July 14th, 2008
I read the summer reading guide for IT pros on CIO Insight. It reminded me of the days I worked for AT&T Solutions, an “insightful” consulting firm within AT&T that picked “futurizing” as it’s mantra. We couldn’t get out of the starting blocks because of all the “ideating” that was going on. We read ALL […]
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February 9th, 2008
What good is analyzing trends? Well, first of all you can determine whether you agree with them. Then decide if they will impact you. If so, you need to figure out how to deal with them. The last few posts have done this type of analysis from an “every company” point of view, and here […]
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February 8th, 2008
My sum up to CIO Insight’s Top IT Trends in 2008 related to MANAGEMENT reveals a need to focus on centralizing non-IT executive control vs. expanding the CIO role, and cleaning up and innovatively using data already out there for decision-making.
The CIO Insight MANAGEMENT trends of 1. No downturn for CIO role, 2. CIO role […]
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February 7th, 2008
Continuing with MANAGEMENT trends in IT from CIO Insight’s Top IT Trends for 2008 , we now deal with graduate shortages, sources of innovation, and one of the most interesting and impactful trends toward Master Data Management:
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CIO Insight: IT grad shortage changes the face of IT- CIOs expect fewer young people to enter the […]
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February 6th, 2008
CIO Insight’s Top IT Trends for 2008 were particularly interesting in the STRATEGY and MANAGEMENT areas. My last three posts dealt with STRATEGY. Now I’ll react to the MANAGEMENT trends . First up are the trends related to the role of the CIO and the metamorphosis of IT:
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CIO Insight: No downturn for CIO role- the […]
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February 5th, 2008
My sum up to CIO Insight’s Top IT Trends in 2008 related to STRATEGY reveals a need to focus on how projects are managed and controlled and how PMOs contribute to innovation.
The CIO Insight STRATEGY trends of 1. companies slipping into slow-down mode, 2. IT focusing on E-Service, 3. …and preparing for M-Commerce, 4. process […]
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February 4th, 2008
Continuing with my reaction to the STRATEGY trends from CIO Insight’s Top IT Trends for 2008 :
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CIO Insight: “Process improvement will drive IT adoption- CIOs see process modeling and management applications as the most important development five to 10 years from now.”
PM411: YES! Business process modeling will technology-enable the innovation process. Still need strong research […]
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February 3rd, 2008
CIO Insight took a shot at the Top IT Trends in 2008 recently. They separated the trends into four categories: STRATEGY, MANAGEMENT, SECURITY and TECHNOLOGY. I am dealing with the trends in STRATEGY and MANAGEMENT in my next few posts. Here’s CIO Insight’s view of the initial STRATEGY trends followed by my reactions:
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CIO Insight: Companies […]
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