The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 31, 2022

When it comes to developing government as a platform, nations have generally taken slightly unique approaches. In the Netherlands, a number of key portals have been developed by central government agencies, such as Overheid.nl Bedding in innovation. ” Encouraging change. . ” Encouraging change.

Innovation 115

Innovation Technology CIO Benchmarking 115

The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 28, 2021

In Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice he argues that the most successful companies are those who are able to understand why customers make the choices they do. Unfortunately, to use the vernacular of Stephen Haeckel , many innovators adopt a make and sell approach rather than sense and respond.

Innovation 113

Innovation Technology CIO Operations 113

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 7, 2022

“The stakeholders promoting smart-city development will benefit from the crisis and use their experience from the temporary shutdown to accelerate digital transformation in their cities,” he writes. Indeed, the University of Dortmund’s Klaus Kunzmann argues that the pandemic has been a boon for the smart city movement.

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GDP Technology Policies Engineering 143

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The classic method of segregating innovation to a single department, or to a process led by specialists, just isn’t fast enough any longer. What’s needed is a culture in which innovation is the mission of everyone, everywhere, every day. Most innovation methods don’t actually result in innovative solutions.

Innovation 57

Innovation Engineering CIO System 57

Skip Prichard

JUNE 24, 2021

The long-time CIO of Google, Ben Fried, indicated that the way in which that company has maintained its entrepreneurial spirit despite growing into a behemoth has been its ability to attract and retain people who are comfortable with and even drive change, even if it means cannibalizing what has worked in the past.

Company 104

Company How To Core Competence Venture Capitalist 104

Steve Farber

OCTOBER 7, 2016

That would be a whole company of CIOs. I jotted down the words Carry, Scan, Eavesdrop, Ponder, Talk, and Try Something New , and then wrote, everyone a CIO? I turned to Cam, a vision of millions of CIOs swimming in my head, and asked what he thought of all this. Can you imagine that, Farberoni?”. What could happen?

CIO 60

CIO Hamel Airlines Fashion 60

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2011

Those are the kinds of questions that CIOs get all the time. Most CIOs don't like being cast in the role of corporate psychic, but there's nothing they can do about it. So CIOs should avoid relying on just one source, no matter how well respected, and widen the range of events they attend.

CIO 15

CIO Venture Capitalist Chief Information Officer Conference 15

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 27, 2015

All of this means that CIOs and centralized IT department staff no longer 'own' company data the way they did in the past; giving rise to new concerns about data integrity and security in a more distributed and anarchic company structure.

CIO 50

CIO Technology CRM Competitive Advantage 50

Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2019

This approach is developed by Aloys Kregting, who was entitled as CIO of the year twice. The first mode concerns security and accuracy, whereas the second mode concerns innovation, which is less structured. Currently, she is working as an online marketeer and is predominantly occupied with link building and web development.

Enterprise Architecture 50

Enterprise Architecture Process Decentralization Agility 50

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

In fact, recent research [PDF] conducted by the CMO Council, suggests that this process should start with the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and the Chief Information Officer (CIO). It's up to the CEO to ensure that marketing and IT are on the same page in terms of both innovation goals and risk management.

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CIO Chief Information Officer Norton Technology 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2013

However, a survey just conducted by Accenture Interactive (see The CMO-CIO Disconnect ) points to a downright unhealthy relationship in many C-Suites which can do nothing but damage to firms. To begin to mend the CMO-CIO relationship, it''s important to understand the source of each side''s frustrations.

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CIO Chief Information Officer Marketing Technology 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2013

The CIO paradox is a set of contradictions that lies at the heart of IT leadership. Stay secure and boost innovation. Many CIOs have buckled under the CIO paradox, while others have managed to be effective despite it. Herewith, three items that should have a permanent place on any CIO''s "breaking the paradox" checklist.

CIO 9

CIO Technology Storytelling Short-term 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2013

CIOs who do great things in leading IT soon gain extra responsibilities. By helping business leaders to improve their businesses, the CIO becomes an obvious candidate to fill any open role that involves technology, process, or strong governance. Some CIOs become CIO-Plus-COO or CIO-Plus-Head of Shared Services.

CIO 9

CIO Technology Apparel Information Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

Our research, conducted in partnership with Harvard Business Review, The Economist, CEB (formerly the Corporate Executive Board), Intel, and TNS Global, finds that corporate leadership has lost confidence in the CIO as a strategic partner and views IT as a commodity rather than a difference-maker.

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CIO Crisis Competitive Advantage Webinar 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2013

There is a marked dissonance between CIOs and the C-suite — a fact that we uncovered in new research conducted with HBR, The Economist, CEB, and TNS Global. We have identified the problem , which is that CEOs believe that the CIO does not understand or help with the CEO''s issues and the needs of the business.

CIO 8

CIO Hamel Technology Tactics 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2013

It''s the rare CIO who applies scenario planning to the business of IT. Yet, in a function driven by innovation and the uncertainties surrounding the application and implication of future technologies, not using scenarios is tantamount to management malpractice. Scenarios and Innovation. IT Doesn''t Matter (to CEOs).

Scenario Planning 9

Scenario Planning CIO Planning Uncertainty 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2013

Managing this rapid change and fostering innovation while "keeping the trains running on time" is the primary leadership role required of any CIO, new or old. These are core tenets that all CIOs need to hold close. Generate Room for Innovation. I fundamentally believe that these need not be mutually exclusive goals.

CIO 9

CIO Positioning PPM Information Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2013

Only a small percentage came up with anything that was truly innovative. Tomorrow''s businesses will have a very different make-up, and the CIO must lead the charge in the face of these changes. What does it mean to view innovation as the only competitive advantage? Such propositions come from innovation.

CIO 8

CIO Competitive Advantage Agility Hamel 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Leaders and organizations are under more stress than ever to do two things simultaneously: deliver on today’s pressing commitments by troubleshooting and refining processes; and find and invest in innovation opportunities that will create tomorrow’s success. The problem is, this instinct crowds out longer term, innovative thinking.

Budgeting 15

Budgeting Innovation Disruptive Innovation Six Sigma 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2010

To begin to answer these questions, we conducted some qualitative research, using in-depth interviews with about two dozen CIOs and senior IT managers whose organizations have evaluated or adopted cloud computing services. How can managers generate competitive advantage from their cloud investments?

Competitive Advantage 15

Competitive Advantage Development CIO Survey 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Innovation is always infectious. But our recent research has taught us a lot about how management innovations can travel — in this case, from Silicon Valley tech sector companies known for their experimentation and agility in information technology (IT) management to the much older Bay Area companies who are their neighbors.

Innovation 9

Innovation CIO Agility Venture Capitalist 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2011

The CIO was Katherine Hudson, who is considered by many people to have launched the modern IT outsourcing movement while at Kodak. High-value functions such as infrastructure development and database administration were retained; others, including PCs, networks, and mainframes, were outsourced.

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CIO Outsourcing Cost Center Film 13

CEO Insider

MAY 25, 2022

Changes are essential for our development, and even though every start may be scary initially, it should finally be welcomed and embraced, even in the cases where you were not the one who decided on this significant change, you need to think about how you can adjust to the new standards. When it comes to […].

Career 52

Career Magazine Chief Information Officer Development 52

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Departments can automate a business process in the time it would take to enter IT's development pipeline. CEOs remain reluctant to invite CIOs to the executive table, insisting that IT is a cost center, not the innovation incubator it could be. Shadow IT has been freshly-labeled "departmental IT.".

Supply Chain 16

Supply Chain CIO Budgeting Project 16

First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 12, 2011

Here is another excellent article featured online by the Drucker Exchange (DX) within the Drucker Institute at Claremont Business University.

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Drucker Video Newsletter Resources 95

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2013

These three change accelerators are what lie behind today''s avalanche of business transformation, and they are directly affecting the roles of CIO and CTO. And, just as the CIO''s role needs to change, so too does the CTO''s—from Chief Technology Officer to Chief Transformation Officer. That''s a huge shift.

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CTO CIO Chief Technology Officer Chief Information Officer 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2013

Consider: Standards-based (rather than proprietary) technologies in mobility, Internet protocols and open API''s demand shorter application and infrastructure development cycle times. CIOs need to provide infrastructure at a lower cost and with more agile capability. Today''s CIO Needs to Be the Chief Innovation Officer.

CIO 12

CIO Technology Telecommunications Information Technology 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2013

Over the last two years, we have been engaged in primary research with The Harvard Business Review, The Economist, CEB (formerly known as the Corporate Executive Board), Intel, and TNS Global in an attempt to paint a picture of how the role of the CIO and the IT department is changing. CIOs today must adapt or risk being marginalized.

CIO 10

CIO ROI Agility Information Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2018

In 2001, a new approach to technology development was created by a daring group of developers. Called Agile, the process put customers at the center of product development, encouraged rapid prototyping, and dramatically increased corporate speed and agility. Continuous Development is a growing trend in the software industry.

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Agility Development Organization Software 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2017

Jim Fowler and Jeff Smith talked about peripheral vision in relation to the chief information officer role (Fowler is currently CIO at General Electric, and Smith was formerly CIO at IBM). “I’ve been the beneficiary of a lot of great leaders’ taking a personal interest in my professional development,” he says.

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Execution CIO Chief Information Officer Learning-by-Doing 17

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Recently, with the evolution of IT and the internet, we saw the rise of CIOs to help companies organize their information. As IT matures, it is increasingly becoming the CEO’s role to develop their companies’ internet strategy. Indeed, many S&P 500 companies wish they had developed their internet strategy earlier.

CIO 15

CIO Maturity Learning-by-Doing Industry 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2014

These skills are now reaching beyond data analysis to encompass information architecture, application development, and technology project management. Starving IT of budget takes a heavy toll on innovation. CIOs and CMOs must meet in the middle.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain CIO Chief Information Officer Budgeting 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2013

But there''s a catch for CIOs and other tech-minded executives: to keep creating opportunities, companies must keep changing the experience or fall behind. This puts immense pressure on the organization to keep up with the competition while trying to innovate in its own right. Today''s CIO Needs to Be the Chief Innovation Officer.

CIO 10

CIO Technology Media Information Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

According to CIO Dieter Haban , whose team identified the idea and led product development, “the innovation combines telematics, mobility, central mission control, big data analytics, and a seamless process from the truck to the driver, fleet manager, and ultimately to an authorized service outlet.”.

Engineering 13

Engineering CIO Disruptive Innovation Uncertainty 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

According to CIO Dieter Haban , whose team identified the idea and led product development, “the innovation combines telematics, mobility, central mission control, big data analytics, and a seamless process from the truck to the driver, fleet manager, and ultimately to an authorized service outlet.”.

Engineering 13

Engineering CIO Disruptive Innovation Uncertainty 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2013

When it comes to innovation in industries with strategically narrow windows of opportunities, speed is everything. This quickening pace — what academics and journalists have called innovation on steroids — is beginning to reach IT departments. Innovations were virtually prevented by stifling complexity.

Technology 9

Technology CIO Agility Software 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

We are delighted to announce the winners of the Beyond Bureaucracy Challenge , the second leg of the HBR/McKinsey M-Prize for Management Innovation. And we received a flood of big ideas and game-changing initiatives and experiments from management innovators in all kinds of organizations around the world. Story by Michael Cuthrell.

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Bureaucracy Company Agility CIO 15