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A Board Director's Perspective on What IT Has to Get Right

Harvard Business Review

P&G''s Connect and Develop ) to increase velocity and quality of their new product introductions, the IT infrastructure support for this business process change is critical. A new component of the IT function must be developed to support this category of work: the Distributed Innovation Group (DIG).

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3 Ways to Get More Value from Automation - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM PWC’s Strategy&

Harvard Business Review

Recently, a financial services organization found $5 million in opportunities to optimize its finance processes. No longer will all developers be assigned to project work. These products are typically not for sale, but they do go through a defined development process and provide clear business benefits.

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IT Can No Longer Afford to Ignore Its Users

Harvard Business Review

During these decades, IT organizations retained nearly complete control of the technology architecture, and with little to challenge them. Bob in Finance simply didn’t bring his own mainframe to work. the complexity and cost of enterprise software ensured that the IT model remained enterprise-centric. company.

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