Opinion

Translating data science capabilities into business ROI

Data science pays off when you stop pitching models and start solving the decisions that keep executives up at night.

By Ashwin Chadaga

27 Feb 202611 mins

AnalyticsData ScienceROI and Metrics

Leading future-ready organizations

Agile development is key to effective transformation. Here’s how to break through the barriers and achieve your Agile aspirations.

By Diana Bersohn

29 Apr 2021

Agile Development Devops IT Leadership

How COVID contingency best practices can help save the planet

The shift to a hybrid workforce has had a positive impact not just on productivity and work/life balance, but on the environment and global climate change. Let’s keep it that way.

By Nathan Rogers

22 Apr 2021

IT Leadership

Why steering committees fail to engage (and 5 ways to hold them accountable)

There are some common reasons why a transformation steering committee may fail to engage—from a lack of motivation to a bias toward inaction, Here’s how transformation leaders can overcome those blockers.

By John Belden

15 Apr 2021 6 mins

Digital Transformation IT Leadership

6 reasons to invest in enterprise architecture tools

EA software can bring order to the innerworkings of your enterpriseu2019s sprawling technical operations. Here is the upside of mapping and cataloging u2014 and some cautions about where the real magic resides.

By Peter Wayner

8 Apr 2021

Enterprise Architecture

Rethinking data management for faster time to value

Enterprises should abandon traditional ETL approaches and strategies and adopt future state architectures that distribute the data transformation burden.

By Avon S Puri

6 Apr 2021 5 mins

Big Data Business Intelligence Data Management

16 traits of a world class chief innovation officer

Your innovation program, and the role of the CINO, is too important to leave to chance. Make sure whoever holds the top innovation job has these essential qualities.

By Nicholas D. Evans

5 Apr 2021 9 mins

Careers IT Skills and Training Innovation

6 AI myths holding your business back

For organizations looking to turn their AI investments into business value, understanding the technology’s capabilities and limitations is key.

By Saniye Alaybeyi

24 Mar 2021 7 mins

Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning

4 ways to turn COVID quick fixes into permanent business value

Organizational changes undertaken to survive the pandemic hold promise for ensuring businesses thrive in the years to come u2014 if those shifts are made permanent fixtures of CIO strategies.

By Don Ruse, Mark Clark

16 Mar 2021 7 mins

Digital Transformation IT Leadership

10 steps to avoid digital transformation failure

Executive sponsors play a key role in the success (or failure) of digital transformations. Taking these essential actions will tip the scales in your favor.

By John Belden

11 Mar 2021 7 mins

Digital Transformation Outsourcing Project Management

5 starting points for agile transformation

Legacy systems and complexity can make agility difficult, but not impossible. Here are five steps any company can take to achieve agility.

By Diana Bersohn

11 Feb 2021

Digital Transformation IT Leadership IT Strategy

7 ways to sabotage your shift to agile

The drumbeat to implement agile just keeps getting louder. Hereu2019s how to ensure certain failure.

By Bob Lewis

22 Jan 2021

Agile Development Project Management Software Development

How DMaaS eliminates data silos and 4 tips for choosing a provider

For CIOs caught in an ever-growing web of complicated data silos, data management as a service can help drive a competitive business advantage.

By Zeus Kerravala

21 Jan 2021

Cloud Computing Data Management Security

5 critical steps to relaunch a transformation initiative

Across all markets, transformation programs that have been on hold for close to a year are being launched or relaunched. Here’s how to make sure your transformation stays on the right track and lower your systems integrator spend by 15-20%.

By John Belden

20 Jan 2021

Digital Transformation ERP Systems Outsourcing

How CIOs can (and should) measure business outcomes

There are two kinds of measurements in business: one to assess performance and the other to provide intelligence. The smart CIO needs to do both.

By Adib C. Ghubril

8 Jan 2021 4 mins

CIO IT Leadership

12 dark secrets of AI

With the drumbeat for AI across all industries only getting louder, IT leaders must come to grips with the dark secrets of working with artificial intelligence to glean business insights.

By Peter Wayner

6 Jan 2021

Analytics Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning

How (and why) to address systemic racism through community engagements

Extending your diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) strategy beyond the IT department and into the local community can have a positive impact on your organization’s DE&I efforts and could play an integral role in eradicating systemic racism in soci

By Damon Carter

4 Jan 2021 10 mins

Diversity and Inclusion IT Leadership

Why ERP projects fail: Finding the gaps in your program plans

Skipping steps in the implementation process can cost your company dearly. Here’s what to look foru2014and look out for.

By John Belden

22 Dec 2020

ERP Systems IT Leadership Project Management

Measuring IT project success post-COVID—and 4 leadership lessons learned

Despite challenges, the pandemic has unearthed opportunities from both a technology and strategic standpoint and has introduced new ways to measure the business value of digitization projects.

By Nimesh Mehta

15 Dec 2020 7 mins

Digital Transformation IT Leadership Project Management

5 ways to take control of data in 2021

COVID-19 is transforming the way the economy works, guaranteeing that our data needs will also change and grow. Here’s what that means for CIOs in the year ahead.

By Anna Frazzetto

3 Dec 2020 5 mins

Disaster Recovery Edge Computing Internet of Things

Tapping into dark data for efficiency, innovation, and income

Looking in the recesses of your data silos can pay dividends for CIOs seeking to improve business processes and drive innovation.

By Martin De Saulles

25 Nov 2020 6 mins

Data Science Innovation

3 considerations for reducing carbon footprints with cloud

Technology is increasingly critical as companies shift to more responsible and sustainable practices. Here’s how CIOs can lead the charge on sustainable cloud migration.

By Diana Bersohn

20 Nov 2020

Cloud Computing Sustainable IT

4 mistakes companies make with SaaS cost estimating

The devil, as they say, is in the details. Don’t get tripped up on these common mistakes when calculating SaaS implementation costs.

By Jeff Lazarto

14 Nov 2020 8 mins

Cloud Computing Project Management SaaS

Ready, set, change! Building a fair, equitable and just IT culture

Redefining workplace culture is no small task. But with the right leadership competencies, management discipline, and a tenacious commitment to the task at hand, you can activate your new organizational vision.

By Damon Carter

6 Nov 2020 13 mins

Diversity and Inclusion IT Leadership Project Management

9 best practices for better innovation

Following these steps for prioritizing ideas will help you seize the most promising opportunities.

By Nicholas D. Evans

30 Oct 2020

IT Leadership Innovation

Diversifying your IT workforce

It’s time to turn your words of solidarity into action. Here’s where to start.

By Rihana Mungin

15 Oct 2020 5 mins

Diversity and Inclusion IT Leadership

The state of the CIO job market

A recruiter’s perspective on the CIO job market and interview process today.

By Martha Heller

7 Oct 2020 6 mins

Careers

6 challenges of agile at scale for ERP

Overcoming these challenges are key to using agile for an ERP implementation. It’s well worth the effort.

By John Belden

29 Sep 2020

Agile Development ERP Systems Project Management

Maximizing stakeholder value

There are three stakeholder types for any organization, each exchanging value in distinct ways. The future of any organization depends on its ability to maximize that exchange.

By Adib C. Ghubril

24 Sep 2020 3 mins

IT Leadership

5 costly mistakes in infrastructure outsourcing

Consider yourself warned. These mistakes can derail your efforts, erode your business case, and start you off on the wrong foot with your chosen provider. Here’s how to avoid them.

By Greg Hall

15 Sep 2020 7 mins

IT Leadership Outsourcing