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Organizing around the value stream
IDG TECHtalk Voices

Organizing around the value stream

When working on multiple projects at once, it is hard to make good progress. If we organize around the value stream, then we can help the work to flow through our system.
By Dave MangotFeb, 25 2020
6 tips to avoid automation disaster
Feature

6 tips to avoid automation disaster

If your automated DevOps pipeline or robotic process automation is flawed, it can spawn endless headaches, as these hard-learned real-world lessons attest.
By Josh FruhlingerFeb, 24 2020
Security vs. innovation: IT's trickiest balancing act
Feature

Security vs. innovation: IT's trickiest balancing act

An innovative initiative is only as successful as it is secure. Here’s how CIOs are balancing risk-taking with risk aversion.
By Bob ViolinoFeb, 10 2020
Top IT spending priorities for 2020
Feature

Top IT spending priorities for 2020

From data analytics to cybersecurity to customer experience, here’s where CIOs will direct their IT budgets this year.
By Sharon FlorentineFeb, 7 2020
7 IT restructuring mistakes to avoid
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7 IT restructuring mistakes to avoid

To tackle digital initiatives, IT leaders are having to rethink and reorganize how work gets done. But driving change is about much more than just overhauling org charts and business processes.
By Mary PrattJan, 27 2020
How IT can improve the employee experience
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How IT can improve the employee experience

Employee experience is as vital as customer experience — but remains an IT afterthought. Here’s how to shift your focus and provide employees with the internal IT experience they deserve.
By Mary BranscombeJan, 24 2020
7 tech buzzwords to cancel in 2020
Feature

7 tech buzzwords to cancel in 2020

Tech is an industry all too often fueled by hype, but some CIOs are fed up. Here IT leaders from retail, health care, consulting and other sectors discuss tech catch-all jargon they’d like to see dumped.
By Clint BoultonJan, 16 2020
20 IT resolutions for 2020
Feature

20 IT resolutions for 2020

The new decade finds technology changing faster than ever. IT leaders must balance a wide array of priorities in developing a strategic agenda that can keep up.
By Mary PrattJan, 14 2020
CIOs discuss their top priorities for 2020
IDG TECHtalk Voices

CIOs discuss their top priorities for 2020

At the start of this new year, CIOs are focusing on more than just technological innovations and the latest greatest app or gadget to bring into their organization. They’re turning big picture, identifying ways to seamlessly embed technology into the company culture and achieve company growth goals.
By Clare BrownJan, 9 2020
8 tips for reducing technical debt (without killing operations)
Feature

8 tips for reducing technical debt (without killing operations)

Cutting corners is all well and good until a development project hurtles into a reliability and financial black hole. Here’s how to avoid the perils of technical debt.
By John EdwardsJan, 8 2020
Top 9 challenges IT leaders will face in 2020
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Top 9 challenges IT leaders will face in 2020

From skills shortages to privacy concerns, tech execs will need to overcome a number of hurdles along their digital journeys this year.
By Paul HeltzelJan, 6 2020
Target's new tech operating model hits the mark
Feature

Target's new tech operating model hits the mark

CIO Mike McNamara’s bold bet on product management, agile, DevOps and reskilling has helped turn around the big box chain.
By Clint BoultonJan, 6 2020
Migrating ERP to the cloud
The Adaptive CIO

Migrating ERP to the cloud

Vendors are certainly pushing for this application modernization. But where are CIOs on this and how can they make it a business success?
By Myles SuerDec, 23 2019
What is a technology roadmap? A plan for managing digital transformation
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What is a technology roadmap? A plan for managing digital transformation

With technology comes constant change — and that’s why it is more important than ever to have a solid technology roadmap to help plan for your company’s future.
By Sarah K. WhiteDec, 19 2019
8 common business design and architecture models
From Business Strategies to Successful IT Delivery

8 common business design and architecture models

Make more sense of your enterprise architecture practice by relating it to any of 8 common business design methodologies.
By Daniel LambertDec, 17 2019
Recession-proof IT: How to survive and thrive through any economy
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Recession-proof IT: How to survive and thrive through any economy

Leading authorities advise CIOs to have plans in place in advance of a possible downturn — and the best approaches and strategies are highly beneficial in good economic times as well.
By Mary PrattDec, 17 2019
Top 5 strategic priorities for CIOs in 2020
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Top 5 strategic priorities for CIOs in 2020

IT leaders from health-care, retail and tech sectors share their strategic priorities for 2020. Hint: Analytics, automation and cloud play big roles in CIOs’ roadmaps.
By Clint BoultonDec, 16 2019
Keys to a successful flexible IT staffing strategy
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Keys to a successful flexible IT staffing strategy

With specialized skills in short supply, CIOs are increasingly turning to contingent workers to supplement in-house talent. Here’s how to ensure your workforce mix is on target and productive.
By Mary PrattDec, 11 2019
7 ways to position IT for success in 2020
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7 ways to position IT for success in 2020

Look out, here comes tomorrow. Is your IT organization prepared to face the new year's opportunities and challenges?
By John EdwardsDec, 9 2019
Anticipatory IT: Your strategy for staving off digital disruption
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Anticipatory IT: Your strategy for staving off digital disruption

Anticipating future opportunities based on hard and soft trends is crucial for CIOs seeking to avoid disruption. Does your organization have what it takes to commit to an ‘anticipatory IT’ strategy?
By Clint BoultonDec, 6 2019
What is citizen development? The CIO’s solution to shadow IT
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What is citizen development? The CIO’s solution to shadow IT

Users are increasingly creating tools to solve business problems. Fortunately, CIOs have help in the form of low- and no-code platforms that enable non-coders to build applications — guardrails included.
By Clint BoultonDec, 3 2019
10 future trends and how CIOs can keep ahead in 2020
Analysis

10 future trends and how CIOs can keep ahead in 2020

After years of digital disruption and uncertainty, the future enterprise is finally coming into focus. Here's a look at what's ahead for IT organizations.
By Serge FindlingDec, 2 2019
5 factors that will shape data-driven innovation in 2020
The Business of Data

5 factors that will shape data-driven innovation in 2020

The coming year promises new challenges and opportunities for companies building data-driven services.
By Martin De SaullesNov, 25 2019
How analytics help justify the role of the CIO
The Next Generation of Health IT

How analytics help justify the role of the CIO

CIOs require unified intelligence for data-driven insights leading to actionable organizational decision making.
By Peter NicholNov, 18 2019
IT-business alignment in the digital age
Feature

IT-business alignment in the digital age

The most effective IT models are tightly aligned with desired business outcomes. Getting there may require a new IT operating model.
By Martha RoundsNov, 14 2019
5 ways IT still fails its business users
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5 ways IT still fails its business users

Mastering customer experience is the drumbeat of digital transformation today. But too often enterprises pursue that while neglecting employee experience to their peril.
By Minda ZetlinNov, 6 2019
Blockchain for business: 5 promising pilots
Feature

Blockchain for business: 5 promising pilots

Big brands in financial services, logistics and other sectors are betting on blockchain’s potential to facilitate transactions and verify provenance of products.
By Clint BoultonOct, 31 2019
What exactly is a data-driven organization?
The Business of Data

What exactly is a data-driven organization?

Understanding what makes a data-driven business is essential for any company wishing to remain relevant over the next decade.
By Martin De SaullesOct, 28 2019
7 tips for improving IT-marketing collaboration
Feature

7 tips for improving IT-marketing collaboration

A strong relationship between IT and marketing correlates with improved business growth. Here’s how to bury past frictions and build a better business-focused, cross-functional team.
By Stephanie OverbyOct, 22 2019
IT-as-a-business is dead. Long live BusOps
Opinion

IT-as-a-business is dead. Long live BusOps

Thanks to digital transformation, technology is embedded in every business process and practice your company relies on. It’s time to take a tip from DevOps, and rethink the business-IT divide.
By Bob LewisOct, 16 2019
5 practical ways your organization can benefit from DevSecOps
The Tech Mindset

5 practical ways your organization can benefit from DevSecOps

Behind the buzzword, is there a real need of and value for organizations in exploring DevSecOps? It’s important to understand why DevSecOps matters in this day and age of security breaches and what the pragmatic benefits are for your organization.
By Ax SharmaOct, 14 2019
The customer journey map: A new playbook CIOs must master
Feature

The customer journey map: A new playbook CIOs must master

CIOs driving digital business strategy must master customer experience. That means working with marketing on a critical initiative: the customer journey map.
By Clint BoultonOct, 11 2019
Information technology – what is it good for?
Truth from the Trenches

Information technology – what is it good for?

Technology fads come and go over time but the fundamental business benefits that IT can deliver remain the same. Any technology initiative that can produce dramatic improvements in process automation, data democratization or ease of use will materially improve the business credibility of your company’s IT team and likely enhance the career prospects of its leaders.
By Mark SettleOct, 10 2019
10 IT-business collaboration mistakes to avoid
Feature

10 IT-business collaboration mistakes to avoid

Ignoring conflict, missing out on post-mortems, failing to prioritize trust — here’s what is holding you back when co-creating and collaborating with business colleagues. 
By Paul HeltzelOct, 9 2019
The reverse pitch: Enlisting startups to hone innovation
Feature

The reverse pitch: Enlisting startups to hone innovation

Aflac, Bayer and Bosch are among a growing number of enterprises leveraging the ‘reverse pitch,’ in which companies pose business challenges they will pay winning startups to solve.
By Clint BoultonOct, 7 2019
Bad beginnings have bad endings
Decoding IT for Business

Bad beginnings have bad endings

If you get off to a bad start on a project, you may never be able to recover.
By Paul CotteyOct, 3 2019
To kick-start AI projects, think "minimum viable intelligence"
The Digital CIO

To kick-start AI projects, think "minimum viable intelligence"

AI systems don't need to be perfect to be put into production. They just need to be better than humans.
By Zeus KerravalaOct, 2 2019
Shift your focus from technology acquisition to real solutions and outcomes
The Digital Workplace

Shift your focus from technology acquisition to real solutions and outcomes

Enterprise buyers don't just want technology…they're looking for business solutions.
By David SmithOct, 1 2019
5 technical capabilities required in modern enterprise data strategies
Driving Digital Transformation

5 technical capabilities required in modern enterprise data strategies

Becoming data-driven requires an ongoing commitment to excellence. It's not simple, but it shouldn't be daunting, either.
By Isaac SacolickSep, 30 2019
6 strategies for avoiding cloud vendor lock-in
Feature

6 strategies for avoiding cloud vendor lock-in

A credible threat of defection can help you leverage competitive pricing opportunities and escape long-term relationships gone bad.
By Bob ViolinoSep, 30 2019
The 5 ways strategic partnerships fuel uncommon growth
Square One

The 5 ways strategic partnerships fuel uncommon growth

Tangible ways a strategic partnership channel can drive otherwise unrealized growth.
By Pankaj BenganiSep, 27 2019
Strategic partnership: A magic bullet for enterprise innovation
Square One

Strategic partnership: A magic bullet for enterprise innovation

Strategic partnerships have emerged as an opportunity to help enterprise businesses scale. Make sure your organization doesn’t get stuck on the sidelines!
By Pankaj BenganiSep, 26 2019
Big business: You, too, can growth hack
Transforming Engineering

Big business: You, too, can growth hack

Big businesses have a lot of potential to unlock and can be scrappy to great effect if they push traditional approaches aside. The key is to always keep rethinking and continue reinventing.
By Sandeep ChoukseySep, 26 2019
Have you dusted off your incident response plan?
Divergent CIO

Have you dusted off your incident response plan?

As security incidents are more prevalent these days, we are seeing organizations that aren't sufficiently prepared because their incident response plan was outdated or non-existent.
By Brian ThomasSep, 25 2019
IT’s latest survival skill: Embracing risk
Feature

IT’s latest survival skill: Embracing risk

In today’s digital business world, IT has to stop playing it safe, as you can’t innovate without taking some risks. Still most IT professionals remain deeply risk-averse.
By Minda ZetlinSep, 25 2019
Redefining omnichannel: The challenge for technology leaders
Square One

Redefining omnichannel: The challenge for technology leaders

For technology leaders, now is the time to invest in the right technology to pave the way for omnichannel success.
By Carl PerrySep, 19 2019
Are you ready to become a digital technology leader?
The Adaptive CIO

Are you ready to become a digital technology leader?

In “Designed for Digital," which will be released next week, the authors suggest that winning at digital requires more than a mastery of social, mobile, analytics, cloud and IoT. It requires the willingness to experiment and to create new digital value propositions.
By Myles SuerSep, 16 2019
The purpose of a corporation: sustainability
Future Forward

The purpose of a corporation: sustainability

Reconsidering the fundamental driver of corporate valuations is perhaps too much to expect in the short term, but it is a useful way to frame the question of how sustainability can be built into decision-making.
By David MyttonSep, 9 2019
Delivering results through the magic of experimentation
The Tech Nest

Delivering results through the magic of experimentation

Achieving the desired results for your innovation practice starts with identifying business-driven opportunities; exploring disruptive technology in ways that are fast, cheap, and delight your audience; and focusing momentum on the scope of work, the location of your innovation practice, and the process for engaging your business partners.
By Jose HernandezAug, 28 2019
What is process improvement? A business methodology for efficiency and productivity
Feature

What is process improvement? A business methodology for efficiency and productivity

A broken business process can cost your business time and money. But pinpointing exactly where a process breaks down — and where it can be improved — isn’t an exact science.
By Sarah K. WhiteAug, 27 2019
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