Strategic Planning Should Be a Strategic Exercise
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Don’t create a plan. Create a system.
Driving 15 years of IT transformation in 5
CIO
MARCH 21, 2024
After a long courtship that included lunches with members of McWane’s C-suite to ensure a cultural fit, Lovelady signed on to helm IT as CIO at the global manufacturer of ductile iron products, valves, hydrants, fittings, plumbing products, fire extinguishers and suppression systems, and steel pressure vessels. The Birmingham, Ala.-based
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Canadian CIOs discuss driving digital transformation at a rapid pace
CIO
MARCH 15, 2024
At the roundtables CIOs and senior technology leaders gathered to discuss legacy systems, transformation to the cloud, leading and planning with the C Suite, and building sustainability and cybersecurity plans. Many agreed that moving data into the cloud was prominent in their business plans.
What business executives don’t understand about IT
CIO
APRIL 10, 2023
At that time, Sears was the world’s largest retailer and it was just beginning to use the new System 360 from IBM. Putting IT under the CFO, the company will likely have financially sound systems but perhaps not the ones the company strategically needs. This decision is often made because IT is viewed as a cost center.
Don’t do IT yourself: The trick to ensuring business alignment
CIO
MARCH 15, 2023
The department was not in sync with the corporation, and all her VPs told her IT is not developing the systems needed for the success of the corporation. By doing so, the committee can determine whether staffing is sufficient or if additional resources are required to accomplish planned goals. What would you do?
Are You Aware Of The 3 Approaches to Strategic Planning?
The Empowered Buisness
JUNE 16, 2015
The following article — Time is Money: The 3 Different Approaches to Strategic Planning — was written by Gabriel Najera — Founder, Najera Consulting Group. Time is Money: The 3 Different Approaches to Strategic Planning. Who has the time do a strategic plan with so much work to do?”
Crisis Management in the Digital Age: Lessons for 2024’s Unpredictable Economy
N2Growth Blog
APRIL 19, 2024
Digital technology has become a guiding light in these uncertain times, taking on a more prominent role in companies’ strategic plans. Companies can rely on these tools to make strategic decisions amidst market instability, ensuring a more resilient and economically versatile future.
Strategic Thinking vs. Strategic Planning
Six Disciplines
JANUARY 17, 2014
Are strategic thinking and strategic planning - the same thing ? While they certainly related and complementary, thinking strategically and planning strategically are two different concepts. Let''s first consider strategic thinking , which involves viewing your organization from a holistic perspective. .
Banking System: Managed Economies vs. Capitalist States
CEO Insider
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
The banking sector is one of the most critical aspects of a country’s economy, despite their preferred economic systems. The post Banking System: Managed Economies vs. Capitalist States appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine. Banks play a critical role in an economy by facilitating funds allocation from the savers to borrowers.
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10 Benefits of Moving Legacy HR Systems to the Cloud
CloudSphere
JUNE 22, 2023
10 Benefits of Moving Legacy HR Systems to the Cloud By Ashley O’Malley , HR Director, CloudSphere You’ve heard it before—the COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed the landscape of most workforces. As organizations grow, shrink, or experience fluctuations in their workforce, cloud HR systems effortlessly accommodate these changes.
IT to thank for most of Radisson Hotel Group’s business initiatives
CIO
JANUARY 5, 2024
Until then, the IT part of Radisson was considered a cost center, but thanks to that plan, it became a central pillar of the group’s strategy. Also during the pandemic, we completely restructured and created every IT element the company needed: new ERP, purchasing systems, hotel management systems, and HR systems, for example.
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Microservices vs. Monolith at a Startup: Making the Choice
Dzone - DevOps
JANUARY 31, 2024
This decision, seemingly technical at its core, extends far beyond the area of coding, straight into the strategic planning that can make or break the early stages of a startup. The appeal of building a system that's inherently designed to grow and adapt as the startup evolves is undeniable.
What is Your Company’s Human Operating System?
N2Growth Blog
DECEMBER 5, 2016
The answers on “ how ” a business does what it does lies in its unique combination of systems that governs how it executes its mission. I like to call this collection of systems the organization’s “ Human Operating System.” Here are the key parts of every Human Operating System: 1.
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IFS to acquire enterprise asset management firm Ultimo
CIO
JULY 8, 2022
IFS’ acquisition comes at a time when the EAM market is growing due to the move to cloud architecture, growing demand for an enterprisewide view of assets for strategic planning, and increasing deployment of IoT platforms and devices. Enterprise Applications, ERP Systems to reach $5.5 billion by 2026, from $3.3
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Skilled IT pay defined by volatility, security, and AI
CIO
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Around two-thirds of the top 25 premiums were for security-related certifications, with GIAC Security Leadership (GSLC); GIAC Strategic Planning, Policy, and Leadership (GSTRT); Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK); Offensive Security Exploitation Expert (OSEE); and Offensive Security Defense Analyst (OSDA) attracting the biggest bonuses.
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How technology is reshaping the college student experience
CIO
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Students are greeted with a personalized generative AI teaching assistant in their Learning Management System. In addition, the technology assists faculty in building lesson plans, curating ever-changing content, and managing assessments.
Tidal wave of new digital solutions demands a new approach to the customer-vendor partnership
CIO
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The problem is that executives and line-of-business managers demand that all these new digital systems be effectively planned and deployed in a compressed time frame. And as organizations become facile with these new systems and demand more from them, constant upgrades and enhancements will be required.
Top 10 barriers to strategic IT success
CIO
APRIL 29, 2024
This allows them to quickly deliver the CX features crucial for the firm’s objective of a unified customer experience while limiting the risks and resources required to completely replace the back-end legacy systems holding the needed data. And they’re thinking about how to ‘hollow the core.’
Strategic Thinking vs. Strategic Planning
Six Disciplines
NOVEMBER 1, 2011
Are strategic thinking and strategic planning - the same thing? While they certainly related and complementary, thinking strategically and planning strategically are two different concepts. Let's first consider strategic thinking , which involves viewing your organization from a holistic perspective.
Generative AI’s potential as a force multiplier in defense
CIO
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
In addition, generative AI can assist defense in strategic planning. LLM tools can simulate multiple scenarios and predict potential outcomes, supporting tactical, operational and strategic decisions. This can be used to predict potential terrorist attacks and insurgent activities and then recommend preemptive actions.
Italian CIOs at the crossroads of transformation and sustainability
CIO
MAY 16, 2024
Smart buildings, sensors and building management systems are used to collect such building data, and the IT team starts with quality digital design and management, with building information modeling (BIM) and digital twins. On this basis, the Authority gives new life to real estate, with a pragmatic, digital approach for users.”
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Oracle’s Fusion Cloud CX, ERP, and SCM get generative AI features
CIO
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Just months after partnering with large language model-provider Cohere and unveiling its strategic plan for infusing generative AI features into its products, Oracle is making good on its promise at its annual CloudWorld conference this week in Las Vegas. ERP Systems, Generative AI, Human Resources
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5 ways CIOs will disappoint their CEOs in 2023
CIO
JANUARY 2, 2023
The costs of on-premises systems are the opposite. But they also made the old system very hard to replace. Every member of the executive suite agreed IT should implement the new system “plain vanilla” to save money and time. If your CEO is likely to care: In the long run there’s no choice but to replace the old system.
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The last thing most CIOs need is an AI plan
CIO
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Take, for example, how IT’s strategic planning process paved the way for smoothly deploying personal computers throughout the enterprise. Marketing knocked on IT’s doors, IT figured out how to feed the web-based orders into the company’s order processing systems, and brochureware gave way to ecommerce. Oh, that’s right.
How Palladium targets tech to better serve the business
CIO
JUNE 7, 2023
Plus, they had to counter tech skills shortages, implement new policies and procedures, and integrate different systems and platforms. But with strategic planning and effective communication, we managed to continue advancing in our digital transformation process,” says Alet.
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What CIOs everywhere can learn from Canada’s nationwide internet outage
CIO
AUGUST 30, 2022
Their conclusions are worth noting by CIOs everywhere, all of whom are at risk of encountering similar service outages in their own countries, whether from system issues, intrusions, or power failure due to environmental or other causes. Check your suppliers’ backup plans. It is the very definition of a high-availability system.
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Palantir alums raise $25M from Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and other VCs for their finance startup, Mosaic
TechCrunch
MARCH 30, 2022
The trio describe Mosaic as a “strategic finance platform” that is designed to ingest data from a number of systems — ERPs, HRISs, CRMs, etc. — and then provide CFOs and their teams with strategic planning tools to be able to predict and forecast with better accuracy and with speed.
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How Foodstuffs North Island’s IT team weathered recent NZ storms to keep stores operational
CIO
APRIL 6, 2023
The incident, as a result, prompted him and a small team to start work on a strategic plan to address emergency situations and contingencies to keep stores operational for customers.
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Course Enterprise Architecture – Step 1 – Strategy
Xebia
APRIL 3, 2023
Mintzbergs’ famous books: “Strategy Safari” [ Strategy Safari: A Guided Tour Through The Wilds of Str… ] and “The rise and fall of strategic planning” [ The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning: Reconceiving R… ] address the 10 schools of thoughts of strategy and addresses the relation between the drivers of your strategy and your strategy.
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6 tips for making the most of a tight IT budget
CIO
JANUARY 26, 2023
What systems to have and how to have them can impact your long-term cost. For example, CIOs can buy an off-the-shelf system that costs X in license fees today and 20% of X every year as long as they are using it or they could choose to build the system in a manner where instead of X they incur 1.5X
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4 Friendly Strategies for Federal Agencies
Invid Group
FEBRUARY 4, 2024
Strategies for Success: Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan: Firstly, develop a comprehensive Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan that goes beyond mere compliance. This plan should outline specific objectives, initiatives, and measurable outcomes, fostering a culture of diversity within the agency.
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IBM and AWS Partnership Accelerates Cloud Modernization
CIO
OCTOBER 13, 2022
But they may overlook the required strategic planning and lack the development expertise to leverage AWS services and create fully optimized cloud-native apps that deliver actual cost advantages. . Naturally, companies are drawn to AWS Cloud to reduce operating expenses.
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How to succeed as a fractional CIO
CIO
APRIL 18, 2023
A fractional CIO’s responsibilities typically include IT team management, budget development and supervision, specifying technology investments, and providing guidance on IT systems and governance, he says. A fractional CIO can also coach and mentor key internal personnel who are likely to be future IT leaders, Shrikhande says.
IT Professional Search: Discovering the Tech Leaders of Tomorrow
N2Growth Blog
APRIL 11, 2024
This will allow these leaders to identify and develop the competitive differentiators to drive growth and systemic impact across their organizations. This curiosity will also drive these leaders to anticipate what needs to be learned and understood to stay on the leading edge of technology and business.
Mosaic raises $18.5M Series A from GC to rebuild the CFO software stack
TechCrunch
JANUARY 14, 2021
As companies have migrated to the cloud, these questions have gotten harder to answer as other departments started avoiding the ERP as a centralized system-of-record. Mosaic is a “strategic finance platform” that is designed to ingest data from all sorts of systems in the alphabet soup of enterprise IT — ERPs, HRISs, CRMs, etc. —
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Scoring Big: The Intricacies of an Athletic Director Search
N2Growth Blog
MAY 16, 2024
It should accurately depict the nature of the position, detailing key areas such as budget management, strategic planning, staff supervision, and facility operations. This includes providing access to relevant systems, databases, and technologies used within the athletic department.
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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills
CIO
MARCH 26, 2024
Such partnerships include long-standing ones such as business consultancies to advise on transformation efforts, software vendors with expertise in vertical or horizontal solutions, system integrators to help design and implement multi-vendor tech stacks, and managed service providers to run and optimize targeted IT domains.
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Objective and Key Results Implementation from Top to Bottom Overview
Evolution4all
MARCH 11, 2019
How to Strategically Plan for Your OKRs. Many companies utilise strategic planning systems that allow them to focus on the goals they set under each category. Think about your skills, experience, talent and resources and how you can use them to contribute to the world. Understand what drives your economic engine.
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Call center automation software vendor Replicant raises $78M
TechCrunch
APRIL 26, 2022
He also helped to launch Magneto, a calendaring system, and was COO at Talkdesk for nearly four years. ” Replicant aims to automate call flows by integrating with existing systems including customer relationship management software to recognize customers by drawing on their order histories (if applicable) and past calls.
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Planbox Fuels ESA’s Journey Towards Standardized Innovation
Planbox
AUGUST 29, 2023
Though innovation has always been woven into ESA’s corporate fabric, the integration of Planbox as its innovation management system provides a formalized structure for the systematic development, evaluation, and implementation of ideas.
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Unlocking Digital Leadership: CIO Executive Search
N2Growth Blog
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Gone are the days when the leader’s primary responsibility was limited to overseeing IT infrastructure, managing data systems, and bringing primarily a cost focus. Integrating these technologies into existing business processes and systems can be complex and time-consuming.
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Tanso banks a seed for its CO2 footprint software for industrial manufacturers
TechCrunch
APRIL 19, 2023
. “Smart imports and integrations automatically map raw data from ERP [enterprise resource planning] and logistic systems to emissions factors in our calculation engine. Thereby, we reduce effort and create the basis for solid data analysis, drilling down on the most granular level where it adds value to go deep.
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13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation
CIO
JUNE 5, 2023
During the initial foundational phase, when IT is focused on integrating data and systems, and on building digital platforms, technology skills factor in heavily. I can’t stress enough focus on data — and how it will be used — as most digital transformation programs will be a tapestry of systems.”
Brazil’s Monkey nabs $6M Series A for financial marketplace
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
The São Paulo-based startup was founded in 2016 by a trio that includes former Citi investment banker Gustavo Müller, Bruno Oliveira (who worked in strategic planning for Telefonica) and Felipe Adorno, an ex-senior developer for Netshoes and Infracommerce. Quona Capital and Kinea Ventures co-led the round.
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