Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2017

In particular, CIOs tell us that data scientists, security experts, and enterprise architects are hard to find. Talent-as-a-Service – Use crowdsourcing platforms like Topcoder or Kaggle to access talent that may not be available in the enterprise, commonly for projects but conceivably for operations too. Unleashing Talent.

Technology 8

Technology Organization Incubator Content 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2015

All too often the functionality, user experience, logic, and workflow decisions of exactly how the application will work are made by the software vendor or app developer with no input from users. Operating this way today is a big no-no in the corporate world. This is a colossal mistake and is the downfall of many IT projects.

Execution 8

Execution Hotels Software System 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

If asked about cost savings, be ready to deliver your pitch on how you intend to reduce or eliminate capex spending, reduce personnel resources, move services to a pay by month model eliminating long term contracts and ultimately reduce your annual budget by a modest percentage year over year over a 3-5 year period of time.

Directory 8

Directory Company IAM CIO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2015

I call this phenomenon “executive brownout” and the details of El-Erian’s departure (not to mention more recent reporting on the conduct of his co-CIO Bill Gross, who has also since resigned) only confirmed my opinion that he was very likely suffering from it. Employee retention Motivating people Developing employees'

CIO 8

CIO CFO Crisis Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

I keep thinking of the health-care IT professionals I’ve worked with for much of my career and how they must be dreading the long, rough road that lies ahead for them. With time to plan, we knew we needed to engage the staff in thinking creatively about how best to reorganize IT operations to optimize available resources.

Tips 10

Tips Health Care Budgeting CIO 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

They call it a "WeOrg" — and their story offers up a playbook for any organization looking to inject more freedom and self-regulation into its operations. What if training and development programs unleashed human potential rather than packed people full of curricula, models, and competencies? Story by Bjarte Bogsnes.

Bureaucracy 13

Bureaucracy Company Agility CIO 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2015

The core disruptive concept is that the “pipe” created by the cable MSOs (multiple system operators) no longer provides the sole gateway to consumers’ television screens. Think about messaging: We’ve relied on mobile phone operators (AT&T, Verizon, et al.) to send text messages. ” Data.

Brand 8

Brand Disintermediation Media Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 19, 2013

This perspective created the industrial economy lens through which most managers perceive their operations. A presentation developed for a conference does not produce much value until it is actually presented, an event which may occur weeks or months after the document is completed. Technology investments work the same way.

CTO 8

CTO Franchising CIO Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2017

The four-story glass building designed by Norman Foster seamlessly integrates a long and diverse list of technical achievements — from the enormous solar panel array on the roof to hidden cable management mechanisms at the workstations — all according to Jobs’s uncompromising design standards. Peter’s Square in Rome.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Technology Hedge Project 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

They did not spend as much time thinking about local events that have implications for their emerging market operations. The cost of doing business — and especially the cost of local production — would go up, and budget-busting government spending increases would erode long-term business confidence despite short-term stimulus.

Market Risk 9

Market Risk Marketing Supply Chain Company 9