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Goodyear's Web consolidation project is part of a corporate strategy to run IT globally, rather than locally.

No one asks:"Why outsource?" any more. Since Kodak signed the first major IT outsourcing contract 12 years ago, even the most sceptical CEOs have come to realise that they can cut costs, improve service levels and gain access to better technology by placing at least some of their IT assets in the hands of a vendor.

There are few things as draining on an organisation - in dollars and morale - as a project that has lived beyond its time.

When someone asks you for something, I don't care if you're dealing with a child or a CEO, you can't just say "No"

According to the handbook Karma For Dummies, a CIO who has been evil, cowardly or prone to signing outsourcing agreements in this life is condemned to spend the next as a bean counter. Justice indeed.

The 2001 Web Business 50 winners are thriving in a hostile environment by focusing on old-fashioned business thinking. This return to reason makes the success of this year's Web Business 50 winners all the more instructive. Despite the dotcom debacle, they show there are still organisations that are using the Web to improve business and create valuable services.

It's a harsh world out there, and CIOs must be able to handle it.
Here's how to get the job done.

New wealth-creating strategies don't just happen, they need to be nurtured.

If you want to lead effectively, you'd better understand your management style.

I feel your pain. Really I do. It's been that kind of year - only February and it seems like May already.

When did people stop talking about B2B e-commerce and start talking about marketplaces and exchanges?