CIOs gather at summit

Over 400 CIOs, IT managers and ICT project managers are expected to participate in the Saudi CIO Summit, which will take place in Riyadh on 20 and 21 November at King Faisal Conference Hall, Intercontinental Hotel, according to Al Bawaba.

The event is considered the largest gathering of CIOs and IT managers in the Middle East. The main theme of this year`s event is IT Project Management.

An exhibition, which will be held concurrently with the summit, will focus on recent advances in IT project management methodologies, new tools and techniques.

One of the key challenges within pharmaceutical research and development (R&D) organisations is properly embedding the portfolio, project and resource management capability in the overall decision-making process, according to PR-USA.

At a recent Kinapse Project and Resource Management (PRM) Forum R&D, this challenge was discussed and executives provided perspectives from their experiences, including the organisational, process, and technological factors in operating project and resource management.

Kinapse CEO Andy Black said: "There is clearly significant benefit to be obtained from a vendor-neutral network of industry professionals to continue to exchange experience and ideas, so we will explore running further events for additional parties as part of an ongoing community of practice."

EPM Live, a Microsoft partner and provider of project management solutions, unveiled three new services at the fourth annual Microsoft Office Project Conference, according to Business Wire.

EPM Live is the first 100% Microsoft-based online project management Software + Service to serve every level of the organisation, from individuals, teams and departments to executives.

The two new solutions, Workspace and Enterprise, deliver online Microsoft technology ranging from straightforward collaboration workspaces in Windows SharePoint Services to full featured online Microsoft Project Server-based EPM solutions.