Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

One approach that 10X has recommended is creating a roving CTO or project managers. ” A second option we proposed in Agile Talent is the role of “external talent manager.” In this sense it is similar to the roving CTO but focused more on the depth and effectiveness of the agile talent network.

CTO 8

CTO Agility Management Chief Technology Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2018

” The company organized a series of road shows that exposed high-potential managers to new developments in AI and enabled them to propose and run with projects of their own. One CTO we spoke to tells a story about an AI project that “hit the wall” despite a sequence of green lights.

Technology 10

Technology Talent Management Process Management 10

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Reject proposals that do not include options and supporting facts. Beyond these “soft” skills, we need to encourage what Toyota calls “Towering Technical Competence”: certainly in the technical areas of data, networks, development processes and such, but also in customer understanding, testing, process engineering, and partner negotiations.

Agility 65

Agility Banking Supply Chain CTO 65

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2015

In response to the rapid advance of cloud computing, IBM’s software engineering groups embraced the Agile development method – with teams focused on incremental delivery of new capabilities every few weeks or months. To the engineers, the design thinking process seemed like a return to the Waterfall method. .”

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Customer Intimacy Software 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Rarely have I had that kind of immediate trust and social currency when proposing something new. But as she began to consider her future at the company, she realized that all of the people above her were white, male engineers or accountants. How I wish that all my ideas received this kind of reception!

Innovation 11

Innovation Christensen Decisionmaking CTO 11