Technology, Strategy, People and Projects
This post sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP. Note: I love technology…believe me I do. I just really liked this photo I Just finished reading Implementing new technologies for the right reasons over on the Enterprise CIO Forum. The article, written by Martin Davis of Canada’s J D Irving Ltd, provides a nice reminder in today’s technology driven world. [...]
This post sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP. I just finished watching an interview titled Cloud benefits are speed, simplicity and resource leverage on the Enterprise CIO Forum website with Joel Dobbs, Vice President of IT at Eisai Corporation of North America. In the interview, Mr. Dobbs shares his view of cloud computing [...]
I’ve been playing around with the idea of User Personas for use in technology selection projects. I’ve used user personas while building various websites and applications, but never used them (or heard of them being used) in technology selection projects. If you aren’t familiar with the idea of user personas, go read Ten Steps to [...]
This post sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP. Application Modernization….only two words…but two words that denote a big undertaking for most organizations. I’ve touched on the subject of modernizing applications and infrastructure, in a few posts in the past (see here and here). In my consulting efforts, I’ve run across many CIO’s and [...]
In the IT world, we tend to take a single-minded approach to our technology platforms. We have email systems. We have web systems. We have HR and Finance systems. Many organizations are implementing collaboration tools and social tools in the enterprise. But…most organizations are implementing these platforms with blinders on without long-term plans for how [...]
Can all of the information technology assets within a small business be outsourced? Could we see the IT desks within small businesses be as empty as those in the photo? I hope not. The question of outsourcing all IT functions within a small business was asked of me by an acquaintance after she read two of [...]
Short answer? Nope. Long answer? Read on Vince Kellen does a great job arguing the point in a post titled “Echolalia: The CIO is Dead! Long Live the CIO!” on The Cutter Blog. Jump over and read it. Shameless Plug – Kellen was the Editor of the January 2010 Edition of the Cutter IT Journal [...]
I’m a bit slow on my reading lately….so bear with me as I catch up. Just read through the 2010 State of the CIO Survey published by CIO.com. A few highlights: This year, nearly one third—30 percent—of the 594 IT leaders we polled say meeting or beating business goals is a personal leadership competency critically [...]
Gene asks “Is Cloud Computing part of your Strategic Plan?” While Gene’s question is a fair one, I have to ask a much simpler question….do you have a technology strategic plan? Or at the very least, do you discuss technology and/or IT in your organization’s strategic plan? I know its a simple question….but its an [...]
I ran across a press release from Progress Software, that I though worth sharing with my regular The New CIO series readers. Below, you’ll find an excerpt from the press release along with my commentary on these predictions. You gotta love December…always some “Top 10 list for…” or “Predictions for…” to read. Progress Software’s CTO [...]
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