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

Harvard Business Review

I''m often struck by how many articles exclusively focus on new or emerging technology and their productivity or efficiency effects. 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. Generating Top-Line Growth.

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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. Shift 1: Automate with a product mindset. A product mindset helps change this. Instead, some will make the shift to think in products that tackle business goals.

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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.

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