Achieving the vision [network management]

In companies which depend heavily on their communications networks, network management has a significant impact on their operational effectiveness. In companies like BT, network management is an integral and strategic part of their business and it is vital that this activity is carried out in the most effective and efficient manner. The author addresses briefly some of BT´s key business objectives related to managing its networks, discusses the resultant network management vision and the programmes in place to achieve that vision