The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Deploy technology systematically – Interestingly, the authors suggest that whether you use a traditional waterfall method or a more modern agile approach to deployment is largely irrelevant, with the key being to deploy the technology systematically rather than in an adhoc manner.

TCO 85

TCO Decentralization CAPEX Industry 85

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2013

What the cloud does is make the technology-supply side more efficient and perhaps more agile. It may make costs more predictable and shift investments from CapEx to OpEx. Because the problems with enterprise IT have generally nothing to do with IT. They never have! It may even lead to access to leading-edge technologies.

CIO 10

CIO CAPEX Budgeting CRM 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Why is one insurance company deep into an agile transformation while another is experimenting with it only at the edges of its business? As companies move to more agile operating models , they must learn to balance accountability with autonomy. How do banks switch customer relationships from branch offices to mobile phone screens?

Strategy 8

Strategy Company Banking Apparel 8