Archive for 'IT Leadership' Category

How Social Media Will Disrupt B2B

Early this year, I landed a great consulting gig through social media. When the engagement recently ended, I couldn’t help but think if I could strike a deal ad hoc just through an online posting, imagine the impact social media could have on my business if I applied a little knowledge, direction and intent. So [Read More...]

Did you see CIO.com’s Economic Impact report today?

It’s not exactly all rosy if you read the fine print, but it’s definitely trending in the right direction: almost 40% of companies surveyed by CIO.com are trending towards increased IT spending. Compare this to just 14% who said the same thing last May, and it’s great news. And most of that increase – 43% [Read More...]

IT Project Planning: The First 15%

Renowned quality guru E. Deming said the first 15% of a project determines the remaining 85%. In other words, if we don’t do a terrific job up front defining the real problem, identifying the true stakeholders, and understanding the values that will drive decision-making, then there’s little chance of success. No real surprise there. But [Read More...]

Social Collaboration and Disruption

I guess I never really considered that human evolution was something that I would notice within a lifetime, but working with several really sharp 20- and 30-somethings has opened my eyes. Five and ten years into their careers, they have insights about how to leverage technology that took us Boomers decades to figure out. They [Read More...]

ENTERPRISE APPS: Resuscitate or Replace?

If the enterprise applications you own today to drive your business processes are more than 3-5 years old, then chances are they may no longer offer the huge benefits in increased efficiency and effectiveness that they once did. In practical terms, they still get the job done, but cumulative workarounds to accommodate changed business needs [Read More...]