This is a series of posts from The Garland Group consultants from the road. Due to our wide range of clients, trends emerge and we want to share those insights with you.

This bit below is a from a blog i ran across a few days ago while doing a little project management research online.

"the main reason IT people are unhappy at work is bad relations with management". It goes on to say that "the fact is that IT people hate bad management and have even less tolerance for it than most other kinds of employees".

Banks we review that have well informed Board of Directors and functional Information Technology Committees have very successful IT controls and a stable IT staff that enjoys their work. A successful environment starts from the Board level and is dispersed to internal users through proper management and training. A well informed Board of Directors helps to ensure the proper allocation of funds for needed IT equipment and services(staff).

Some banks are still in need of good IT direction......