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Procter & Gamble and Innovation in Asia

Harvard Business Review

As promised , I asked Bruce Brown , P&G's CTO, one of the questions readers submitted last week: "As you look forward into the future what do you see as P&G's largest challenges, as seen through your eyes as CTO?" Brown noted three specific challenges. First, the general challenge of growth. P&G is about an $80 billion company.

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C'mon, IT Leaders. Take a Chance!

Harvard Business Review

It also comes from not adequately considering the organization''s energy, skill, and policies to accomplish the project. The movie-by-mail program was enhanced by the streaming option in 2010 and slowly they killed all their competition like Blockbuster. The New CTO: Chief Transformation Officer. IT Doesn''t Matter (to CEOs).