Entries Categorized as 'Amplifying the Enterprise'
by Mark P. McDonald | February 22, 2013 | Submit a Comment
There are many ‘reasons’ why the C Level colleagues of the CIO should pay attention. Frankly many of those arguments about the power of technology, its strategic importance, etc. fall flat in the eyes of fellow C Level executives who have a tough time understanding the connection between technology and changes in business performance. Ask [...]
Category: 2013 Amplifying the Enterprise CFO CIO Leadership Management Strategic planning Strategy Tags: CIO Leadership, CIO strategy, IT strategy, Leadership, Strategy and Planning, Technology Leadership
by Mark P. McDonald | December 27, 2012 | 2 Comments
2012 has been one of extremes from a continued deepening of the global financial crisis, to the U.S. National Elections; to the rapid take-up of digital technology this year has been one of transition. “The more things change the more things seem to stay the same,” to paraphrase Yogi Berra. From and IT perspective, the [...]
Category: 2013 Amplifying the Enterprise Digital Edge Digitalization Leadership Re-imagine IT Strategy Tags: 2013 Planning, Digital Edge, IT and Business, Strategy and Planning
by Mark P. McDonald | December 19, 2012 | 1 Comment
It is the holiday season and the time for samplers. Recently a friend sent me a candle sampler as a holiday gift – a box of assorted chocolates. That got me thinking about the collection of ideas that we offer to each other and exchange. So here is a sample that I offer to you [...]
Category: 2013 Amplifying the Enterprise Management Strategy Tags: 2013 Planning, IT and Business, IT Leadership, IT management, Technology Leadership, Value of IT
by Mark P. McDonald | November 26, 2012 | 6 Comments
Today is Cyber Monday, the day when experts suggest that more than a billion dollars will be spent online as people purchase gifts for the holiday season. This fact coupled with an interesting but not particularly revealing article “Death by a Billion Clicks” by Michael Copland on Best Buy in Wired Magazine raises the question: [...]
Category: 2013 Amplifying the Enterprise Digital Edge Digitalization Tags: Digital Edge, digitization, Innovation, Strategy and Planning, Technology Leadership
by Mark P. McDonald | November 16, 2012 | Submit a Comment
The seventh and final Gartner Symposium ITXpo completed this week at Gold Coast, Australia. This completes a set of posts related to prior events in Tokyo, Goa, Orlando, Sao Paulo, Barcelona and now the Gold Coast. The links point to what I have learned from these other venues. This is the second year of holding [...]
Category: 2013 Amplifying the Enterprise CIO Leadership Management Strategy Tags: 2013 Planning, IT management, Leadership, Management, Strategy and Planning, symposium, Technology Leadership
by Mark P. McDonald | November 10, 2012 | 4 Comments
This week the Gartner Symposium stopped in Barcelona to meet with more than 5,000 CIOs and IT executives. The challenges facing European CIOs and IT leaders are real and significant. An earlier post reviewed the situation facing many of the IT leaders attending this year’s Symposium. One cannot underestimate the economic situation in Europe or [...]
Category: 2013 Amplifying the Enterprise Management Strategy Technology Tags: 2013 Planning, IT and Business, Leadership, Strategy and Planning, symposium, Technology Leadership
by Mark P. McDonald | November 7, 2012 | 5 Comments
In the Bible Joseph’s interpretation of Pharoh’s dream predicted that Egypt would see seven years of fat, good harvests and plentiful food followed by 7 years of lean times, poor harvests and starvation. The prediction encouraged Pharaoh to save in good times to compensate for bad times. The exact opposite has happened to IT. IT [...]
Category: 2013 Amplifying the Enterprise Digitalization Innovation Strategic planning Strategy Technology Tags: 2013 Planning, amplify, Innovation, Strategy and Planning, symposium, Technology, Technology Leadership
by Mark P. McDonald | November 5, 2012 | 3 Comments
CIOs and IT from across Europe gather in Barcelona this week to discuss the future of business, leadership and technology in the context of a changing economic and political environment. The nuance and complexity associated with these challenges make this year’s European Symposium a singular event. Business, leadership and technology provide a context for the [...]
Category: 2013 Amplifying the Enterprise Management Strategy Tags: 2013 Planning, IT and Business, IT Leadership, IT strategy, Leadership, Strategy and Planning, symposium, Technology Leadership
by Mark P. McDonald | November 2, 2012 | Submit a Comment
Earlier this week the Gartner Symposium series stopped in Sao Paulo Brasil and joined more than 1,000 CIOs and IT professionals to discuss business and technology issues. Like earlier symposia, the focus was on how technology creates value in the enterprise. This is what I learned from the discussions, questions and interactions at this year’s [...]
Category: 2013 Amplifying the Enterprise IT Governance Management Strategic planning Tags: 2013 Planning, CIO Leadership, Strategy and Planning, symposium, Technology Leadership
by Mark P. McDonald | October 29, 2012 | 6 Comments
A recent set of studies published by McKinsey Quarterly provides further evidence that the bigger they are the harder they fall. Given that the McKinsey Quarterly’s audience is predominantly business executives rather than IT professionals, it’s important that CIOs are aware of the findings and have a reasonable response. Large projects not only fail more [...]
Category: 2013 Amplifying the Enterprise Distortion IT Governance Small IT Tags: 2013 Planning, Change leadership, IT Leadership, Small IT, symposium, transformation
