Business Transformation Requires Transformational Leaders

I was talking with a colleague this past week. He is not at all tech savvy. In fact, his remedial understanding of things is even self-proclaimed. And he just got a Microsoft Surface tablet.

"I love it," he blurted.

"Why?" I asked.

The tablet market is currently very dynamic; not only are new products by the leading providers like Apple, Google, and Samsung getting introduced with hyper-frequency, but new vendors -- the most recent and notable being Microsoft -- are also appearing, while other players are fighting for their lives.

Is it possible to learn from experts in other disciplines? Indeed, can we improve our own practices by watching other professionals ply their trade?

Racing and medicine are not normally reckoned to have a lot in common. Formula One racing offers many thrills to viewers and fans, but apparently it can also offer instructive lessons in process improvement.

Last year, organizations across almost every industry became really serious about using mobile technology.

It is so easy, and tempting, to try to envision precisely how 2013 will unfold. Levels of business uncertainty abound, and yet for some reason, we invest significant chunks of our time trying to forecast what's going to transpire in the world around us and determine its lasting effects on our actions and lives.

Visualization has always played an important role in BI and analytics, aiding in our ability to process complex numerical information and improving our understanding. Graphics are an important part of BI dashboards, with graphs, plots, and speed dials providing instant and automatic access to analytics results.

Enterprise architecture (EA) used to be about IT. Over the years, it has expanded to include business and operations subject matter. Then it became strategic, encompassing organization and management issues.