Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Something very real is happening here: as it becomes cheaper and easier for startups to upend existing businesses with new offerings, big companies are realizing that they can’t continue to rely on their time-worn methods for cultivating and developing new products, and lumbering into new markets.

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Chief Information Officer Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2013

He said that without changes in incentives, as well as a change in the structure of the C-suite, broad-based roles like Chief Information Officers, Chief Marketing Officers, and Chief Data Officers are hampered in their effectiveness.

Incentives 8

Incentives Chief Information Officer Business Intelligence Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

business units and functional groups like marketing or human resources set out “challenges” that they’d like employees to work on. Skunkworks often need to be protected from the business units, so that they have the freedom and resources that their ideas need to get out into the market.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Company Due Diligence Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2013

Today''s IT leaders have known about the exponential growth of processing power, storage, and bandwidth, but like the frog, they didn''t notice the boiling point approaching because the change has happened over so many decades. We all know that if you put a frog in water and slowly heat it to the boiling point, the frog will stay put and die.

CTO 8

CTO CIO Chief Technology Officer Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2014

Is there a market opportunity the company is overlooking? The real power of his presentation, she says, was in the strength of his narrative. Erik Mason, the marketing communications manager for an aesthetic skin laser company in the Northeast, felt the firm needed a new image. An 8-fold increase in the marketing budget.

IPO 9

IPO Audience Chief Information Officer Case Study 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

CFOs were the first functional chiefs to join, followed in the 1980s by Chief Strategy Officers (CSOs). The 1990s saw the appearance of Chief Information Officers, Chief Marketing Officers and others. The truly powerful executive team members aren’t any happier.

Execution 8

Execution Team Committee COO 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 25, 2016

But their impact on sales has been underwhelming, primarily because they ignore the needs of one key constituent: the frontline employee working to make the best possible marketing decisions day by day. Measuring Marketing Insights. Some just give up entirely and look for a different role. Insight Center. Turning data into action.

Retail 8

Retail Banking Chief Information Officer Report 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2014

One consultant described the search for a chief information officer in these terms: “Whereas technical expertise was previously paramount, these competencies [being sought today] are more about leadership skills than technical ones.” Communication and presentation.

Skills 9

Skills Consultative Ethics Chief Information Officer 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Finance, Logistics, Marketing, Sales, as well as Production and Quality all produced large amounts of data that could be interesting for data science pilot projects. This power turned out to be a game changer. But the momentum it created is something we do not want to miss”, said Dr. Jürgen Sturm, Chief Information Officer.

Company 10

Company Automotive Project Chief Information Officer 10