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2-WAY STREET
	Analytics, Improved Efficiencies Help Red Robin Cater to Customers by Tom Kaneshige IT/business alignment at Red Robin Gourmet Burgers means catering to time-pressed families with "the 37-minute dining experience."

CIO HABITAT
	CIO Habitat: Rebuilding the IT Budgeting Process by Thornton May The IT budgeting process varies dramatically from best to worst practices. Where do yours stack up?

UPDATE
	Burned by a Consultant: Salvaging an ERP Project Gone Wrong by Stefanie McCann

	Give This Book to Your CEO: A Six-Step Approach to Business Alignment by Maryfran Johnson

	Translating Bigelow's Technology Needs Into Understandable Investments by Maryfran Johnson

	Staffing for Maximum Satisfaction: Asses the Seniority Level You Need by Charlie Russo

	Refresh Your Mental Model by Linda Tucci

	BI Architect Moves into Sales by Maryfran Johnson

VERTICAL VIEWS
	IT Department Is There as Falling Prices, Slow Growth Strike Insurers For insurers, declining prices, rising competition make new product turnarounds a critical IT issue.

Features

	Heat Happens: Consolidated Data Centers Ramp Up Power, Cooling Concerns by Robert L. Scheier Blade servers and other cost-saving technologies cram more power into less space, but you need to plan for the cooling they require.

	Technology ROI Awards Shine Spotlight on Diverse Group of Winners The 10 winners of our 2005 Technology ROI Awards turned a diverse set of IT projects -- from CRM to supply chain upgrades -- into direct business benefits.

	CIOs On Stage: How to Join the Conference Speaker Circuit by Steve Ulfelder Breaking into the conference speaker circuit can boost your career and enhance your company's image. Veteranstage-masters share tactics and advice on how to travel your own road to fame.

	The Making of an Executive by Joan Indiana Rigdon CIO Marc Saffer got his seat at the board-room table but still didn't feel like one of the team. Then he hired an executivecoach and got the guidance he needed.

Opinion Columns

	Business Mentor: How CIOs Can Corral Business Leaders by Niel Nickolaisen When it's time to choose your IT investments, don't go it alone.

	ERP Journey: Preparing for ERP Project Takeoff, One Bang at a Time by Les Johnson

	Is Your Project Alive? How Project Managers Can Check the Vital Signs by Gopal K. Kapur Vital signs will keep your IT project healthy.

	Audit Trail: Inside the Mind of an IT Auditor by Matt Zerega

	Editor's Letter: IT Metrics That Matter by Maryfran Johnson

	Off the Cuff With the PGA Tour's VP of Information Systems

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