Agile KPIs: How to measure agile success

The promise of agile development maps well to today’s disruptive, fast-moving business environments. But measuring the success of your agile efforts can be tricky, especially when it comes to ascertaining alignment with business objectives. How do you gauge success or failure? Are you even measuring the correct things? Any usable metric needs to answer three…

What a successful AI team really looks like

As companies increasingly turn to AI and machine learning, a clearer picture of what it takes to succeed with real-world AI is beginning to take shape. Beyond the small circle of tech giants and early adopters, a different set of skills and approaches is emerging as must-haves for enterprise AI teams. Not every organization can…

8 digital transformation mistakes (and how to fix them)

All around us, companies are using technology to transform their operations, respond more quickly to customer demands, and enable new business models. At least, that’s what they’re saying. The reality, though, is often less rosy. According to 451 Research, more than half of all retail, financial services, and healthcare organizations have launched a formal digital…

The audacious early days of CIO magazine

Editor’s note: In his new book, “Future Forward: Leadership Lessons from Patrick McGovern, the Visionary Who Circled the Globe and Built a Technology Media Empire,” author Glenn Rifkin tells the story of the International Data Corp. (IDC) and International Data Group (IDG) founder. This excerpt recounts the audacious, entrepreneurial origins of CIO magazine, bringing to life McGovern’s “Let’s…