- 4 critical roles for agile success
Agile development and delivery methodologies can help organizations improve product quality, accelerate time-to-market and increase customer satisfaction. In fact, making the switch to agile can provide a significant competitive advantage in the digital age.But to make the switch, you’ll need the right skills and personnel. A successful agile team can ... read more - Making the shift to a startup mentality
Startups and enterprises think differently — and for good reason. A business with 10 employees can move much more quickly than one with 10,000. Enterprises often support vast troves of legacy systems and have an existing client base to serve. And though they typically have more money at their disposal, ... read more - Infor CEO: Our IPO will take us to the next level
The systems of record employed to run the enterprise — ERP, CRM, HR, manufacturing, etc. — may not be the most thrilling software, but their successful implementation plays an outsized role in ensuring a smooth-running business. Oracle and SAP loom large as the broadest, deepest vendors in the space. But ... read more - 13 signs your software project may be doomed
Every software project begins with fanfare and gleeful optimism. Even the smallest side hustle hacked together late at night is born of starry-eyed dreams. The team is convinced that with just a few lines of code and some open source libraries we’ll be done and accepting bonuses for our elegant, ... read more - Revenue management can help maximize digital transformation investments
As I pointed out in my last post, digital transformation is currently the hottest topic with CIOs and business leaders. A reasonable question to ask is whether digital transformation alone will propel a company into market leadership.To better understand digital trends and how they impact revenue, Model N recently commissioned ... read more - 12 ways to ruin a new hire
Imagine yourself as the newest hire in IT, and on day one, you have no computer, no login or an incorrectly spelled email address. It happens. And when new employees don’t have a sense of their place in the business — or just don’t have a desk — it dramatically ... read more - Why LinkedIn Premium is worth the money
LinkedIn Premium plans aren’t cheap, and they're not an easy sell for many users. Still, a large number of people pay for LinkedIn Premium on a monthly basis. Why do they pay $30, $60, $80 or even $120 per month for access to LinkedIn Premium’s special features and data? And ... read more - Adobe enlists AI to establish self-healing ITSM
Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP) are some of the hottest new technologies in IT service management. These technologies help companies streamline service management by automating business process and tasks within the ITSM framework.Adobe provides a shining example. The creativity software maker has used AI, ... read more - Essential traits of business-driven IT leaders
Marc Lalande found himself dealing with a scenario typical for CIOs: The unauthorized use of an application.Lalande, CIO and partner at the creative services firm Sid Lee, learned about this shadow IT lurking in the firm’s New York office after one of his IT managers flagged it as outside the ... read more - How CIOs communicate success — and elevate their game
Communicating, or marketing, the IT organization may strike an old-school CIO as needless flash, ego, and a distraction from “the real work.” But as much as anything else a CIO does, communication is very real work.To name just four key IT priorities that greatly depend on communication:The fight for talent The ... read more
