Opinion

Building enterprise agility

Why and how to foster this key capability in your organization

How architecture helps agile projects hit business targets

Business and enterprise architecture can be very complementary to the success of agile programs and projects, increasing the odds of reaching your targeted business outcomes.

4 software development KPIs that matter today

In todayu2019s Agile-driven world, traditional KPIs are not the best measures of software development productivity. Here are redefined metrics for assessing team performance, output, and morale.

5 conversations CIOs must have to advance digital business

CEOs are turning to CIOs to lead digital business efforts, but success depends on your ability to inspire, empower, and engage other business leaders. These are the conversations you need to be having.

Reimagining your organization as an intelligent enterprise

Companies that did the work to become flexible, adaptable, and anticipatory have been well-positioned to respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis. It’s not too late for your organization to make that shift. Here’s how to start.

6 steps to successful SaaS renewal negotiations

It’s no secret that preparation is key to successful contract negotiations, but SaaS renewals come with their own set of challenges. What are you doing to prepare for negotiation success?

10 ways to get value from your system integrator’s quality review

Though the SI’s proposals focus on the benefits the client is intended to receive from these quality reviews, the SIs are actually realizing a large portion of the benefits. Hereu2019s how to ensure you benefit as well.

4 steps to a more resilient, multi-generational IT workforce

Intergenerational differences among tech workers can create collaboration challenges and a culture of blame when things go wrong u2014 particularly in the heightened anxiety of todayu2019s business environment. The CIO is in a unique position to chan

4 ways to run a leaner dev team

Covid-19 has brought many challenges for today’s IT leaders, including continuing to drive new value without adding talent or increasing budget. Here’s a new look at running lean.

Agile IT procurement in a post-COVID world

During the pandemic, organizations adopted transformational sourcing and procurement practices to drive savings, speed, and agility. They may never go back.

3 steps to developing a risk response advisory system

Much like DEFCON is used in the U.S. Armed Forces to react to changing threat levels, your enterprise needs its own PANDCON to deal with changing pandemic conditions. Here’s how to get started.

3 steps to creating an inclusive remote workplace

Bringing your whole self to work now includes showing up with your socioeconomic class as the backdrop and brings new challenges around equity and access.

10 steps to becoming a horrible IT boss

Good-bye, IT peers; hello, power to abuse at your whim

Is your business about to be disrupted by data?

The challenge of dealing with COVID-19 comes on top of recent trends in data-driven innovation and presents challenges and opportunities for companies across all sectors.

5 steps to assess offshore support risk (and 5 steps to address critical needs)

To ensure continuity of critical operations, all businesses should take these practical steps to engage, assess, and partner with offshore service providers.

A CIO’s checklist for executing the COVID pivot

Simultaneously adjusting to new realities and developing forward-looking plans is near-impossible. This checklist will help you focus your efforts.

Secrets of leading productive remote teams

High-functioning remote teams don’t just happen. You need a plan to ramp up your team’s virtual productivity.

Post COVID-19 business models: Finding the new normal

How AI is transforming retail

Retailers looking to develop new customer experiences need to make artificial intelligence part of their digital transformation plans or risk falling further behind.

Effective IT cost optimization starts with internal alignment

Take the time to understand the priorities and objectives of business stakeholders and avoid the natural tendency to apply immediate pressure to vendor partners.

The significance of value in architecture

Business architecture is not just about business capabilities and business processes, it’s foremost about optimizing value for your customers.

4 ways CIOs can drive circular economy innovations

CIOs are well-positioned to take a leading role in creating new business value and bolstering competitive agility in the circular economy.

How CIOs can help in the fight against COVID-19

Your enterprise data and IT systems could hold clues to mitigating the coronavirus pandemic.

5 tips for executing a successful ERP go-live

Few experiences in the business world compare to managing an ERP go-live. Here’s how to set yourself up for success.

5 tips for navigating supplier relationships in an economic downturn

Don’t let cost-cutting derail your digital transformation; take these steps to strengthen supplier relationships.

4 keys to sustaining innovation

Big-bang innovation projects capture the imagination, but many lack staying power. Here’s how to build longevity into your innovation initiatives.

The danger of digital blackface

Just as most companies wouldnu2019t tolerate a white person taking the stage dressed in blackface, we need to ensure the same degree of no-tolerance in online spaces.

Data ahead! How smart products are changing the traditional sales cycle

Smart and connected products are changing the traditional sales funnel and customer lifecycle and presenting new challenges and opportunities for CIOs.

COVID-19’s impact on the enterprise and remote work

With the COVID-19 virus forcing people to stay at home, many enterprises suddenly have to support an entirely remote workforce. IDG influencers shared advice about how IT leaders can handle this new dynamic and the technology required during a recent

7 key findings from Cisco’s CISO benchmark study

Understanding the state of security in 2020.