Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

An impatient marketing or finance manager would, on the sly, secure some extra budget money and hire a contractor to build a little database that tracked mailing addresses or top-line financials. Slowly but surely, as the little database grew bigger and bigger, the manager would wedge the cost into her operating budget.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain CIO Budgeting Project 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

One of the things that surprised me most about security at Facebook is the level of attention and support that we receive from the company’s senior management team. The system was an important development for our team because it gave us a clear, direct metric to demonstrate our value to senior management.

Team 8

Team P&L Engineering Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2018

These results, along with other transformational initiatives, have contributed to GFNorte leapfrogging its competitors within three years to attain second place in profit generation (up from fourth) in the Mexican financial system. Why did GFNorte’s analytics investment pay off when so many others’ do not? Support from the top.

Company 8

Company Chief Operating Officer Incentives Project 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

You’ll often find customer relationship management within marketing, budgeting within finance, supply-chain management within operations, outsourcing within procurement, training within HR, and new product development within R&D. When functional boundaries prevail, there is no construct for managing capabilities.

Development 8

Development Supply Chain Incentives Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2013

From where we sit, both sides have legitimate beefs: IT complains that, despite the increasing penetration of technology into every nook and cranny of the business , it doesn’t have a seat at the table and no one understands how difficult their jobs are given the constraints under which they operate. Information & technology IT management'

Information Technology 8

Information Technology Technology Cost Center Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

The original IT department was formed to centralize a unique expertise that could purchase, implement, and manage technology in the enterprise. Rather than serving as an adjunct to the core business, or merely a cost center, IT is becoming intrinsic to the very products and services that every company offers. Why is this?

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Information Technology How To 8

HR Digest

JANUARY 5, 2022

Most boards underestimate the concept of change management and the science behind human behavioral change. In addition, it’s important to reward leaders who excel in change management, leadership positivity and role modeling, but that is also often overlooked or misunderstood at the board level.

Human Resources 52

Human Resources Education Resources Innovation 52