There is a weird dual-speed thing happening in organisations at the moment. The pace at which modern technology can be developed and deployed is running at a far faster pace than the speed at which we as humans can adapt. My favourite benchmark here is the gap between the invention of the internal combustion engine-powered … Continue reading CIO Priorities 19 – Speed of delivery
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You may have noticed a thing called GDPR in the past few months in your inbox. But compliance with data regulations is an ongoing headache for many CIOs, with occasional spotlights like GDPR thrown onto the subject over time. The fluidity of data in complex, web-enabled systems means that it's going to continue to be … Continue reading CIO Priorities 18 – Dealing with Data Compliance
At this stage in the proceedings it's worth reminding ourselves of the point of all of these cards. They represent a cross section of the sort of things that might be on the plate of a CIO in 2018. It's not exhaustive. It's also not a coherent set - some of the cards are mutually … Continue reading CIO Priorities 17: Monitoring Social Marketing
Building a relationship with a technology analyst firm is something that within my network will promote much debate. On the one hand there's much to be said for the ability to use the likes of Gartner to shortcut doing research in house. They also provide a rough guide to where things might be going. On … Continue reading CIO Priorities 16 – Trusted analysis
We live in a time of data. Given that, it constantly surprises me how badly so many organisations manage the stuff. In particular, most organisations find themselves today with silos of information across multiple systems that don't quite match up; data integrity issues where slight variations exist from system to system, but then more pernicious … Continue reading CIO Priorities 15 – Data Integration
Underpinning just about every Smart, Flexible or Modern Working project that I've seen in the past few years has been an overriding business imperative: save rent. This isn't something that is a universal organisational need. Speaking with experts in the field, in much of the United States, for example, it's far more common to find … Continue reading CIO Priorities 14 – Real estate costs
This week I've been able to try out the #CIOPriorities cards in two scenarios, and so here are some reflections on the games that were played and how it seemed to go down with participants. Exploring the role of the CIO The first event on Wednesday was where I was invited to take part in … Continue reading #CIOPriorities Field notes
For all of the talk about the commoditisation of IT in the last decade, the amount of technology consumed within organisations that is truly of a commodity nature (in particular, is completely fungible) is very small. We build relationships with vendors and service providers, some key, some less so. Getting out of a purely customer/supplier … Continue reading CIO Priorities 13 – strategic partnerships
The needs of organisations for what technology departments should provide in house have changed dramatically in my working life. From an emerging cost, to a cost to be managed, to a service to be outsourced to a source of competitive advantage, IT isn't what it was 25 years ago (yes, I really have been working … Continue reading CIO Priorities 12 – a new brand for IT
Collaboration as a term has many meanings within organisations. All too often, though, it's something that everybody thinks is a terribly good idea, but is also somebody else's problem. Some IT leaders are stepping up to the challenge. Whilst many think that the answer lies in new technology platforms (spoiler: it doesn't) a few are … Continue reading CIO Priorities 11 – better collaboration
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