Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Fillios is the founder and CEO of the IT Ally Institute, a nonprofit organization providing small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) access to knowledge, research, and practical tools to improve their tech bottom line. His new book is Tech Debt 2.0™: ™: How to Future Proof Your Small Business and Improve Your Tech Bottom Line.

Bottom-up 88

Bottom-up Software Policies CIO 88

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 21, 2011

One retail CTO summed it up well at a recent SAS event when he said, “We don’t want to just struggle through and be hanging by our fingertips when the economy recovers. Subscribe now to get your subscription to this award-winning quarterly magazine. sas com Magazine can also be accessed online at www.sas.com/sascom.

Real Estate 66

Real Estate Magazine Rogers Long-term 66

Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Below is the Day-1 ‘Kick-off’ program to 4 months of work I will be doing with an IT Leadership Team. IT Leadership Director Team Building & Leadership Agenda – Kick-Off. Supplying each IT Director with tools and content that can be used immediately with work teams. IT Leadership Program Agenda. 10:30-10:45.

Team Building 129

Team Building Team CTO Leadership 129

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2016

This isn’t the fault of the technology or the CTO, who usually manages it. Relationships aren’t numbers, though, and CRM isn’t an efficiency tool. Because it involves software, many companies make it the CTO’s responsibility. It’s a result of misguided strategy. Turning data into action.

CRM 8

CRM Execution CTO Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

Starting a global engineering operation “essentially doubles the expense for 6-12 months,” says former Informatica CTO, James Markarian. They believe in strong, empowered global leadership, at both HQ and at remote sites. They encourage global engineering through the right processes and tools.

Offshoring 8

Offshoring CTO Company Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

There are many creative tools a designer uses to think differently, but none is more counter-intuitive than “wrong thinking,” also called reverse thinking. He had her sit next to the CEO, and enabled her to wander around and ask questions to everyone, including the CEO and the CTO. Be the beginner.

Supply Chain 14

Supply Chain NGO CTO Learning-by-Doing 14

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 3, 2019

These new capabilities connect to the work we’ve done over the past several decades inside our enterprises to automate processes with tools — such as accounting systems, supply chain, call center, and such. That requires a new way of thinking about people and leadership. But there’s a model of leadership that will.

Agility 65

Agility Banking Supply Chain CTO 65

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2018

When the new system, Compass, was rolled out to all 44 offices, the fact that it was born of a problem identified by internal staff helped accelerate the tool’s adoption across the firm. Only after a lot of stakeholder management and leadership intervention did the pilot get back on track.

Technology 10

Technology Talent Management Process Management 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2012

More than a legal requirement or simple list of fancy names adorning letterhead, a strong board of directors can be a source of great ideas, great revenue, and great leadership. For example, the CTO of DonorsChoose is in regular contact with board member Jeff Weiner , the CEO of Linkedin. Here are three ideas to get you started: 1.

White Paper 10

White Paper CTO Diversity Constraint 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

That said, having a basic technical understanding of what is “under the hood” and mastery of the tools that PMs use is definitely important for the role, anywhere. Eriksson, Banfield and Walkingshaw ’s book Product Leadership has a section that has a lot more detail on this topic).

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 26, 2013

It requires strong leadership from all senior IT executives, as well as new business acumen. New, more agile , software development tools and testing methods are utilized. But, they can also represent a significant cultural challenge to implement and require strong leadership and cooperation from your organization.

CIO 8

CIO CTO Operations Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2013

Managing this rapid change and fostering innovation while "keeping the trains running on time" is the primary leadership role required of any CIO, new or old. It also requires us to learn from the organization''s past successes and failures in developing a rich portfolio of tools that''s strategically aligned to the community''s needs.

CIO 8

CIO Positioning PPM Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2015

Charlie Hill , Distinguished Engineer and CTO, IBM Design, told us, “To deliver fundamentally different and better user experiences, designers want to take a step back and observe users actually doing their jobs. They were ready to execute with a new process, clear roles, and the required tools. Then he meets with employees.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Customer Intimacy Software 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2013

Leadership risk: Psychology has found that "for most people, the fear of losing $100 is more intense than the hope of gaining $150", and IT leaders are no exception. IT creates risk confusing leadership, governance, and managing. IT often fails to step up to its leadership role, identifying instead with "aligned with the business."

Dunning 8

Dunning Project CTO Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2011

Cordiality and consensus returned, with the divergent discussion hidden from leadership's view. The second meeting was a moderated discussion between P&G CTO Bruce Brown and me about our recent Harvard Business Review article. Then the bosses returned. Not that you don't see this behavior inside U.S. The technology is simple.

CTO 13

CTO Audience Consensus Innovation 13