Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2018

Called Agile, the process put customers at the center of product development, encouraged rapid prototyping, and dramatically increased corporate speed and agility. While Agile began as a product development innovation, it sparked a corporate strategy and process revolution. Insight Center. Competing in the Future.

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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. The lesson here for new CIOs, in Higher Ed or elsewhere, is to know your audience and know them well.

CIO 8

CIO Positioning PPM Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 26, 2013

Kim Stevenson , Intel''s CIO, summarizes the challenge well: "[IT functions have] gone through ERP, they''ve gone through BYO and they''ve gone through cloud, and they think they''ve done it all. New, more agile , software development tools and testing methods are utilized. The New CTO: Chief Transformation Officer.

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CIO CTO Operations Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

He told me about the days, decades ago, when he first ran into a new breed of executive and thought, “What the heck is a CIO?” The advice boils down to building better strategic foresight and creating more agile management and operations. Insight Center. The Future of Operations. Sponsored by GE Corporate.

Constraint 8

Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2013

The only competitive advantage comes though agility, keeping ahead of the competition, moving on to the next technology wave. The New CTO: Chief Transformation Officer. Google''s CIO on How to Make Your IT Department Great. As with American Airlines, each competitive advantage with IT is temporary. IT Doesn''t Matter (to CEOs).

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage Management Information Technology Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Variations of this Big Data story line are being played out in executive offices around the world, with CMOs and CIOs in the thick of it. CIOs, tasked with turning technology into revenue, are themselves pounding the table demanding better requirements for Big Data initiatives. The relationship, however, has often been a fractious one.

CIO 8

CIO Budgeting Enterprise Architecture Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2013

Small, agile cycles of development and risk assessment help to measure goals, evaluate success and easily change execution strategy. The New CTO: Chief Transformation Officer. Google''s CIO on How to Make Your IT Department Great. Don''t measure and punish failure; measure and celebrate learning. IT Doesn''t Matter (to CEOs).

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