Imaginatik

JUNE 19, 2015

NBCUniversal used their hackathon program as a way to connect with technology startups, entrepreneurs, and people who could push their brand in new directions. This was a full scale, public event sponsored by their Media Labs CTO. Sound too intimidating for your company?

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Tips CTO Ideation Innovation Programs 100

Daniel Burrus

APRIL 28, 2017

Many companies today interact with the customer in many ways, long after the sale is made, collaborating with them on engineer-to-order (ETO), configure-to-order (CTO) or service management processes. Nor is connectivity limited to basic customer support. Data from connected devices and embedded software enhance these and other opportunities.

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Internet of things CTO Software Data 94

hackerearth

APRIL 30, 2018

Today, companies are trying to deal with huge amounts of data, lots of tech advances, and disruptive business models in a highly competitive environment, and the thought cloud has just about burst! The CTO/CDO can connect strategy and implementation better than anyone else. And these were only some of his achievements as the CDO.

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CTO Roadmap Agile Strategy 56

hackerearth

JULY 14, 2021

You might end up learning more from the competition in the span of 48 hours than a boot camp, course, or year of schooling. This post has been contributed by Brian Hough, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Airblock Technologies, AWS Community Builder, Host of Tech Stack Playbook, and five-time Global Hackathon Winner.

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Software Review Technical Review Software Engineering Software 105

Planview

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Using data as an internal product is fueling a competitive advantage for companies like Netflix, Intuit, PayPal, and many others. Panelists Sejal Amin, Chief Technology Officer at Shutterstock; Jana Eggers, CEO of Nara Logics; Razat Gaurav, CEO of Planview; and Dr. It was exactly what hyper scalers needed to build their offerings.

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Data Trends CTO Competition 73

Planview

APRIL 15, 2024

Choosing the right AI use case doesn’t just affect how the board sees your performance, it impacts your enterprise’s competitiveness in the Digital Age. Sejal Amin, Shutterstock’s Chief Technology Officer, described their process: “We actually spun up [an AI project] in weeks, and we got an early release to market within four months.

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CTO Crowdsourcing Exercises Data 65

Acuvate

DECEMBER 26, 2018

In a centralized structure, decisions are usually taken by higher authorities who have control over the organization such as CEO, CTO, CIO etc. This structure boosts employee engagement as it instils a sense of ownership and facilitates competitive advantage by leveraging the power of innovation.

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Trends Fractional CTO Artificial Inteligence Engagement 90

IdeaConnection

AUGUST 26, 2016

Scientists, students, developers, organizations and any other interested parties are being invited to take part in the Next-Generation Nonwovens open innovation competition. And if you’re the winner, you will receive Freudenberg’s help to realize your startup. ” Submitting Non-Confidential Information.

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Open Innovation CTO Innovation Competition 40

IdeaConnection

JULY 20, 2018

“Our team looks forward to working with competition winners to help create new technologies that will create unparalleled increases in efficiency through augmented intelligent devices, systems, platforms, and applications,” said Marcus Weldon, President of Nokia Bell Labs and CTO of Nokia. Opportunities.

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Open Innovation CTO Internet of things Innovation 45

Anaqua

MAY 2, 2018

By Erik Reeves, CTO of Anaqua. Becoming an expert in patent landscaping can help you understand your current and future competitive landscape, ‘whitespace’ gaps in technology that are opportunities for innovation and potential patents for acquisition or for strategic partnership. Why It’s so Important to Master.

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CTO Analysis Trends Technology 56

Planview

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Notably, the data suggests a trend: elite performers are more inclined to report value to their CEO and business stakeholders, whereas lower performers tend to relay information to no one at all or their CIO/CTO at best.

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Report Technical Review Management Software Review 65

Anaqua

MARCH 30, 2018

by Erik Reeves, CTO of Anaqua. Those that are creative in utilizing existing data, combining internal and external data analytics, and innovate in ways to improve aligning R&D and IP with business objectives, will find opportunities for competitive advantage.

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CTO Roadmap Underperforming Technical Team Data 40

Planview

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Due to numerous economic factors, Santander UK needed to improve the time-to-market for their products and solutions to outpace the competition. To do this, they needed to retire legacy thinking and systems and embrace new technology that would give them better visibility and increase efficiencies within their current processes.

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Technical Review Case Study Agile Artificial Inteligence 59

It's Saul Connected

JUNE 1, 2015

Last year we had Guy Wollaert, Chief Technology Officer Coca Cola Company, as a storyteller. The competition might eavesdrop! We’ve had over 300 storytellers at our summits over ten years. Every year it’s the same. We have trouble finding enough corporate transformation stories and storytellers. He was great.

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CTO Entrepreneurship Engagement Disruption 40

Information Playground

MAY 17, 2017

I am in my third year researching the topic on behalf of Dell EMC's Office of the CTO.   In addition to this paper, I submitted an article on Data Value as part of the Dell EMC World Knowledge Sharing competition. To my knowledge, this was the first time the topic made it onto the agenda at the conference.

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Data CTO Technical Review Big Data 31

Anaqua

MARCH 27, 2019

By Erik Reeves, CTO of Anaqua. The accelerating pace of technological advancement is both unmistakable and inexorable today.

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Technology Fractional CTO CTO Data 40

Rmukesh Gupta

AUGUST 1, 2018

Enable us to partner with someone to create competitive advantage. And that is that in order to truly qualify to be a digital transformation initiative, the project should have two elements – Technology & Business Impact. Help us enter a new market or go after a new kind of customer. Change how we compete in the market.

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Exercises Project CTO Culture 49

mjvinnovation

JUNE 26, 2020

RPA is one of the solutions that can help a lot, even more in remote times, because the robotic process automation increases business competitiveness. Typically, the CIO and CTO need to work closely with the business, budget and legal departments, as well as with other lines of business and user groups to achieve success.

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Technology CTO Software Resources 40

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

The benefits are substantial: Agile talent provides organizations with greater flexibility, speed, and competitive insight. We suggest a number of possible approaches for organization leaders to consider: Assign a roving chief technology officer or project manager. Broaden the role of your “chiefs.”

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Technical Cofounder Fractional CTO CTO Management 14

hackerearth

MARCH 31, 2017

If you're inside a company and convinced you have the best thing and if only you could get visibility in front of your CTO—then an internal hackathon is a great way of enticing the internal developers to skip to the top of the list, get an exclusive peak of data or even incubation,” says Delyn Simmons from Mashery.

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Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Fractional CTO Technical Review 51

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2012

While speaking a few months ago to the Chief Technology Officer of a highly diversified Fortune 500 manufacturer, I asked if he was able to fill all the science and engineering jobs required at his growing company. This post is part of the HBR Insight Center on American Competitiveness.

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CTO Data Trends Technology 14

Matthew Griffin

JUNE 1, 2015

Typically there are two groups that will be looking to disrupt your business – competitive corporations, either from within or from outside of your current industry and Entrepreneurs. Disruption is now closer to your door than it’s ever been before. The Caravan on your lawn.

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Disruption Industry Competition Resources 40

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2011

Whereas most companies work to reduce their payroll as growth slows and competition intensifies, the best maintain and even grow their investments in talent as their core businesses mature. Facebook's chief technology officer, Bret Taylor, was a co-founder of FriendFeed, one of those acquisitions.

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CTO Management Industry Company 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

Starting a global engineering operation “essentially doubles the expense for 6-12 months,” says former Informatica CTO, James Markarian. However, we found that the companies who are most successful with global engineering have vastly different motivations beyond cost reduction, albeit some of the same challenges as new entrants.

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Fractional CTO CTO Company Agile 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

I recently participated in a spirited panel discussion with Bruce Brown, Procter & Gamble's Chief Technology Officer, and Erich Joachimsthaler, Vivaldi Partners' managing director and CEO. So, what follows is my attempt to answer a few of the most interesting unanswered audience questions.

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Marketing CTO Technical Review Strategy 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2012

Imagine slashed budgets, a hiring freeze, a tough competitive landscape, and unreasonable time constraints (or perhaps you don't have to imagine this state). For example, the CTO of DonorsChoose is in regular contact with board member Jeff Weiner , the CEO of Linkedin. You'd have to make the most of what you do have.

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CTO Marketing Leadership Competition 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2016

Finally, the greatest delusion of all is that optimization itself can create a sustainable competitive advantage. Tronc, with little technology expertise to speak of and no money to invest in significant research, will be betting its future on third-party software. As a marketing ploy the move clearly failed.

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Artificial Inteligence Data Fractional CTO CTO 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2017

You have annual quotas, quarterly goals, and increasing competition. When I launched my first company in 2008 (CarZen, acquired by Liberty Mutual), one of my first hires was a CTO. I made him the CTO’s protégé, and had the CTO spend time teaching and evaluating him. But this is only half the story.

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CTO Learning How To Report 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2013

In order to see the future more clearly, it''s almost always helpful to look back — and this certainly goes for IT and its ever-increasing impact on operations, and ultimately on competitive advantage. Information Technology Changes the Way You Compete" was a trailblazing HBR article by Warren McFarlan back in the early 1980s.

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Management Fractional CTO CTO Competition 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2017

Update your mindset about the role of technology on the board. CEOs and boards still generally view technology as a cost. ” Generally speaking, CIO director prospects will have served as a CIO or CTO of a large organization whose market sector is relevant to the company of the board doing the recruiting.

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Technology CTO Trends System 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2018

And that satisfaction leads to a more attractive work environment in a competitive talent market. ” The case of healthcare technology firm athenahealth is an instructive one. The organization evolved into a weekly release cycle, responding quickly to the market and the competition.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2013

Over the last 30 years I have served a large range of organizations as either a director or a trustee with the specific role of helping them exploit IT for competitive advantage. I''m often struck by how many articles exclusively focus on new or emerging technology and their productivity or efficiency effects.

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CTO Guidelines Analysis Technology 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2015

We have shifted from a competitive landscape in which companies are more exclusively focused on external forces affecting their industries and sectors, to one that has become significantly more customer-centric. How well do you know your customers? These approaches certainly are not mutually exclusive.

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Software Review Design Thinking Software Design 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2016

Ken worked faster and more diligently in an effort to win once, but he wasn’t sure the competition had the same effect on the rest of the group. Stopwatches and competitions are terrific ideas. During one of Lady Stopwatch’s announcements, he thought he’d seen Toshi roll his eyes.

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Case Study Study Technical Review Fractional CTO 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Immigrants, who are veterans of change, would appear to be likely to help businesses remain competitive and thrive. Businesses are increasingly finding that rapid adaptation is necessary for success in today’s competitive environment. Meanwhile, competitors, or simply new and better ways of working, replace them. Adaptability.

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Entrepreneurship CTO Culture Change 8

CorporateIntel

MAY 15, 2014

He is also the CTO of SpaceX and the chief product architect of Tesla. When Musk recently faced a roadblock in submitting a competitive bid for a government contract controlled by Lockheed Martin and Boeing, he sued the federal government for the right to compete at substantially lower cost. Not Elon Musk.

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Fractional CTO Technical Cofounder Technical Review CTO 40

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2013

Instead of risk = bad, leaders need to understand that today, calculated risk = innovation, meeting marketplace demands, leapfrogging competition and creating true profit. The movie-by-mail program was enhanced by the streaming option in 2010 and slowly they killed all their competition like Blockbuster. Understanding Risk.

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CTO Project Leadership Technology 10