Skip Prichard

MARCH 13, 2020

So a good strategy is to learn about what automation solutions are out there, start experimenting and incorporating them into your workflows, and augment yourself using these technologies instead of rolling the dice and letting your employer make those decisions for you. “Automation is a game of tasks, not a game of occupations.”

Blanchard 101

Blanchard Education CTO Technology 101

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 21, 2011

StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. The one pervading message we’re hearing lately is that organizations are watching for the economic recovery to start soon and looking for ways to come out of this down cycle stronger than before.

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Real Estate Magazine Rogers Long-term 66

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2018

While Agile began as a product development innovation, it sparked a corporate strategy and process revolution. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Companies that can successfully implement Continuous Development throughout their organization will find dramatic strategic benefits, including: Faster time-to-market. Insight Center.

Agility 8

Agility Development Organization Software 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2016

For all the emphasis placed on customer relationships these days, very few large organizations really understand how to manage them. As a consultant, I’ve seen dozens of CRM implementations in a wide range of organizations, and consistently find that they fail more than they succeed. It’s a result of misguided strategy.

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CRM Execution CTO Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Defining and tracking success metrics. These PMs excel at reflecting on where each of these competencies contributed to the success or failure of their products and continuously adjust their approach based on customer feedback. Pricing and revenue modeling.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2013

Recent CEB research shows that work has become much more interdependent — employees increasingly need to tap a broader array of internal and external colleagues and partners to be successful in their jobs. The New CTO: Chief Transformation Officer. Reinventing Corporate IT An HBR Insight Center. IT Doesn''t Matter (to CEOs).

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Innovation CIO ROI CTO 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Expectations are high, but some skeptics in the organization feel that innovation is an overhyped buzzword that doesn’t justify being a separate function. So don’t be afraid to ask why a decision-making meeting ran the way it did or challenge the wisdom of pursuing a certain strategy or project. Congratulations!

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Innovation Planning Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2013

Perhaps the most exciting (and challenging) aspect of working in a progressive IT organization is the pace of technological change. In your initial days and weeks as the new CIO, it will be imperative to determine whether your organization has a sound strategy for increasing efficiency, service quality, and transparency for your community.

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CIO Positioning PPM Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2013

ERP systems, RFID , knowledge management, business intelligence) have washed over organizations. And the new waves of technology keep on coming: social, mobile, cloud, and Big Data promise to raise organizations'' competitive capabilities and dependency on IT further. Similar waves of innovative applications of technology (e.g.,

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage Management Information Technology Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 26, 2013

Cloud-based services are also now being bought directly by functions like HR and marketing, resulting in IT losing its control over technology purchase within the organization. Digital capabilities are about methods, processes and people — and a truly digital IT organization is different from traditional IT.

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CIO CTO Operations Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2018

Much like putting a new sofa in the living room makes the rest of the décor look outdated, experimenting with new talent technologies creates an urgency for change in the rest of the organization’s practices. Now it’s much more bottom-up because you have to experiment, you have to do things that are relevant in the field.

Technology 11

Technology Talent Management Process Management 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2017

“Boards need to gain an appreciation for what the possibilities are, including how technology can help established successful companies with needed transformation. There is a fallacy that CIOs are tech geeks; successful CIOs understand people, technology, and business strategy.”

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CIO Committee Technology P&L 9

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 3, 2019

These revolutionary developments required equally revolutionary changes, including more truly global firms, whole new industries, new ways of organizing enterprises (think first GM and then GE), new ways of working (email, virtual global teams), and more. That requires a new way of thinking about people and leadership.

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Agility Banking Supply Chain CTO 65

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2015

“When you’re a technical expert, you know your value to the organization,” says Wanda Wallace, President and CEO of Leadership Forum and author of Reaching the Top. In yesterday’s organization, the boss was the teacher and the employees were there to learn and do as they were told. ” Get informed.

Management 8

Management How To CTO Mentor 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2014

Make a point to look at your vacation photos regularly after you return, and set aside some time a week later to upload and organize them. He alerted his executive team that he would be gone, and tapped his co-founder and CTO as the final voice for any decisions that needed to be made.

Stress 11

Stress Supply Chain CTO Case Study 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

” You might help them get organized, shape their vision, strategy, and goals, or volunteer to tackle a particular project that would help them have a significant impact in a short period of time, says Watkins. Put yourself in his shoes and try to figure out what will help him be successful. Ankit became CTO.

CTO 8

CTO Case Study Learning Curve Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2013

Each approach has very different objectives and measures of success. At Boeing, all enterprise technology (including digital) investments are managed by the CTO, which enables significant synergies. Leaving the organization structure "as is" reduces disruption while the mechanisms help facilitate working together across the units.

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CIO Organization Committee CTO 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Specifically, what is the role of the leader in creating and sustaining an innovative organization? ” The authors identified organizations with reputations for being highly innovative, then found 16 leaders within those organizations and studied how they worked. To learn more about this program visit us here.

Education 8

Education Innovation Execution Content 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

Specifically, what is the role of the leader in creating and sustaining an innovative organization? ” The authors identified organizations with reputations for being highly innovative, then found 16 leaders within those organizations and studied how they worked. To learn more about this program visit us here.

Education 8

Education Innovation Execution Content 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2015

Strategies for staying ahead. But brands will also have to look internally to rethink the way they themselves organize and operate. Technology can power smarter media placements and dynamic creative strategies at scale. Organization and structure. The New Ways to Compete. Sponsored by Accenture. ” Data.

Brand 8

Brand Disintermediation Media Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2014

Sephora, the cosmetics retailer, has been widely recognized as a leader in integrating its digital marketing efforts into its overall strategy. Edited excerpts: What brought you to Sephora and what was the state of its digital organization when you arrived? And because of that, we’re far better set-up for success.

Brand 11

Brand CTO Marketing Retail 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2013

Leaders equate risk with potential failure, so organizations have morphed into hierarchical, fixed systems to constrain variability within an acceptable range that has become progressively narrower. It also comes from not adequately considering the organization''s energy, skill, and policies to accomplish the project.

Dunning 8

Dunning Project CTO Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

The CIO is becoming a strategic partner that is crucial to developing and executing marketing strategy.”. One of the most important factors for success in Big Data and advanced analytics, for instance, is understanding what you want…precisely. The CMO and CIO (and potentially the CTO) must bring complete transparency to the process.

CIO 8

CIO Budgeting Enterprise Architecture Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2013

Today, I make strategic and tactical technology decisions as the CTO of Atlantic Media. In fact, many organizations face a similar problem: Tighter security introduces minor inconveniences into workflows, so employees don''t comply. In a media environment, security is often trumped by functionality, convenience, or cost.

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