According to the PwC survey referenced in this article 64% of respondents said lack of collaboration between IT and business is to blame.  This further demonstrate the value IT BRMs/IT Business Partners can provide if used (correctly).
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Interestingly such IT-related priorities, cited by 31% of CEO’s, have never been this high in the history of the survey.
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An article from Steve Plante regarding BRMs/Business Partners and why they are well placed to be the leaders of the future.
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In the latest Baxter Thompson Associates podcast Jon Baxter and James O’Driscoll discuss some of the issues the IT Business Partnering community are currently experiencing and what can be done to resolve these challenges. The interview covers a number of subjects including role conflict, competencies, role maturity, personal development and training.
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A new whitepaper from Jon Baxter that provides some great insight into how the challenges of IT Business Partnering can be overcome and how CIOs can move closer to being a Partner with the business.  
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A nice case study about the initial quick wins that can be made by implementing a IT BRM/IT BP function. However it would be interesting to see how they've got on two years down the line, once the quick wins are no longer available.
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IT BRM/IT Business Partner Forum On Friday 9th of June the 5th IT BRM/IT Business Partner forum took place in central London.  The session was a mix of debate, presentation and business simulation via Grab@Pizza.  In terms of the debate […]
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A great blog by Paul Wilkinson. I’d be very interested in peoples views of using COBIT within business alignment.
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Three tips to help bring value while building and maintaining business partner relationships.
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