Governance should be the decision rights and accountability framework to encourage the desirable behavior in the use of IT.  However, in reality, what passes for governance is often a one-dimensional checklist- based effort focused solely on project cost and approval
From InformationWeek Magazine

As the scope of IT projects increases to include an organization's partners and suppliers, IT project managers are learning that business skills are essential. This article discusses why one research organization predicts that PMs business skills could be more important than technical skills by 2002.
From InformationWeek Magazine

At some time, every manager is told to prepare a proposal for a major new IT project or initiative. First time proposal writers wrestle with the same questions: How do I get started? How should it be organized? What should be in it? Through helpful tips, and suggestions, this tutorial will answer these questions and more.
From Resource Management Systems, Inc.

Is complete user satisfaction attainable? The author has distilled a short list of rules for interacting with and managing users.
From CIO Magazine

Too many companies investing a lot of money on IT initiatives that don't meet the minimum daily requirement for common sense. It's not that the ideas are bad—in fact, most of them aren't. But they are not well thought out. Why is it so important to quantify the payback of IT projects
From CIO Magazine

Some of the questions top managers should be asking and CIOs should be prepared to answer.
From CIO Magazine

Companies are plowing ahead with Internet technology investments despite the economic slowdown, citing cost and competitive pressures as well as longer-term strategic positioning. At the same time, IT executives are under closer scrutiny to prioritize Internet projects based on their expected returns.
From Techweb Magazine

The inside story of a fattaly falwed data warehouse project -- lessons learned.
From CIO Magazine

Developing project justifications on very short notice is no easy task; yet, many IT professionals find themselves needing to do just that. Getting the funding you need to carry out important work means submitting proposals that contain the key information decision-makers need and want. This five-step approach will help you complete effective justifications under even severe time constraints--the calling card of a professional.
From Resource Management Systems, Inc.

As business shifts to Internet time, top executives are pressuring their application development teams to build big, top-notch systems faster. They don't have that trade-off between time and quality anymore.  Today's paradox is: How do you build software faster and make it higher quality at the same time?
From InformationWeek Magazine

The importance of project plans and proposals linked to resource requirements, implementation of a project management approach, and related issues. 
From CIO Magazine

The purpose of design documentation is to express the vision for an application, describe the contents, and present a plan for implementation.    Although discussed in terms of game design, the concepts and techniques are useful for any application.  A good primer!
From Gamasutra

Did you ever look at one of those huge design documents that barely fit into a four-inch thick, three-ring binder? You assume that by its page count that it must be good. Well, having read some of those design volumes from cover to cover, I can tell you that size does not matter. They are often so full of ambiguous and vague fluff that it was difficult finding the pertinent information. So why does this happen?  The second installment in this useful series.
From Gamasutra