Project management uses a series of processes to execute projects efficiently and effectively. Its benefits have recently become widely understood and its use has spread to all industries, with construction and IT being two of the primary drivers.

IT professionals bring specialized knowledge to companies, but it's a mistake if they think of themselves as separate from the business, warns Avnet senior vice president and chief information officer Steve Phillips. Good IT leaders are grounded in the business, and approach technology as a tool.

When Christopher Olsen crossed the stage at Wells Fargo Arena to receive his Master of Science in Information Management (MSIM) in May, 2011, he had no way of knowing that within a few months he’d be back in class – but this time at the front of the room.

Raghu Santanam will be on sabbatical next year at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. The topic he is exploring could not be timelier.

The Department of Information Systems Executive Advisory Board is a team of CIOs and top level IT professionals who assist the department in evaluating and improving curriculum and making important program decisions.

This just in: each month knowIT brings you news briefs from the faculty and students. Read on to catch media appearances by our faculty and activities organized by our student groupss.

QR codes -- those intricate square graphics -- are showing up on signs, posters, print ads, business cards. They’ve even been painted on sides of buildings. When scanned by your smart phone, QR codes are supposed to take you to something more – more information, music, video.

On January 5 the first students in the new Online MSIM program gathered in Tempe for orientation. That was the first and only opportunity for the students and faculty to meet each other face-to-face until graduation.

The officer in charge of the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 would have had early warning of the Japanese attack that day had he asked his radar watchers how many planes they had spotted. This story is sometimes told to students in the W. P.

The year 2011 ended on a high note as the information systems community at the W. P. Carey School celebrated their achievements.