1.How may ideas raised by the Value Realization Cycle explain what managers may need to do in real world settings to ensure effective and timely project delivery? What questions should CIOs ask when dealing with runaway IT projects? What is your assessment of Jim Bartons decision?

2.What would you consider to be one of the most significant issues to consider when deciding on IT priorities? What reasons do you have for suggesting this issue? What, potentially, are challenges that practicing managers might encounter when setting IT priorities in real world settings? What would you consider the single most important lesson we can learn from the experience of IVK in setting IT priorities?