The CIO Must Think Strategicly, not Tactically
One of the challenges over the course of development of Information Technology departments has been the way that the group responds to change. Traditionally change is driven by tactical needs, and not planned around a corporate strategy. This is not simply a matter of the Technology teams becoming more business savvy. This is only a [...]
Belt Tightening or Growth? IT’s Opportunity to Contribute!
Having recently moved house and office I came across an article I had meant to read months ago, which somehow ended up packed in a box for discovery this week. In particular what caught my attention was an article called “Return to Growth“. In it Chris Murphy makes the point that “belt tightening isn’t over, [...]
Building a Enterprise Perception for the Technology Specialty
There is one certainty throughout the whole of our business life and that is the constant need for transformation. Business change is necessary in all places, that is certain, indeed we have to change in order to remain competitive. This statement is accurate through both good times and bad. This existing decline which we have [...]
When Publishing in 30 Hours is One Day Too Late!
There once was a time that getting an article published the next day meant you would have to be a staff journalist with the lead story in your hand. In today’s world of Internet publication and publishing on-line is now the normal route to get many items of interest out to the world at large. [...]
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So You Wish to be a Future CIO! What Skills are Essential?
Many a CIO will have started their career being passionate about one or another aspect of computer technology. That may be business analysis, programming, quality assurance, project management, building networks, architecture, or a focus on hardware. Generally speaking IT is passionate about change. At the start of your career you learn how essential it is [...]
Financing the BI Project: Custom or Packaged? Which Solution is Best?
This series has to date been looking at various options that exist for implementing your Business Intelligence solution. Today we look at some insights on which type of solution is best. For Business Intelligence which type of solution is best will ultimately depend on individual business circumstances. The solution type assessment that has been discussed [...]
Do Corporations have to think about International Law/Treaties?
Google recently announced that it will no longer censor search results on its Chinese site. The sad aspect about this affair is largely the fact that that Google has been prepared to limit freedom of speech for some of its users. China has signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and therefore has a duty [...]
Emergance: Are we Ready for Growth?
As we emerge from these current economic troubles then corporate development budgets will get reinstated, yet one thing that the future does hold is conservative spending plans. Senior management has become acutely tuned into many former wasted expenditures that will not be allowed to recur. Maximizing resources and aggressively planing for the future are likely [...]
Social Media Tactics: Where do I Find my Customers, or Prospects?
A few weeks ago we published “12 Questions you should ask when Implementing Social Media Solutions” this question was one of those asked and is the topic of today’s mini article. Determining a strategy based on this question will largely depend on what your marketplace is, who your typical customers are, their demographic characteristics and [...]
12 Questions you should ask when Implementing Social Media Solutions.
One of the biggest challenges when a new technology comes along is in understanding its business impact. In this regard Social Media is no different to other technologies in this regard. Here are the top questions a business leader should ask when defining their Social Media intervention: ◊ Where do I find my customers, or [...]
Leadership: Understand the Needs of the Business, Not Simply Technical Brilliance.
A couple of weeks ago I talked about the Thirteen Qualities of Leadership which skimmed over many of the qualities required for good leadership. Today I want to expand on just one of those qualities our ability to focus on the need of the business, and not simply demonstrating technical brilliance. Irrespective of your technical [...]
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