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Insight
Technology governance is something every company needs. But it's also something that most companies would prefer not to discuss -- or publish. The fact is that without explicit, consistent, well-communicated and well-supported governance, you will experience some degree of chaos in the technology acquisition, deployment, and support process.
Back in October (see "Master Data Management Picks Up Speed," 27 October 2009), I said that I was witnessing a growing interest by end-user organizations in master data management (MDM).1 Several recent developments have taken place that illustrate just how fast the MDM market is advancing.
Abstract
As presented in this Executive Report by Bhuvan Unhelkar, an Environmentally Responsible Business Strategy (ERBS) for green business transformation starts with four drivers -- sociocultural/political, regulatory/legal, enlightened self-interest, and respons
The accompanying Executive Report aspires to make a significant contribution to the literature on environment, sustainability, and green ICT as these issues relate to business.
This month's Cutter Benchmark Review, taking its inspiration from the current economic situation, termed by many the "great recession," tackles management in a crisis. Amidst all the turmoil, IT shops within firms and governmental institutions have to keep the operations humming while contributing to the survival of the organization. Setting the course for the IT function in a financial and economic storm is a subject that requires insight from some special contributors. We have assembled one of the best duos of CBR contributors since I took over editing of the publication in 2006. On the academic side we have Dorothy Leidner, the Randall W. and Sandra Ferguson Professor of Information Systems and Director of the Center for Knowledge Management at Baylor University (USA). On the practitioner side, we have one of my favorite IT leaders: Tom Murphy, Senior VP and CIO of AmerisourceBergen, a US $54 billion wholesale distributor of pharmaceuticals and related healthcare products.
This issue of CBR focuses on a phenomenon of a magnitude that far exceeds the typical realm of IT management concerns. In fact, as far as business and governmental institutions go, the issue we take on today -- managing during an economic crisis -- is as big as it gets. The global financial and economic crisis that began in 2007 has had huge impacts on organizations and individuals the world over, even raising the question of whether the capitalist system is still viable.