A daily problem CIOs face is how to deal with legacy systems—systems built decades ago in what now feels like prehistoric times. Buried deep down in the depths of organizations live these scary, monolithic fossils—Mainframe-otops, ERP Rex, COBOL-odons and more—created in a much different world than the one we live in today. The challenge has…
When the leaders of your company think about IT, do they consider it a necessary support function like legal or HR? Or do they see IT as a revenue driver that helps move the whole organization toward its financial goals? Most experts agree that your team, your budget and your own role as an executive…
Each year, a large worldwide survey is conducted on the state of agile and its adoption. Recently, the results from the 12th survey were published, and they contain insights into where we are heading as an industry. The survey also reveals some of the challenges agile adoption and maturation faces. One challenge should make us…
Adriana Rivera hadn’t planned to take a 14-year career break, but “… the best laid plans …,” as the saying goes. When she decided to re-enter the workforce, her biggest worry wasn’t that she lacked the technical chops to succeed, but how her lengthy career break would be perceived by potential employers. “When I was…
Not long ago, workers were personnel. Then, sometime in ‘80s, they became human resources. Today employees are often referred to as human capital. And it’s not just a semantics difference. The term human capital signifies that an employee’s value can be measured and increased through investments in training, benefits, compensation and so on. (For example, the…
2016 marked the year that the enterprise world began to wake up to the potential of artificial intelligence (AI). Just two years ago, AI software programs were writing full movie screenplays, predicting the Kentucky Derby and beating video game world champions – and the technological breakthroughs did not stop there. Since then businesses, including many…
During a Walmart leadership meeting in 2017, CIO Clay Johnson witnessed a seminal moment in IT-business relations. When someone suggested making the technical terms of the retailer’s IT strategy more accessible for business line leaders, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said something novel. He said, “Business people need to start speaking the language of technology,” Johnson…
By now, CIOs should be aware of the many benefits of the agile methodology. But there’s a few persistent misconceptions that could be getting in the way of even greater outcomes. We asked experts to discuss the most common misconceptions they see organizations falling prey to when it comes to agile practices. Here’s what IT…
“Remaining compliant with data has always been a concern for organizations, and a headache for IT,” states Doug Bordonaro, chief data evangelist at ThoughtSpot, a business intelligence and data analytics provider. “While that remains true in today’s world, the underlying drivers have changed. “Previously, most compliance initiatives were driven by national legislation like HIPAA and…
Moving your company to a digital operational environment requires much more than changing its technology. The goal of creating and delivering new value for your customers also necessitates changes to your talent model, processes, philosophies and organizational structure. A complicating factor is the nature of the initiative – transformation is a multi-year journey, and your…