Strategy Driven

JANUARY 21, 2011

One retail CTO summed it up well at a recent SAS event when he said, “We don’t want to just struggle through and be hanging by our fingertips when the economy recovers. Thinking long-term has led this retailer’s CEO to investigate real estate purchases at lower rates and to buy up high-end equipment now while the prices are low.

Real Estate 66

Real Estate Magazine Rogers Long-term 66

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Because I teach a course on Product Management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked “what is the role of a Product Manager?” ” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” Pricing and revenue modeling. Performing market assessments.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

And as an HBS white paper points out, even some of today’s most mainstream executives — from the CTO to even the CFO — were once just new positions created to deal with “significant opportunities and risks emerging from technological or social disruptions.” Insight Center. The Future of Operations.

Constraint 8

Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2012

The best approach to emerging markets is to export stripped-down versions of existing products and services, and sell them at lower prices. Paliwal not only thwarted the coup, he supported Lawande's leadership and even made him the new CTO. We need only to be patient.

Chief Technology Officer 12

Chief Technology Officer CTO Constraint Engineering 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2012

On day one, because we did not yet have a general counsel, the company told me — the only ex-lawyer then on staff — to manage the IPO. Then, in a seemingly unscientific frenzy in a paneled room on Wall Street, the bankers decide what price to place on the opening shares, and when to start selling them.

IPO 11

IPO Lewin CTO Conference 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2015

Charlie Hill , Distinguished Engineer and CTO, IBM Design, told us, “To deliver fundamentally different and better user experiences, designers want to take a step back and observe users actually doing their jobs. With this approach, cross-functional teams quickly develop prototypes to bounce off of customers.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Customer Intimacy Software 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2013

As a result, in recent years, innovative ideas have been stifled and entire industries have fallen into the death spiral of cost/price cutting commoditization. IT creates risk confusing leadership, governance, and managing. The New CTO: Chief Transformation Officer. IT management' Enterprise IT is no different.

Dunning 8

Dunning Project CTO Innovation 8