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Yes, Managing IT Is Your Job

Harvard Business Review

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. As with American Airlines, each competitive advantage with IT is temporary. Competitors copy or suppliers commoditize to erase these advantages.

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How IBM, Intuit, and Rich Products Became More Customer-Centric

Harvard Business Review

This seems to be a key question on the minds of not just marketers, but company strategists these days. This intensive customer focus has increased as technology-enabled transparency and online social media accelerate an inexorable flow of market power downstream from suppliers to customers. How well do you know your customers?