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Full Name: Allan Alter
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Allan Alter has been a specialist on information technology management, strategy and leadership for many years. Most recently, he was editor-in-chief and the director of new content development for the MIT Sloan Management Review. He has been a columnist and department editor at Computerworld, where he won three awards from the American Society of Business Press Editors. Previously he was a special projects editor, senior editor and senior writer for CIO magazine. Earlier, Alter was an associate editor for Mass High Tech. He has edited two books: The Squandered Computer: Evaluating the Business Alignment of Business Technologies and Redesigning the Firm.

   
Rating Points: 1411 Points
Average Rating: starstarstarstarstar from 328 Votes
Total Stories: 157
Overall Ranking: 5 of 389
     
Articles By This Author: (Most recent articles first)

starstarstarstarstar 2009-10-06 Increasing IT Capability While Cutting Costs
starstarstarstarstar 2008-04-08 CIOs: You`ve Got Clout!
starstarstarstarstar 2008-04-04 Midmarket CIOs: Fundamentally Essential
starstarstarstarstar 2008-03-06 Collaboration: Unlocking the Power of Teams
starstarstarstarstar 2008-03-05 Teamwork, But Less Technology
starstarstarstarstar 2008-03-05 Blame CIOs for the IT Skills Shortage
starstarstarstarstar 2008-03-05 In Management, Old Trends Never Die
starstarstarstarstar 2008-02-11 SMB IT Spending Holds Steady
starstarstarstarstar 2008-02-11 Spending Growth Slows, But No Panic
starstarstarstarstar 2008-02-01 IT Salaries: The Best Paid Get Better Paid
starstarstarstarstar 2008-01-23 IT Spending Rising Despite Recession Fears
starstarstarstarstar 2008-01-22 How IT Can Help Attract New Customers
starstarstarstarstar 2008-01-10 China`s IT Challenge
starstarstarstarstar 2007-12-20 CIOs Rank Their Top Priorities for 2008
starstarstarstarstar 2007-12-18 Future of IT: Turbulent Times Ahead
starstarstarstarstar 2007-12-14 CIOs Worry About the Economy
starstarstarstarstar 2007-11-15 Vendor Value Survey: Mid-Market
starstarstarstarstar 2007-11-15 Vendor Value Survey: The Big Picture
starstarstarstarstar 2007-11-14 Vendor Value: CIOs Rate the Leading Tech Providers
starstarstarstarstar 2007-11-14 Vendor Value Survey: The Competition
starstarstarstarstar 2007-11-14 November 2007 Vendor Value Study
starstarstarstarstar 2007-11-13 The 'Connected' CIO
starstarstarstarstar 2007-11-06 Only 'Knuckleheads' Think IT Isn't a Differentiator
starstarstarstarstar 2007-10-17 Multiple Roles Eyed for CIOs
starstarstarstarstar 2007-10-15 Does BI Really Help Businesses Get Smarter?
starstarstarstarstar 2007-10-11 How Valuable is Business Intelligence to the Enterprise?
starstarstarstarstar 2007-10-10 October 2007 Mid-Market Research: Business Intelligence
starstarstarstarstar 2007-09-13 Strategist Gary Hamel Re-Imagines Management
starstarstarstarstar 2007-09-13 CIOs Seen as Obstacles to Innovation
starstarstarstarstar 2007-09-12 Best Techniques to Manage IT Costs
starstarstarstarstar 2007-09-11 Cracking the Whip On IT Spending
starstarstarstarstar 2007-09-11 Managing IT Costs in a Weakened Economy
starstarstarstarstar 2007-09-06 Does the Irreplaceable IT Employee Exist?
starstarstarstarstar 2007-08-23 A Second Life: 10 Web 2.0 Apps CIOs Personally Use
starstarstarstarstar 2007-08-23 Investing in Emerging Technologies on a Small Budget
starstarstarstarstar 2007-08-20 Delete This Article: Storing Data Could Prove Risky
starstarstarstarstar 2007-08-14 48 Hot Technologies Explored
starstarstarstarstar 2007-08-09 Balancing Security and Agility
starstarstarstarstar 2007-08-09 Security, Reconsidered
starstarstarstarstar 2007-07-24 Making Agility an Ability
starstarstarstarstar 2007-07-19 Embracing SOA
starstarstarstarstar 2007-07-06 The SOA Payoff
starstarstarstarstar 2007-06-13 What Data Mining Can and Can't Do
starstarstarstarstar 2007-06-12 How CIOs Attract and Retain Talent
starstarstarstarstar 2007-06-12 June 2007 Research Study: Recruitment and Retention
starstarstarstarstar 2007-06-07 Small Firms Win Over IT Talent
starstarstarstarstar 2007-05-17 How Secure Are Mid-Market Companies?
starstarstarstarstar 2007-05-17 Security: New Study IDs Top Threats
starstarstarstarstar 2007-05-17 How We Picked Our Top CIOs
starstarstarstarstar 2007-05-16 Gen Y Security Threat
starstarstarstarstar 2007-05-15 Ditch Your Blackberry?
starstarstarstarstar 2007-05-15 Mid-Market Report: Open Source
starstarstarstarstar 2007-05-14 How the Survey was Done
starstarstarstarstar 2007-05-14 Open Source: What Companies Are Deploying Now
starstarstarstarstar 2007-04-19 Mid-Market Report: Role of the CIO
starstarstarstarstar 2007-04-17 The CIO's Role: Findings
starstarstarstarstar 2007-04-17 Setting a Strategic Course
starstarstarstarstar 2007-04-17 April 2007 Research: The Role of the CIO
starstarstarstarstar 2007-04-07 Unequal Pay for Equal Experience
starstarstarstarstar 2007-03-22 Business Alignment: The Eternal Priority
starstarstarstarstar 2007-03-07 I.T. Outsourcing: Expect the Unexpected
starstarstarstarstar 2007-03-07 Midsize Firms Get More Value from Outsourcing
starstarstarstarstar 2007-02-21 Budgets Up 8.6%: Where's The Money Going?
starstarstarstarstar 2007-02-14 Alan Kay: The PC Must Be Revamped—Now
starstarstarstarstar 2007-02-14 50 Technologies: Where CIOs are Spending Their Money
starstarstarstarstar 2007-02-13 February 2007 Research: IT Spending
starstarstarstarstar 2007-02-09 Findings: IT Spending is Rising Across the Board
starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-16 The Future of I.T.: What's on Tap for 2007 and Beyond
starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-16 Change: The Only Constant
starstarstarstarstar 2007-01-07 China's Alma Mater
starstarstarstarstar 2006-12-05 Robert Reich: The Economics of People
starstarstarstarstar 2006-12-04 CIOs to Vendors: Get With the Program
starstarstarstarstar 2006-12-04 The List: The Top 40 Vendors by Ranking
starstarstarstarstar 2006-12-04 CIO Insight's 2006 Vendor Value Study
starstarstarstarstar 2006-11-29 Can IT Use Open Source Methods To Write Internal Code?
starstarstarstarstar 2006-11-21 Despite IT Support, Customer Service Is Getting Worse
starstarstarstarstar 2006-11-14 New CIO Insight Survey Finds Sales And Marketing Software Missing Mark
starstarstarstarstar 2006-11-08 Robert Reich: Democratic Victory Won't Change Economic Policies Affecting IT Workforce
starstarstarstarstar 2006-11-07 Hoarding Information Isn't Always the Path to Profits
starstarstarstarstar 2006-11-06 Opportunity Is Knocking. Is Anyone Home?
starstarstarstarstar 2006-11-06 SIM President: Where CIOs Need To Focus Now
starstarstarstarstar 2006-10-31 Leave Your Legacy Now
starstarstarstarstar 2006-10-31 The Web Is the Most Common Way to Sell
starstarstarstarstar 2006-10-27 October 2006 Business Process Improvement Survey: Pushing for a Process Edge
starstarstarstarstar 2006-10-24 Help Wanted—Diplomats Only Need Apply
starstarstarstarstar 2006-10-17 Are Enterprise Apps On the Way Out?
starstarstarstarstar 2006-10-10 Vendors are Missing the Target with Business Process Software
starstarstarstarstar 2006-10-04 October 2006 Business Process Improvement Survey: Creating Smarter, Faster, Cheaper Processes is IT
starstarstarstarstar 2006-10-03 September 2006 Security Survey: It Can't Happen Here—But It Does
starstarstarstarstar 2006-09-27 September 2006 Security Survey: CIOs Need to Fill Holes in Security and Privacy Policies
starstarstarstarstar 2006-09-19 September 2006 Security Survey: CIOs Have High Confidence in Security Vendors
starstarstarstarstar 2006-09-18 Domestic Security: FEMA Phones Home
starstarstarstarstar 2006-09-13 September 2006 Security Survey: Despite Security Problems, Confidence in IT Security Remains High
starstarstarstarstar 2006-09-07 September 2006 Security Survey: Security Breaches Strike One in Three Companies
starstarstarstarstar 2006-09-06 August 2006 IT Organization Survey: IT's Future is Brighter Than You Think
starstarstarstarstar 2006-08-29 August 2006 IT Organization Survey: The Wall Between IT and Business is Falling Down
starstarstarstarstar 2006-08-22 August 2006 Survey: IT Departments Are Going Through Unprecedented Change
starstarstarstarstar 2006-08-15 August 2006 Survey: CIOs Put Out Help-Wanted Sign for Business-Savvy IT Professionals
starstarstarstarstar 2006-08-09 August 2006 IT Organization Survey: CIOs Expect IT Organizations to Keep Growing
starstarstarstarstar 2006-08-04 July 2006 Survey: The Bitter Truth About ROI
starstarstarstarstar 2006-08-02 July 2006 Survey: IT Is Delivering Business Value, But Some Technologies Deliver More Than Others
starstarstarstarstar 2006-07-25 July 2006 Survey: Most Companies Struggle to Measure the Value of IT
starstarstarstarstar 2006-07-19 Expert Voice: Lynne Markus on Integrating with Business Partners
starstarstarstarstar 2006-07-19 July 2006 Survey: IT Value, Productivity Metrics Still Not Trustworthy
starstarstarstarstar 2006-07-12 July 2006 Survey: What's the Value of IT? At Many Companies, It's Just Guesswork.
starstarstarstarstar 2006-07-06 June 2006 Survey: IT's Compliance Efforts Finally Begin Paying Off
starstarstarstarstar 2006-06-28 June 2006 Survey: Compliance Remains a Project, Not a Process
starstarstarstarstar 2006-06-21 June 2006 Compliance Survey: CIOs Find Compliance Brings Business Benefits
starstarstarstarstar 2006-06-14 June 2006 Survey: Data Security Receives a Boost from Compliance Efforts
starstarstarstarstar 2006-06-07 June 2006 Survey: Compliance Spending is Leveling Off
starstarstarstarstar 2006-05-31 Expert Voices: MIT's Stuart Madnick on Information Management and the Agile Corporation
starstarstarstarstar 2006-05-31 May 2006 Survey: The Big Payback from Effective Information Management
starstarstarstarstar 2006-05-26 Emerging Technologies May 2006: Which Technologies Make Sense for Your Company?
starstarstarstarstar 2006-05-24 May 2006 Information Management Survey: CIOs Struggle to Generate Full Value from Their Information
starstarstarstarstar 2006-05-17 Research May 2006: CIOs Start Adopting Emerging Technologies More Cautiously
starstarstarstarstar 2006-05-10 Are CIOs Ignoring Web 2.0 Technologies?
starstarstarstarstar 2006-05-04 Emerging Mobility, Collaboration, and Business Process Technologies
starstarstarstarstar 2006-05-04 Emerging Computing and Software Technologies
starstarstarstarstar 2006-05-04 Emerging Technologies Survey May 2006: Which Technologies Make Sense For Your Company?
starstarstarstarstar 2006-04-26 Managing Multicultural Teams
starstarstarstarstar 2006-04-06 CIOs: Paranoid No More
starstarstarstarstar 2006-04-06 CIO Role Survey April 2006: Achievement is the Issue, Not Survival
starstarstarstarstar 2006-03-06 Outsourcing March 2006: Can an Anxious IT Organization Be Productive?
starstarstarstarstar 2006-02-06 Putting the "I" Back in IT
starstarstarstarstar 2006-02-06 Is Your IT Budget Stretched Too Thin?
starstarstarstarstar 2006-01-06 Are You the Leader You Think You Are?
starstarstarstarstar 2005-12-15 How the Customer Satisfaction Survey Was Done
starstarstarstarstar 2005-12-15 Excelling in Spots: Customer Evaluations by Category
starstarstarstarstar 2005-12-15 Winners and Losers: Survey Shows Shifts in Customer Esteem
starstarstarstarstar 2005-12-15 30 Trends for 2006: Pursuit of the Frictionless Business Platform
starstarstarstarstar 2005-12-05 Are Your Vendors Fighting to Keep You Happy?
starstarstarstarstar 2005-11-05 What Does Wall Street Think of Your Technology?
starstarstarstarstar 2005-10-15 CIOs Shift: Focus is On Revenue, Not on Saving Money
starstarstarstarstar 2005-10-05 Business Intelligence Is Valuable, but Falls Short of Its Potential
starstarstarstarstar 2005-09-15 Security Relaxes as IT Threats Increase
starstarstarstarstar 2005-09-05 Feds Flunk Security 101
starstarstarstarstar 2005-08-05 Mobility Becomes a Strategic Goal, Not Just a Productivity Tool
starstarstarstarstar 2005-08-05 Knowledge Workers Need Better Management
starstarstarstarstar 2005-07-05 Can You Profit as Customers Get Smarter?
starstarstarstarstar 2005-06-05 Innovation Makes Emerging Technologies Pay Off
starstarstarstarstar 2005-05-05 Is Automating Compliance a Waste of Money?
starstarstarstarstar 2005-04-05 The Changing Role of the CIO
starstarstarstarstar 2005-03-25 Job Loss Is Real, So Don't Dodge the Issue
starstarstarstarstar 2005-03-05 Finding Success Offshore
starstarstarstarstar 2004-12-15 2005: The Year of Growing Carefully
starstarstarstarstar 2004-12-01 Will Broadband Over Power Lines be a 60-Watt Weakling?
starstarstarstarstar 2004-11-01 Interview: Carnegie Mellon
starstarstarstarstar 2004-08-01 How Do You Get Users to Adopt CRM?
starstarstarstarstar 2004-07-01 How Can CIOs Keep Prioritization Politics in Check?
starstarstarstarstar 2004-06-01 Are CIOs Thinking Strategically Enough about Small Vendors?
starstarstarstarstar 2004-04-01 ROI: Why Don't More CIOs Measure ROI After a Project Is Up and Running?
starstarstarstarstar 2004-03-01 Why Are So Many CIOs Looking for New Jobs?
starstarstarstarstar 2004-02-01 Richard Nolan: A Committee of One's Own
starstarstarstarstar 2004-02-01 Who's Spending What on Sarbanes-Oxley
starstarstarstarstar 2003-09-16 Web Extra: Extended Interview with Michael Treacy
starstarstarstarstar 2003-03-17 ROI 2003: Do You Have Any Faith In Your ROI Numbers?
starstarstarstarstar 2003-01-14 Spending 2003: How Bad is the Bite in Your Budget?


 
 
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