IT teams and strategists, in any size of organisation, need to check and validate their strategies and plans by reference to best practice and leading-edge ideas.

You may want to follow established best practice: but how do you identify it?

You may be looking for that maverick element which can differentiate you in the market place: but how do you sort the good from the over-marketed?

You may wish to track new developments, and identify opportunities: where do you look?

And above all, how do you assess the reliability of the information you gather, and demonstrate that your decisions are soundly based?