Digital transformation projects cry out for a human touch
CIO news roundup for week of June 5 SearchCIO was in the Big Apple talking to CIOs about digital transformation projects. Meantime, here’s what was grabbing headlines. SoftBank scoops up…
CIO strives to tie cloud metrics to business value
Fine-tuning cloud metrics: A checklist But just as CIOs have adopted the idea that it’s not about technology for technology’s sake when it comes to bringing new products to the…
Needed now and for the foreseeable future: Five hot IT skills
Hot IT skills: No. 1 Software engineer: Even with our strong commitment to buy versus build when it comes to our enterprise systems, customer and competitive demands will likely require…
Data asset curation: The guidelines to determine information usability
Data catalog fundamentals: The dimensions of usability The policies and processes for data curation are managed using a data catalog in which a cache of attributes about each data asset…
Fine-tune your cloud-first strategy with better metrics
Three areas that should factor into every cloud-first strategy Analysts said there are no standard formulas or equations to be had when doing this cloud analysis work, and they noted…
Supply chain finance platforms might provide ‘win-win’
The need for supply chain finance Supply chain finance upends the traditional means of bankrolling a supply chain in that it lets manufacturers and suppliers work together to pursue payment…
Why do enterprises invest in talent management systems?
Human capital development Development of an organization’s human capital — people — has a number of big-picture benefits. Talent management systems support organization development in many different ways. Talent management…
Measuring ROI for AI investments? Put on your venture capitalist hat
Think RD, develop projects in parallel Interest in AI abounds, but actual deployments of the technology are still relatively few. In a recent Forrester Research survey, 58% of business and…
One Doctor’s Take on How to Fix the Sick Healthcare System
Mistreated: Why We Think We’re Getting Good Health Care — And Why We’re Usually Wrong by Robert Pearl, M.D., Public Affairs, 2017 A decade after presidential candidate Barack Obama first declared…
Design for Your Strengths
Photograph by PCN In their efforts to compete, business strategists often forget a basic principle: Build from your strengths. The most successful companies have a clear, well-articulated view of what’s…
11 Types of Strategic Maturity: Which One Describes Your Company?
Almost every business today faces major strategic challenges, but different companies are challenged in different ways. That’s why so much conventional wisdom surrounding strategy — for example, understanding your external…
A Jobless Recovery in Coal
Over here, there’s an industry in which employment has been sinking rapidly for years. Underlying demand for the product it produces is shrinking because newer technologies produce alternatives that either…
Economic Nationalism and the Future of Global R&D
For years, companies have been expanding their research and development (RD) footprint beyond the boundaries of their home country. But recent political and economic events have raised questions about whether…
Innovation from Farm to Table
For farmers in rural India, gaining access to quality products, accurate information, and fair prices often presents a challenge. Pune-based startup AgroStar was founded to turn the tables. The company…
Speed Meets Variety in Amazon’s Deal for Whole Foods
Earlier today, Amazon announced it was buying Whole Foods in a deal worth $13.7 billion. What does the planet’s biggest online retailer need with a chi-chi brick-and-mortar grocery store? Once…
Failing Fast Causes More Failure
by Braden Kelley One scary statistic is that 70% of change initiatives fail. An overwhelming proportion of new product launches fail. Most new businesses fail. The sad fact is that…
What Should Your Chief Innovation Officer Do for Your Company?
by Yoram Solomon Editor’s note: This article is an adapted excerpt from Yoram Solomon’s book: Blueprints for the Next Big Thing. McKinsey Company surveyed 2,240 executives and asked how important is…
Quality Culture: Getting it right the first time
by Dan Blacharski A popular management theory, especially in the software world, is the culture of “minimum viable product (MVP),” which is often accompanied by a “fail fast” approach that…
Romancing the New Business Model
by Nicolas Bry As mentioned in the 2017 open-innovation center, innovation units with a new business model focus are catching interest. Here are a few examples: Innovation units with a business…
Best Advice You May Never Get
by Tom Koulopoulos When you’re in a tempest the hardest and most important thing to do is not the most obvious. When you’re running a business everyone has advice. Some…