Why IT projects still fail

Why IT projects still fail In the age of agile development, devops and related management techniques, is IT project failure even a thing anymore? The answer, sadly, is yes. In the past, IT failures often meant high-priced flops, with large-scale software implementations going on way too long and way over budget. Those failures can and…

What is digital transformation? A necessary disruption

Ask 10 CIOs how they define digital transformation and you’re likely to get 10 different answers with one common theme: a laundry list of technology projects intended to foster sweeping business changes. Even so, digital transformation isn’t so easily defined. Surely, digital transformation involves a radical rethinking of how an organization uses technology in pursuit…

What is design thinking? The secret to digital success

Design thinking is emerging as a major ingredient in for digital transformation success. But what exactly is design thinking, and how are leading CIOs harnessing its power to bolster business value? Design thinking is an approach to building products that integrates business and technical needs together to deliver what people require, says Shelley Evenson, managing…

How to choose the best Salesforce consultant: 25 key questions

Customer relationship management is the lifeblood of many businesses. But not every company has the in-house expertise necessary to configure and maintain a complex Salesforce implementation. Here’s where a Salesforce consultant comes in. Steeped with experience and know-how, a Salesforce consultant can pay significant dividends — assuming you choose the right one in the first…

The skills and traits of a next-generation CIO

As digital transformation threatens to alter everything we thought we knew about business, the C-suite is suddenly crowded with geeks, and companies scrambling to disrupt themselves or die trying are looking to technology for answers, but not necessarily to the office of the CIO. The need to spin customer data into gold has led to…