Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2013

For the past several years we have watched with increasing dismay at the increasing chasm between information technology (IT) groups and their business counterparts. Further, the pace of technological change and the demands to do more with the data grow exponentially and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

Information Technology 8

Information Technology Technology Cost Center Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Lines of business are now getting their own official technology budgets for non-standard software products. CEOs remain reluctant to invite CIOs to the executive table, insisting that IT is a cost center, not the innovation incubator it could be. Shadow IT has been freshly-labeled "departmental IT.".

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain CIO Budgeting Project 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2013

Running an IT department is hard enough under any circumstances, but imagine doing it at one of the world''s preeminent technology companies. Your customers aren''t haplessly trying to set up their voicemail; they''re experts in technology and expect it to work. An edited version of our conversation is below.

CIO 8

CIO How To Technology Directory 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The health care system in the United States, with its technological prowess and massive infrastructure, often serves as a reference point for rapidly developing economies around the world while they build their own medical systems. Health care needs to define productivity differently. Victor Albrow/Getty Images.

Health Care 8

Health Care Tourism Pharmaceuticals Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Over the last decade, most companies’ digital agendas have focused largely on technology — moving to cloud-based software, modernizing IT infrastructures, adding digital channels, and digitizing business processes. The reason for these new roles is that we’re entering a new era of digital transformation.

CEO 8

CEO Marketing Span of Control Sports 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

They clearly understand the importance of protecting the safety of people using our products, including users’ personal information. Building Trusted Products. To truly understand the value of security, business leaders first need to understand the ongoing role it plays throughout the product life cycle. Sponsored by KPMG.

Team 8

Team P&L Engineering Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

We call these people Cost Center Consumers, and they come in two flavors. Divas: These are high maintenance consumers who drive costs up after purchase. They tie up your call centers, incur costly returns, and generate other costs that occur below the gross margin line, which is harder to see.

P&L 14

P&L Supply Chain Retail Price 14

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. From permanent cross-functional teams, it’s only a small step to having formal capabilities teams.

Development 8

Development Supply Chain Incentives Outsourcing 8

HR Digest

JANUARY 5, 2022

Bosch firmly believes that research is not an end in itself – a never-ending race to develop new technologies – but rather something that makes a tangible contribution to improving the quality of people’s lives. That belief is reflected in the words “Invented for life,” which is not only our claim but our strategic imperative.

Human Resources 52

Human Resources Education Resources Innovation 52

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Theories and practices of management often spring from the opportunities created by new technologies. Client-server technology begat enterprise resource planning systems, and the consequent system-wide visibility that was required for what we call business process management (BPM). How organizations are changing.

Management 12

Management Software BPM Technology 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Who at your company will be put in charge of turning buildings operations from a cost center to a revenue center? Furthermore, many of these managers are focused more on productivity and safety goals than energy savings, nor are they allocated budgets to acquire new energy-saving systems even when paybacks would be compelling.

Energy 8

Energy Resources Information Technology Cost Center 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Who at your company will be put in charge of turning buildings operations from a cost center to a revenue center? Furthermore, many of these managers are focused more on productivity and safety goals than energy savings, nor are they allocated budgets to acquire new energy-saving systems even when paybacks would be compelling.

Energy 8

Energy Resources Cost Center Budgeting 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

As marketing continues to shift and improve, we’ve come to rely on IT to provide expertise on current technology and, perhaps more importantly, to provide a road map that shows where technology will lead, where integration is critical, and how to make the best use of increasingly sophisticated tools.

Marketing 8

Marketing Banking Technology System 8

LDRLB

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

The Institute for Corporate Productivity ( i4cp ) has just released its latest report entitled “The Future of HR: The Transition to Performance Advisor”. This report combines the results of an i4cp survey of 384 business leaders, with interviews of more than 70 senior HR leaders of large organizations (i.e.,

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Ulrich Metrics Report Storytelling 137

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The rapid growth of natural gas production (the biggest energy story of the year) and the high-profile failure of one solar manufacturer (Solyndra) have confused people about the prospects for clean tech. In a mini political tipping point, six Republican senators publicly supported an extension to the wind production tax credit in the U.S.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Constraint P&L Energy 10