by Mark P. McDonald | December 2, 2009 | 3 Comments
CIOs are taking stock of their accomplishments in 2009 as they are wrapping up their 2010 planning discussions. Given the focus on cost cutting, many CIOs will be eager to show how they were able to “do more with less.” IT’s success in cutting their budget while maintaining system availability in 2009 is a major [...]
Category: budgets CFO Economy Strategy Tags: 2010 planning, budgets, Business Strategy
by Mark P. McDonald | June 8, 2009 | 5 Comments
In the first quarter of 2009, CIOs experienced significant IT budget revisions as executives gained a greater understanding and solidified plans for addressing the global financial crisis, according to a worldwide survey of 900 CIOs by Gartner Executive Programs (EXP). The results of this survey were compared with the results of the Gartner EXP [...]
Category: 2010 budgets CFO CIO Economy Strategy Uncategorized Tags: 2010 planning, budgets, Business Leadership, IT Leadership
by Mark P. McDonald | June 4, 2009 | Submit a Comment
Information technology is hailed as a universal good, benefitting every aspect of the enterprise from back office processing to front line revenue generation. The pervasive nature of IT and its role in operational and strategic execution places multiple demands on relatively scare resources. A peanut butter strategy to IT is often the result. This strategy [...]
Category: Economy Leadership Strategy Tags: budgets, financial management, IT Leadership, IT strategy
by Mark P. McDonald | April 13, 2009 | 3 Comments
“Everything I need to know about a company I can tell from its financials.” This statement is foundational to modern management. While we can debate the efficacy of financials as a way of knowing what is really going on in a company, financial is the language most people use to understand the business, its contribution [...]
Category: 12 things business should know about IT CFO CIO Economy Tags: 12 things business should know about IT, budgets, CIO Leadership, Finance
