Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2013

These three change accelerators are what lie behind today''s avalanche of business transformation, and they are directly affecting the roles of CIO and CTO. And, just as the CIO''s role needs to change, so too does the CTO''s—from Chief Technology Officer to Chief Transformation Officer.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

We suggest a number of possible approaches for organization leaders to consider: Assign a roving chief technology officer or project manager. One approach that 10X has recommended is creating a roving CTO or project managers. Broaden the role of your “chiefs.”

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CTO Agility Management Chief Technology Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2012

Increase R&D spending in emerging markets and focus it on local needs: Harman's core competency is engineering, and Paliwal shifted the engineering function's center of gravity from Germany and the United States to key emerging markets. Paliwal not only thwarted the coup, he supported Lawande's leadership and even made him the new CTO.

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