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Sep
Your first 100 days as CIO came and went. Now what?
Sure, the first days in your role as CIO are critical. Advice abounds in books, blog posts, and presentations for how to approach your initial...
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May
Before Starting Any Agile Journey, Know Your Destination
The promise of Agile is speed to market for delivering incremental value to the customer, but why is the adoption of Agile in organizations so...
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Mar
Launching a Center of Excellence | Downloadable Executive Field Guide
A Center of Excellence—such as an OSM (Office of Strategy Management), PMO (Project Management Office), IT Governance, Continuous Improvement, or similar task force—is usually established...
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Nov
When New Technology Causes Productivity to Plummet
Technology is expected to enhance productivity Most business cases for technology investments include “productivity gains.” Even when no formal business case is created or communicated,...
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Sep
Becoming a Data-Driven Organization: A 5-Part Framework for Sustainable Data Quality
In a previous post, we’ve established that data needs to be clean in order for organizations to make sound decisions, gain a competitive advantage, and...
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Jun
CIOs: Never Ask for Money Again
How Do You Fund Your IT Investments? First of all, if you are an IT manager or executive and have asked for money to fund...
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Apr
Tutorial: Running a Value Stream Mapping Workshop
A Value Stream Mapping (VSM) workshop is designed to plan process improvements by mapping the current flow of information and materials, generating an ideal future state for...
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Apr
7 Elements of an IT Project Health Report
A health check is a formal examination assessing if an IT project is on track and under control, and serving as a valuable continuous improvement tool. The...
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Mar
The Keys to Managing Your Outsourced IT Resources
Congratulations! You’ve decided to outsource some of your IT services, based on a sound resourcing strategy. And you’ve found a reliable outsourcing partner. Now you need...
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Feb
Getting Your Money’s Worth From JD Edwards Software
Implementations start with the best of intentions and the highest of hopes, but most organizations we work with fall short on outcomes from their system investments. JD Edwards is...
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Jan
Improving Business Processes: How to Run a Value Stream Mapping Workshop
Value Stream Mapping (VSM) has its origin in manufacturing, but has been successfully adopted for business processes. Why should IT consider conducting a VSM workshop?
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Dec
Cascading IT Governance
We believe the only way for an IT governance function to affect the execution of a strategy is to cascade the governance function. When middle management from IT and the...
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