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How to Optimally Align IT with Your Business Processes?

Strategy Driven

Structuring business information is also referred to as enterprise architecture. How Does Enterprise Architecture Add Value? The market a company operates in should also be taken into account for enterprise architecture. In order for enterprise architecture to be effective, a company must be agile.

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The CIO Paradox: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Robertson enterprise architecture Enterprise Architecture as Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution Future of the CIO Role Futurist versus Archivist Harvard Business Review Press How to become a CIO "for all seasons" IT and Business Paradox Jeanne W.

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The Executive Checklist: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Kerr Pagrave/Macmillan (2014) How to replace vague ideas about your career with strategies that will help you achieve your objectives at work and everywhere else Up front, I wish to acknowledge my gratitude to Atul Gwande for the excellent material he provides […]. Kerr Jørgen Vig Knudstorp and his leadership team Jeanne W.

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Firms Need a Blueprint for Building Their IT Systems

Harvard Business Review

IT applications to support local or functional strategies and initiatives are provisioned directly from the cloud, often without the knowledge of the IT department. The discipline of enterprise architecture (EA)—creating and adhering to an overarching plan for building IT systems—has been around for some time.

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Bridging the Gap Between Marketing and IT

Harvard Business Review

One of the common divides is that the former is focused on adopting the latest technologies, while the latter is focused on governance, security, and enterprise architecture. If the marketing team is developing a strategy to advance client needs, the IT team helps prioritize those needs based on the requirements of the infrastructure.

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CMOs and CIOs Need to Get Along to Make Big Data Work

Harvard Business Review

The CIO is becoming a strategic partner that is crucial to developing and executing marketing strategy.”. An effective decision governance framework makes clear how the CIO and CMO, and other members of the leadership team, must work together and support each other. Learn to drive before you fly.

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The Ten Most Important Business Challenges and Which Book to Consult for Each

First Friday Book Synopsis

Whenever asked to recommend business books, I immediately inquire, “What is the single greatest challenge that you and your organization now face?” ” Of course, responses vary but over time, these seem to be the ten challenges most frequently cited, followed by the book(s) I think will be most helpful.

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