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    System integrator risk mitigation processes often have the opposite effect

    System integrator risk mitigation processes often have the opposite effect

    Relying on your SI to tell you how to mitigate risks is a flawed strategy that often does not have a happy ending.
    By John BeldenJun, 6 2019
    Bringing new sources of energy to life at National Grid

    Bringing new sources of energy to life at National Grid

    National Grid’s digital strategy is all about developing frictionless processes to bring energy to customers safely, faster, and easier, explains Adriana Karaboutis, chief information and digital officer.
    By Martha HellerJun, 5 2019
    Companies are gaining clarity about their digital vision

    Companies are gaining clarity about their digital vision

    More executive committees say they understand how digital impacts their business strategy.
    By Martha HellerMay, 29 2019
    Running with data: Under Armour creates immersive, digital customer experience

    Running with data: Under Armour creates immersive, digital customer experience

    Under Armour combines its physical and digital products to help its customers achieve their fitness goals.
    By Martha HellerMay, 15 2019
    Fear of premature escalation (FPE):  Diagnose and treat this silent ERP program killer

    Fear of premature escalation (FPE): Diagnose and treat this silent ERP program killer

    Recognizing the early warning signs and taking appropriate action can reduce the overall impact of this affliction, which can be deadly for an ERP project.
    By John BeldenMay, 14 2019
    CIOs who foster a culture of equality empower innovation

    CIOs who foster a culture of equality empower innovation

    When you have a culture of equality, employees feel valued and are more willing and able to innovate. Achieving that in IT comes from the CIO setting the right tone.
    By Diana BersohnMay, 6 2019
    Tech days of reckoning

    Tech days of reckoning

    Even for technology veterans, keeping pace with advancements is like chasing a moving train that will always be just a bit faster. Try as you may, you can never quite catch up and, if you stop trying, you will never catch up.
    By Anna FrazzettoMay, 2 2019
    Campbell’s CIO: For digital transformation to succeed, connect IT to business strategy

    Campbell’s CIO: For digital transformation to succeed, connect IT to business strategy

    At Campbell Soup Company, business relevance is the foundation of all digital transformation initiatives. It’s about leveraging IT to achieve business goals, says CIO Francisco Fraga.
    By Martha HellerMay, 1 2019
    How CIOs become visionary communicators

    How CIOs become visionary communicators

    The best CIOs give their communications leaders a seat at the table, partnering with them to improve their own communications and the IT team’s communications.
    By Dan RobertsApr, 29 2019
    Don’t become a digital transformation horror story: Implement solid risk management

    Don’t become a digital transformation horror story: Implement solid risk management

    The only way to eliminate risk entirely is to do nothing at all, which of course brings its own risks to the business.
    By John BeldenApr, 25 2019
    How CIOs communicate success — and elevate their game

    How CIOs communicate success — and elevate their game

    Communication – whether internal or external – is a key part of the CIO’s job. A strategic partner in this effort is the IT communications lead.
    By Dan RobertsApr, 22 2019
    How to reconstruct your business’s value chain for the digital world

    How to reconstruct your business’s value chain for the digital world

    Digital technologies change everything. The key is understanding and creating a new value chain, not adding technology just because it is new, says pharmaceuticals CIO Guy Hadari.
    By Martha HellerApr, 17 2019
    Profiting from free and underused data

    Profiting from free and underused data

    Data that firms can use to increase revenues and reduce costs may be more abundant than many realize. Neglected internal data assets as well as freely available information from the web and public sector could be just what your company needs to streamline your operations and beat the competition.
    By Martin De SaullesApr, 12 2019
    Building a digital learning culture at Avery Dennison

    Building a digital learning culture at Avery Dennison

    Your digital strategy is only as strong as your least digital employee. That is why Avery Dennison built digital literacy into its multi-pronged digital transformation strategy.
    By Martha HellerApr, 3 2019
    CIOs create a STEM Advantage, develop program to cultivate IT talent

    CIOs create a STEM Advantage, develop program to cultivate IT talent

    A group of CIOs couldn’t find the IT talent they needed, so they created a program to encourage and prepare women and underserved communities to pursue STEM careers through paid internships.
    By Dan RobertsMar, 27 2019
    Moving IT closer to the action at Ryder System

    Moving IT closer to the action at Ryder System

    By shifting more IT activity into the business units, Ryder System CIO Rajeev Ravindran ensures a collaborative approach to technology innovation at the $8.4B transportation and supply chain management company.
    By Martha HellerMar, 26 2019
    Sole sourcing negotiations: SI tactics and CIO countermeasures

    Sole sourcing negotiations: SI tactics and CIO countermeasures

    How CIO’s can ensure they maintain control of their sole source negotiations.
    By Greg HallMar, 25 2019
    #MeToo in tech: how to go from window dressing to action

    #MeToo in tech: how to go from window dressing to action

    The #MeToo movement ushered in a wave of gender parity awareness in nearly every industry, yet many women are still feeling underrepresented in tech. Can we do more to make IT more welcoming to women?
    By Anna FrazzettoFeb, 27 2019
    Developing a business-driven, customer-obsessed IT strategy

    Developing a business-driven, customer-obsessed IT strategy

    For Oshkosh Corporation CIO Anupam Khare, the goal is for IT to enable the business strategy and add significant business value – all the while ensuring customers’ needs inside and out of the company are met.
    By Martha HellerFeb, 27 2019
    5 reasons why your business model may need an API

    5 reasons why your business model may need an API

    APIs offer businesses more than just an efficient way to get data to end users. They can also be used to generate new revenue streams and extend your market reach.
    By Martin De SaullesFeb, 15 2019
    The 'Five Ps' of business (and personal) transformation

    The 'Five Ps' of business (and personal) transformation

    On her journey to becoming CIO, Daphne Jones discovered it takes purpose, priority, preparation, performance, and perseverance for business, as well as personal, transformation to occur.
    By Martha HellerFeb, 6 2019
    Waning or waxing? What’s happening to CIO influence?

    Waning or waxing? What’s happening to CIO influence?

    Those who want to see their influence grow rather than shrink need to look for opportunities and partners rather than losses and interlopers.
    By Anna FrazzettoJan, 28 2019
    Introducing the “lazy economy” business model and implications for CIOs

    Introducing the “lazy economy” business model and implications for CIOs

    As you explore the art of the possible around the lazy economy, here are three implications and recommendations for senior IT leaders.
    By Nicholas D. EvansJan, 24 2019

    How to amplify the value of your system integrator

    A few ways to increase the value of your SI. If only these engagements came with a user manual…
    By John BeldenJan, 23 2019
    How CIOs can become corporate board directors

    How CIOs can become corporate board directors

    Debra McCormack, managing director for the Center for Board Effectiveness at Deloitte, explains what it takes for CIOs to become corporate board directors.
    By Martha HellerJan, 23 2019
    Digital transformation is more than a slogan

    Digital transformation is more than a slogan

    Digital transformation requires vision, leadership, process change, and technology. Equally important, though, is to change the company’s culture, says Arthur Hu, CIO of Lenovo.
    By Martha HellerJan, 16 2019
    5 dirty little secrets of your system integrator

    5 dirty little secrets of your system integrator

    Ever wonder why companies still go over budget? Here are a few of the ways consultants pass that risk onto their customers.
    By John BeldenJan, 3 2019
    Why the Internet of Things needs dynamic data exchanges

    Why the Internet of Things needs dynamic data exchanges

    The IoT promises an exciting future for the creation and exchange of data that could transform business processes and drive the next wave of innovation. However, much work needs to be done in building the data exchanges that will provide the liquidity for this new market.
    By Martin De SaullesDec, 19 2018
    Exploring the ‘unknown unknowns’ in IT-enabled digital transformation estimates

    Exploring the ‘unknown unknowns’ in IT-enabled digital transformation estimates

    Recognizing and acknowledging your own blind-spots can be tough to swallow, but wouldn’t you rather understand your blind-spots before you start your journey rather than when you reach the precipice of a failure?
    By John BeldenDec, 14 2018
    A CIO’s experience as a start-up founder

    A CIO’s experience as a start-up founder

    Michael Gabriel, former CIO of HBO, offers lessons learned from his entrepreneurial adventure.
    By Martha HellerDec, 12 2018
    Why fixed prices won’t fix IT budget overruns

    Why fixed prices won’t fix IT budget overruns

    Effectively managing to an IT project budget is a shared responsibility between the vendor and the client. Expect change, but don’t let it derail your budget and project goals.
    By Anna FrazzettoDec, 5 2018
    How Caesars Entertainment became a ‘digital first’ business

    How Caesars Entertainment became a ‘digital first’ business

    For Caesars Entertainment's CIO, Les Ottolenghi, the keys to the transformation at the global gaming giant were vision, communication, and a common cloud platform.
    By Martha HellerDec, 5 2018
    Make your company’s data work harder for you

    Make your company’s data work harder for you

    Rethinking how your company’s activities generate data and focusing on its application to business processes might release hidden sources of value. Enterprises across a range of sectors are forging ahead of their competitors through creative data exploitation.
    By Martin De SaullesNov, 26 2018
    Why you don’t need a Chief [insert new tech name here] Officer

    Why you don’t need a Chief [insert new tech name here] Officer

    The next time you read a call to action about the need for a new CXO role, you can apply these three steps to take a more disciplined approach to getting to grips with the technology or trend and seizing the opportunity.
    By Nicholas D. EvansNov, 26 2018
    Successfully reinventing your company starts with a digital transformation model

    Successfully reinventing your company starts with a digital transformation model

    While most companies claim to have a game plan for digital transformation, many of these roadmaps deliver minor improvements in efficiencies but fall short when it comes to supercharging business operations. True transformation starts by scrapping old approaches and shifting from a product and service to a platform and network mentality.
    By Barry Libert, Megan Beck and Pradip SitaramNov, 15 2018
    When is it time to say goodbye to Accenture, Deloitte, IBM or KPMG?

    When is it time to say goodbye to Accenture, Deloitte, IBM or KPMG?

    You have probably invested a great deal of time and effort selecting your SI and more than likely written them a few sizable checks. So how do you end the relationship once it's clearly become one-sided?
    By John BeldenNov, 14 2018
    4 criteria to attract top IT talent

    4 criteria to attract top IT talent

    As the battle to hire top IT talent heats up, these criteria – location, compensation, role, and recruiting process – will help you assess your ability to attract technology leaders.
    By Martha HellerNov, 14 2018
    Building a virtuous circle of data-driven innovation

    Building a virtuous circle of data-driven innovation

    Embedding data into product and service development cycles can lead to a virtuous circle of innovation and competitive advantage.
    By Martin De SaullesNov, 6 2018
    Digging deeper into AI: Why scratching the surface isn’t enough

    Digging deeper into AI: Why scratching the surface isn’t enough

    Leaders are betting on artificial intelligence to grow their business. To succeed, though, they must recognize that AI is a way of being, not just another thing to do.
    By Diana Bersohn and Andrew SinclairNov, 6 2018
    Five steps of IT leadership

    Five steps of IT leadership

    Professor and CIO Will Conaway shares his five steps for IT leaders to succeed at their jobs.
    By Martha HellerOct, 31 2018
    Taking a counterintuitive approach to business strategy and technology deployment

    Taking a counterintuitive approach to business strategy and technology deployment

    As CIOs embrace disruptive technologies, a counterintuitive approach to strategy and execution is key.
    By Nicholas D. EvansOct, 30 2018
    Digital is the business strategy at Principal Financial Group

    Digital is the business strategy at Principal Financial Group

    Gary Scholten, CIO and CDO of $14 billion financial services firm Principal Financial Group, offers sage advice to ensure a strategic approach to digital technologies.
    By Martha HellerOct, 24 2018
    5 reasons why data-driven innovations fail

    5 reasons why data-driven innovations fail

    Make sure you understand some of the key mistakes that companies make when deploying data-driven products into the market.
    By Martin De SaullesOct, 22 2018
    For Ingram Micro, digital transformation is about improving the customer experience

    For Ingram Micro, digital transformation is about improving the customer experience

    By understanding their customers’ behavior, Ingram Micro can use digital technologies to create a seamless experience, explains Tom Peck, CIO and CDO.
    By Martha HellerOct, 17 2018
    How to negotiate the right deal with Microsoft

    How to negotiate the right deal with Microsoft

    Tips for companies undergoing digital transformation looking to adopt or renew one of Microsoft’s key offerings.
    By Adam MansfieldOct, 15 2018
    SAP and Oracle audits – US constitutional principles do not apply

    SAP and Oracle audits – US constitutional principles do not apply

    While businesses are not required to have separate committees to draft, enforce and adjudicate company policy, we expect some form of these principles to apply, even in the private sector.
    By Jeff LazartoOct, 10 2018
    Securing competitive advantage through data exploitation

    Securing competitive advantage through data exploitation

    How companies are using data to beat the competition and secure their market position.
    By Martin De SaullesOct, 5 2018
    IT and engineering under one leader drives an exceptional customer experience

    IT and engineering under one leader drives an exceptional customer experience

    Sheri Rhodes, CIO and CTO of Western Union, discusses how innovation and talent development help the global money-transfer company provide outstanding customer experience.
    By Martha HellerSep, 26 2018
    IT outsourcing agreements: 3 details many negotiations forget

    IT outsourcing agreements: 3 details many negotiations forget

    Whether you are establishing an outsourcing relationship for the first time, preparing for a sourcing event, or getting ready for a painful renewal discussion with your incumbent service provider, there is no circumstance where an outsourcing agreement should be executed without each one of these items first being addressed.
    By Adam MansfieldSep, 24 2018
    Monsanto: Driving digital leadership to elevate the business (and feed the world)

    Monsanto: Driving digital leadership to elevate the business (and feed the world)

    Digital transformation has to be about evolving the entire enterprise — not just IT. Monsanto CIO Jim Swanson discusses how he’s making it happen, and why it’s paying off.
    By Dan Roberts and Larry WolffSep, 24 2018
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