In this simulation, created and led by Prof. Robert Austin, you’ll play the role of CTO at a company in the midst of a cyber attack. How will you determine priorities? What decisions will you make to reinforce data preservation? This exercise will reinforce the importance of crisis preparedness and challenge you to navigate the complexities of a crisis and communicate in a fast-paced environment.
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Robert D. Scott is a Fellow of Cutter Consortium and a member of Arthur D. Little's AMP open consulting network. Mr. Scott also serves as Dean for the Global Institute for Professional Development of the IT Senior Management Forum (ITSMF). In this capacity, he leads the professional development arm of ITSMF, stewarding the development of Black IT senior managers and executives as well as providing diversity-related training for organizations. Mr. Scott recently retired as program director of the Center for Diversity & Outreach within the University of Michigan College of Engineering.…
Trevor Hunter argues for the importance of leader character and instrumental skills in nonprofit organization (NPO) boards. The article explores distinctive duty-of-care expectations for NPO boards, emphasizing their role in protecting the organization’s mission and the quality of judgment required to navigate nuanced decisions. Hunter asks, “What are the implications for NPO performance if the board is not demonstrating leader character?” Examples illustrate how each of the Ivey Leader Character Framework (ILCF) dimensions can manifest in NPO board behaviors to safeguard the mission.
January 29, 2024 | Authored By: Trevor Hunter
Two Fortune 100 companies are struggling to compete in this fast-paced world. Does this sound familiar? Both companies were lumbering along in blind arrogance when their world changed. Why such blindness? They both held the majority share of their respective markets and were resting on their laurels -- and soon the competition came nipping at their heels. Of course, they continued to lumber. "We know what customers want" was the constant refrain. "Of course, we could be more nimble, but we just can't get IT to deliver."
January 31, 2015 | Authored By: Pollyanna Pixton
In her article, Andi Graham describes how those at her digital marketing agency started working actively with clients, co-planning and co-designing with them. These new behaviors required her staff to expose their doubts and uncertainties to clients. Resistant at first, employees saw the difference in speed and quality of feedback, improved client relations, and higher efficiency. This story shows Agile adoption through small steps with wide-ranging effects.
April 22, 2019 | Authored By: Andi Graham
Grid Computing Now! is a UK-based knowledge-transfer network aimed at championing the adoption of grid computing technologies to IT leaders in UK public and private sectors.
January 31, 2008 | Authored By: Ian Osborne
The use of software metrics to manage and control project development and delivery is an accepted industry-wide best practice. Even though standardized metric definitions and practices are not yet fully developed, measurement programs are evident in more than 80% of IT organizations today.
March 1, 2001 | Authored By: David Garmus
July 31, 2005 | Authored By: Donna Fitzgerald
Cynthia E. Clark focuses on strategies for navigating the climate-related information-disclosure landscape. Clark describes the current status of disclosure regulations in the US and Europe, as well as actions being taken by various stock exchanges. She then delves into strategies for boards of directors, including avoiding greenwashing, staying up to speed on potential regulatory changes, reporting on the risks of transitioning to net zero, and having a dedicated team accountable for ESG reporting to ensure information accuracy.
July 19, 2023 | Authored By: Cynthia Clark
On that long list of venerable institutions primed for a high-tech overhaul, higher education is near the top.
April 18, 2012 | Authored By: John Tibbetts
The need for communication and information exchange led to the first attempts to connect computers over a network.
November 30, 2007 | Authored By: George Taskasaplidis, Charalampos Patrikakis
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June 26, 2013 | Authored By: Matt Ganis, Sanjeev Kumar Marimekala
For more on customer relationship mana
August 16, 2004 | Authored By: Curt Hall
March 8, 2005 | Authored By: Carole Edrich
Why are seminars on measuring IT performance so well attended but implementation of performance management programs so rare?
March 31, 2006 | Authored By: Kenneth Rau
"Why should we spend time on a project review?" the support manager asked. "Last time we did a 'lessons learned' meeting in an hour. And even that was a waste of time.
September 30, 2001 | Authored By: Esther Derby