One Million Dollars or One Year
Tweet As we’re nearing the end of the 2010 planning cycle, it’s as good a time as any to reflect on how we plan projects and whether our processes are as effective as they could be. At one point or another, everyone working in IT has asked themselves, “Why is everything so complicated?” Priorities change, […] MORE
December 02, 2009
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CIO by Committee
Tweet We’ve had some good discussion on this blog, on LinkedIn IT Leadership groups and my CIO.com blog about the requisite skills and experience for a successful CIO. Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to hear two talks at a CIO conference Diamond sponsored that I’d like to combine into some observations about building […] MORE
November 23, 2009
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The Biggest Barrier to Cloud Adoption
Tweet Last week, I had the privilege of presenting alongside Dr. David Reed, one of the best thinkers in the future of computing, and Steve Russell, an innovative leader at Morgan Stanley, who has led the implementation of the largest and most successful private cloud I’ve heard of – very impressive. The event was part […] MORE
November 10, 2009
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CIO Careers: Learning from System Quarterbacks
Tweet Kyle Field at Texas A&M Photo by StuSeeger After an embarrassing loss to Kansas State last weekend, my Texas A&M football team responded with a resounding whooping (that’s a Texas term) of the Texas Tech Red Raiders Saturday in Lubbock, racking up a 52-30 victory. This is a big win for our program, for […] MORE
October 28, 2009
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Thinking Globally – Where Should a CIO Begin?
Tweet A few weeks ago, I participated in a workshop with a global financial services CIO and a few of his leadership team to discuss what the coming 3-5 years would mean for the IT function and its role in the business. The most important driver of this kind of conversation has to be where […] MORE
October 23, 2009
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6 Ways to Find Weak Signals
Tweet One of the fundamental mysteries in the practice of IT management is “why cant we get better at delivering projects?” Much has been written about the subject, with the balance focusing on the negative – project failure, IT Fail, etc. A recent article in MIT Sloan Management Review got me thinking about another angle […] MORE
October 09, 2009
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Public Cloud Adoption – Where Are You?
Tweet by Chris Curran, Nalneesh Gaur and Rob Warren In distilling perspectives from our clients for two upcoming events on cloud computing (Diamond Exchange, InfoWorld), we have developed an informal categorization that captures where companies are in adopting public cloud computing offerings. “Not Interested/Not Applicable” could have been an option for our list but we […] MORE
October 07, 2009
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Using Weak Signals to Detect Troubled Projects
Tweet Every little bit helps in sniffing out projects that are destined for trouble. You would think that with 10+ years of project success data from Standish and others, we would have collectively improved things significantly. This is not the case. So, I read with interest Paul Shoemaker and George Day’s article in the Spring […] MORE
October 02, 2009
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5 Questions to Explore True Cloud Costs
Tweet A compelling cost proposition is just the ante for providers of cloud computing services. When considering costs for cloud services, it’s tempting to look only at the cost per drink. However, as cloud offerings become more sophisticated and more robust enterprise and industry applications become available, the cost of the hosted service will become […] MORE
September 24, 2009
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Can a CIO be Successful Without IT Experience?
Tweet Last week, the Financial Times ran an article about Sir Ian Andrews, the new leader of the UK’s Serious Organised Crime Agency (analogous to the FBI) describing some concerns about his lack of relevant experience. Apparently, there are some who are mad that more hasn’t been done to control over 4,000 gangs and a […] MORE
September 22, 2009
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