Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Lines of business are now getting their own official technology budgets for non-standard software products. Finally, even large projects can be broken up into what a banking client of mine calls "human bites." Such projects may ultimately be significant in scale, but have been scoped into discrete units of delivery. The result?

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain CIO Budgeting Project 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

Carr predicted that an organization''s ability to compete through investing in information technology was about to change dramatically. The IT boom of the 1980s and early ''90s had brought information technology to the corporate masses, unleashing the first full-scale technology revolution in the enterprise. Why is this?

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Competitive Advantage Information Technology How To 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2015

This year, the Department of Energy, through its National Renewable Energy Laboratory, found that more than one hundred information and communication technology companies that consume an estimated 1.5% Here’s why now is the time right to invest in renewable energy sources for the internet: Renewable energy can help reduce a cost center.

Energy 8

Energy Globalization Hedge Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

On the other hand, they are set up as cost centers and service bureaus, mandated to meet the needs of all their constituents as rapidly as possible under the ceiling of their budget. What’s more, many of these teams are temporary; they will dissolve once the project is over, and their members may not work together again.

Development 8

Development Supply Chain Incentives Outsourcing 8

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 it effects product design and customer experience.

Management 12

Management Software BPM Technology 12

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. Create bridges.

Marketing 8

Marketing Banking Technology System 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? And of course, few such managers have a background in information technology. Don’t have a capital budget for energy savings projects? Information & technology' New Sources of Revenue.

Energy 8

Energy Resources Information Technology Cost Center 8