In the IT industry, change is the only constant. So how can IT professionals best prepare themselves for the future? Follow these steps.
Source: How to prepare for the IT department of the future | CIO
Author Archives: Ken Piddington
How Big Data Is Changing Disruptive Innovation
Disruption is no longer just coming from the low end.
A Deeper Look At Closing The ‘SecOps Gap’ – Forbes
We recently took a look at the consequences that arise from friction and lack of coordination between security and IT operations staffs (the SecOps gap): everything from avoidable security risks to data loss, from production downtime to excessive labor costs. These problems came to the forefront in an exclusive new […]
The Four Critical Competencies Guiding Transformational Leadership – The CIO Report – WSJ
The organizational skills that helped executives in the past deal with concrete, well-defined operations are much less effective in today’s highly complex, fast-changing world, CIO Journal Irving Wladawsky-Berger writes. Leaders need to better anticipate and plan for disruptions and be able to “connect the dots to reveal new business opportunities at the confluence of multiple emergent trends.”
Source: The Four Critical Competencies Guiding Transformational Leadership – The CIO Report – WSJ
How CIOs will refine digital transformation in 2016 | CIO
CIOs are prioritizing different needs as they help their organizations evolve to become more digital thanks to security, mobility, analytics and cloud (or SMAC) technologies. A few CIOs shared their top projects for 2016 with CIO.com.
Source: How CIOs will refine digital transformation in 2016 | CIO
World Class IT – Book Review
World Class IT: Why Businesses Succeed When IT Triumphs
1st Edition
Management & Leadership
Wiley Press/Jossey-Bass
December 9, 2009
Hardcover
192
The book, World Class IT: Why Business Succeeds When IT Triumphs by Peter High is a book I read very early in my career as a CIO. The book lays out five principles of "World Class IT" that provide a great foundation for any IT leader.
- People - Recruit, Train and Retain World Class IT Employees
- Infrastructure - Build and Maintain a Robust IT Infrastructure
- Project & Portfolio Management - Field an Effective Project Development & Portfolio Management Process
- IT & Business Partnerships - Ensure that IT Partners within the Department and with the Business
- External Partnerships - Develop a Collaborative Relationship with External Partners
The concepts in the book are as relevant today as when the book was first published. I find myself often referring back to the book for guidance on our continuous IT transformation journey. I highly recommend adding this book to your library.
Looming Battle of the Software Platform Will Define How Companies Go to Market – The CIO Report – WSJ
“A company’s competitive standing, if not its very identity, may come down to how well it is positioned in the battle of ecosystems fighting for control of its supply chain and customers, Peter Sondergaard, senior vice president and head of research at Gartner Inc., tells CIO Journal. “The battle for emerging ecosystems .. this software platform battle is going to be really interesting. This is not a battle between companies such as Oracle and SAP. It is a battle between suppliers in an ecosystem.”
User Experience, Talent and Analytics among CIO Priorities for 2016 – The CIO Report – WSJ
Predicting the future is fun, but this year we were more interested in actual business plans. We asked CIOs to share their top priorities for 2016.
Source: User Experience, Talent and Analytics among CIO Priorities for 2016 – The CIO Report – WSJ
CIOs Say Focus on Customer Is Paramount – The CIO Report – WSJ
Looking ahead to 2016, CIOs say a focus on the customer is paramount, even as they continue to manage a broader technology ecosystem and maintain their focus on speed and agility.
Source: CIOs Say Focus on Customer Is Paramount – The CIO Report – WSJ
6 strategic projects any business can implement in 2016 | CIO
To define business objectives, most large organizations host strategic planning sessions to set roadmaps to allocate budgets and resources for specific projects in the new year. Here are six strategic projects any business, regardless of size, should plan to implement in 2016.
Source: 6 strategic projects any business can implement in 2016 | CIO