We have developed a simple yet powerful framework to help business leaders navigate the digital landscape based on four business-focused questions that are at the core of effective governance of digital. We call these questions the four “ares.” In our previous Advisor, we discussed the first two of the “ares”: Are we doing the right things? and Are we doing them the right way? This Advisor explores the two that remain.
The "consumerization of IT" is a name we've given to a new phenomenon. A couple of new edge devices have come on the scene -- smartphones and tablets -- and they are quickly moving from being consumer gadgets to widespread elements in enterprise IT.
The emergence of agile techniques fundamentally shook the world of software development. It changed not only the practices of software development, but also our understanding of how to think about the process in the first place.
Sourcing relationships are growing ever more complicated. The goals are more grandiose, the numbers of players involved is increasing, and the risks are greater.
Through the Olympics project in Australia, there have been many opportunities to learn about project management, deliverables, teams, sourcing, and myriad other issues.
With the recent acceleration of the economic downfall of several industries, the business community is entering an untested playground mined with all sorts of unpredictable threats.
In the November-December 2015 issue of Cutter IT Journal (CITJ), I shared “Five Steps to Digital Transformation.” This Executive Update picks up where that discussion left off and dives deeper into the front end of the transformation process.