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  • How to create an IT strategy

    Here are 7 steps for creating a technology strategy that will work.

    Written by David Gee22 Jan. 18 14:13
  • Victorian govt to overhaul IT

    The Victorian Government has unveiled a new IT strategy that will see it update and consolidate outdated and complex and costly systems including hundreds of phone hotlines and 538 different service websites.

    Written by Bonnie Gardiner13 May 16 11:18
  • 7 tips to transform difficult stakeholders into project partners

    According to a report by the Project Management Institute (PMI), Managing Change in Organizations: A Practice Guide, "Trust is identified as particularly important in obtaining support for and participation in change efforts. Executives and employees see change differently: (a) senior managers typically see change as an opportunity for both the business and themselves; and (B) employees typically see change as disruptive, intrusive, and likely to involve loss. When managing change, it's essential to identify the key issues, such as loss of turf, attachment, meaning, future, competency-based, and/or control."

    Written by Moira Alexander02 July 15 01:29
  • AGL appoints CFO to head IT

    Energy company, AGL, on Monday announced that its current CFO, Brett Redman, will lead its new finance and technology group.

    Written by Byron Connolly04 May 15 12:30
  • Being a CIO focused on customer experience

    While many CIOs are grappling with the need to move beyond IT operations and contribute more to improving customer service, it’s a concept that VMware’s global CIO, Tony Scott, understands very well.

    Written by Byron Connolly23 Jan. 15 15:53
  • Tech and Exec Disasters Put J.C. Penney in a Bind

    Many retailers count on the winter holiday season to deliver sizeable sales and profits. For J.C. Penney, this year will be a test of survival. Since 2011, the 112-year-old department store chain has lost $3 billion as two different CEOs whipsawed employees and customers alike with radically different business strategies. Now a third CEO is due to take over in August. Along the way, J.C. Penney's IT group has seen three CIOs, one CTO and three ecommerce leaders.

    Written by Kim S. Nash25 Nov. 14 01:53
  • 8 Strategies to Fund Your New Business

    As many first-time entrepreneurs know, or have found out, getting a traditional bank or even an SBA loan to start a new business isn't easy. So where else can you go to fund your dream? Fortunately, today entrepreneurs have many options than ever when it comes to funding their new business or business idea, many of which are less difficult to obtain and less expensive than a bank loan.

    Written by Jennifer Lonoff Schiff04 Nov. 14 02:42
  • Top CIOs Start the Journey to the 'Digital Enterprise'

    Back in 1980, the woman who now runs the data center at State Street Bank started her career there by pricing a mutual fund in a ledger book. That process would get automated as the bank became a computerized enterprise. Today, she can connect State Street's systems with those of customers and partners and produce sophisticated reports to let customers analyze the mutual funds they might buy. That's the digital enterprise.

    Written by Michael Fitzgerald29 Oct. 14 00:59
  • Gamification Helps Utility Companies Change Customer Behavior

    In exchange for discounts from their favorite companies, people will like corporate Facebook pages, fill out surveys and join mailing lists. But power companies have to get their customers to do more than that.

    Written by Lauren Brousell28 Oct. 14 01:06
  • SAP looks to long-time ally IBM for help expanding in the Cloud

    SAP's Hana Enterprise Cloud service will be made available through IBM's global Cloud infrastructure, in a move that expands options for customers around the world who are considering moving their business applications off-premises to the Cloud.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus15 Oct. 14 04:41
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