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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?

Updated: "the little book of IT project mistakes"
Download the new, simplified version of our "little book of IT project mistakes".

Are you legally covered?
When IT executives end up in court, they are often surprised to find it's not enough to have tried to act ethically. What else do you need to do?

On the Web
Many IT managers feel "mistreated and betrayed" by rising maintanence costs for essential software.

Working with expert witnesses
If you're currently in the throes of a dispute with your IT supplier, you and your lawyer/solicitor may want to involve an independent IT witness in the form of an expert.

How to avoid suing your IT supplier
ITAdvisor magazine asked BPG Director David Riley to explain why most IT lawsuits are a result of the same type of mistakes (PDF file).

Clients get it wrong, too
When an IT project goes wrong, the client's first impulse is often to assume the supplier is at fault. But BPG has been involved in many situations where this is not the case.

One minute guides

How NOT to:
* inadvertently take responsibility for mistakes
* appoint a supplier for the wrong reasons.

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