to IT law mean that IT vendors now have significant new responsibilities. What do vendors need to know to avoid problems?

Now out: the little book of "learning to love OJEU" (a guide to public-sector IT tendering)

Best Practice Group has recently released its first critique of the public-sector IT tendering process, OJEU. You can order a free electronic or print copy here.

Look out also for a BPG "little book of mistakes in outsourcing".

Recent news

Guiding IT vendors through their new contractual responsibilities
Little known-changes to IT law mean that IT vendors now have significant new responsibilities. What do vendors need to know to avoid problems?

Assessing risk: what questions can you ask?
Many IT project managers see risk assessment as "just box ticking". And if the techniques used really are no more than window-dressing, how will this situation ever change?

New case studies

TDG case study: the no-risk customer renewal
How can a large organisation eliminate the potential financial exposure and risk of running 200 IT projects a year?

Prior analytics case study: The little Web site that couldn't...
How do you survive when an IT vendor has irretrivably damaged your website?

CareersEssex case study: Promised the earth.
How did a government careers service prevent a critical project running £200,000 over budget?

Recent events

BPG managing director Allan Watton presented a simplified session on avoiding runaway budgets in IT projects to the recent IT Directors Forum 2007. Slides for this can be ordered from workshop@bestpracticegroup.com