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.

CTO 8

CTO CIO Chief Technology Officer Chief Information Officer 8

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Months of investigation by a cyber consulting firm finally determined the source of the vulnerability to Azotrope’s network: a combination printer/fax machine in their testing and QA area that engineers regularly used to fax lunch orders to a local Chinese restaurant. How would your CFO or CIO handle this? An excerpt is below.

Bottom-up 91

Bottom-up Software Policies CIO 91

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2018

Companies that can successfully implement Continuous Development throughout their organization will find dramatic strategic benefits, including: Faster time-to-market. Maximize engineering productivity. Engineers love continuous delivery environments because they can immediately see how their work adds value to the organization.

Agility 8

Agility Development Organization Software 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2015

This is not a CTO role or a role that reports to the CEO. You produce growth engines with calculated bets, not “wild-ass gambles.” You produce growth engines with calculated bets, not “wild-ass gambles.” This means managing entrepreneurs who can navigate trends and market behaviors. You persevere.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur CTO Business Model CEO 8