Cooking up successful IT projects requires combining optimal amounts of technology and business. In the past, IT acted as the sole chef responsible for creating the entire menu of available systems, b

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In the April 2003 issue of Tech Decisions, Udo Shucar, an IT project manager for Munich Re, spoke about the global reinsurer's plan to consolidate all its systems into a single point of entry: "The di

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As the final quarter of 2006 begins, many insurance carriers are in the midst of budget plans for 2007. While this traditionally is the time to consider major improvements, Gartner's research vice pre

As the final quarter of 2006 begins, many insurance carriers are in the midst of budget plans for 2007. While this traditionally is the time to consider major improvements, Gartner's research vice pre