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A 10-Step Playbook for CIO Success

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:34:18 -0400

Here are some key measures IT leaders must implement to meet the changing demands of the job. - CIOs and other it executives have a very complicated job. Systems need to run, hardware needs to be up to date, longer-term architecture strategy needs to be developed and executed upon, transformation programs need to be rolled out, capabilities need to be delivered, and proper governance around in...

CIO Success: A 10-Step Playbook

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:52:50 -0500

A former divisional CIO with Prudential offers a treatise on what IT leaders must do to meet the changing demands of the job. - CIOs and IT executives have a complicated job. Systems need to run, hardware needs to be up to date, longer-term architecture strategy needs to be developed and executed on, transformation programs need to be rolled out, capabilities need to be delivered, and proper governance around information s...

5 Steps for Agility in a Volatile Economy

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:12:42 -0500

Five tactics todays successful IT organizations use to manage performance and create a productive values-based culture that yields high production, low turnover and profitability. - �Agile� is one of the most overused phrases in the IT world today. In fact, its impossible to go to a conference or read an industry publication without tripping over a veritable parade of agile methodologies for everything from software development to product deployment to sales force optimization....

8 Ways IT Can Weather the Economic Storm

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:59:55 -0400

Advice for CIOs to mandate more IT services in an age of tightening budgets. - In todays economic climate, IT budgets are headed for stormy waters, but demand for IT services continues to rise. So how do you meet your companys mandate to do the same or more, while reducing costs at the same time? EquaTerra, a sourcing consultancy, identifies eight key ways that help IT to wea...

Telecommuting: Opportunities and Obstacles

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:26:40 -0400

Telecommuting is helping businesses see gains productivity and employee retention, but lower morale and security risks pose hurdles. - What advantages and/or disadvantages is your company seeing from telecommuting? Sound off at editors@cioinsight.com. And check out these presentations on IT workforce management: Top IT Skills in Most Demand How to Retain Top IT Workers ...

Do CEOs Get Alignment?

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:43:11 -0400

Alignment is once again the top concern for CIOs. The problem is, their executives bosses don't get it. - IT and business alignment is a two-way street, and the fact that many business executives dont understand that frustrates Jerry Luftman. Luftman, an IT professor at the Stevens Institute of Technology, conducts an annual survey for the Society for Information Management on the major concerns of bu...

How CIOs Can Make Mergers Work

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:00:43 -0400

The failure rate for mergers and acquisitions is painfully high. Making the CIO a key part of due diligence is one way to increase the odds of success. - Many or most corporate mergers fail to meet their objectives. One thing that might up the success rate: getting the CIO involved in due diligence from the start. �The CIO needs to have a seat at the table� in the merger-planning process, says Nan Morrison, a partner in Accentures Strategic Informat...

WiMax: The Future of Wireless, Still Years Away

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:52:39 -0400

WiMax promises gains in wireless security, but cost and maturity will hold it back for years. - The future for WiMax technology in the enterprise is, well, not now. Despite some hefty investments and even heftier plans among wireless infrastructure providers, serious adoption of WiMax by American businesses is several years away, and even widespread consumer applications are a couple of years...

China: Outsourcing Giant or Global Business Empire?

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:50:53 -0400

Legendary Harvard professor Warren McFarlan examines the conundrum of Chinas business potential: will it be the worlds sweatshop or the next great global competitor? - The chief economist and personal financial advisor to the president of China was in one of our programs. His perspective on Chinas future was extremely interesting: he says, basically, its more of the same. China winds up being the sweatshop of the world. That doesnt improve the quality of life for ...

What the Olympics Means for China, IT

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:41:36 -0400

The Beijing Olympics and the massive media coverage around it helps China reintroduce itself to the world. Harvard Business Schools China guru, Warren McFarlan, explains the ramifications. - The Olympic Games are a huge psychological issue for China. Its their national coming-out party. Its a validation that after 30 years, �China� is back. For most of the last 3,000 years, the most dominant civilization until 1500 was China, anyway you cut it. Medicine, prosperity, health, trade they...

Has the Mobile Web Arrived?

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:03:45 -0400

The new iPhone puts the state of the mobile Web under a new spotlight. - You cant blame CIOs for their skepticism around the first iPhone launch. Sure, Apples marketing prowess left just about everyone wanting one, but Apple was clearly gunning for the consumer market. For IT executives, there was little excitement a closed network, no outside applications, etc. If anyt...

The Danger of the New iPhone

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:35:59 -0400

Harvard Law School professor and tech guru Jonathan Zittrain warns of trouble in Apple's strategy. - Many people lust after the iPhone, but Jonathan Zittrain sees danger in the device. Zittrain, a professor at Harvard Law School and co-founder of its Berkman Center for Internet and Society, worries that closed appliances like the iPhone and walled gardens like Facebook will stifle the creativity ...

The Right Recipe for Innovative Tech Investments

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:09:41 -0400

Innovation expert Scott Anthony says IT execs need to push the immediate benefits on new technologies, even if theyre difficult to see. - Its nearly impossible for business executives to approve investments on technologies that havent yet proven their value elsewhere, but that problem will go away soon, says Scott Anthony, president of Innosight, a strategic consulting firm. In the meantime, CIOs and their teams need to focus on the...

Execs Value Outsourcing but Problems Linger

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:30:38 -0500

Satisfaction levels are high, but inherent shortcomings continue to damage outsourcings value, according to new study.

- A strikingly high number of executives say their IT outsourcing projects met their return-on-investment goals, casting a positive light on one of ITs more complex areas, a new study reveals. But despite the positive results, the dark side of outsourcing persists, with many executives wishing they ...

Scaling the Wall: Understanding China`s IT and Business Potential

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:27:45 -0500

A look at five books that open the door to what China could become. &

- Whats your view of China? How is your company approaching the country? Tell us at editors@cioinsight.com And check out these presentations on top books for IT pros: 15 Must-Read Winter Books for IT Pros The Best Books of 2007 Five Insightful Management Books Fiv...