Planview

JANUARY 15, 2025

In the latest Mik + One podcast , Dr. Mik Kersten, Chief Technology Officer at Planview, sat down with Patrick Debois, known as the “godfather of DevOps,” to explore this question. DevOps teams bring valuable experience in scaling infrastructure and managing API-driven systems.

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Paul Hobcraft

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I was struck and somewhat surprised by how different the approaches to innovation success and its management seemed to be. It raises the question of where can Innovation Management Software go ever to broaden out, and gain a scale and adoption momentum to support these (individual) efforts significantly. This needs more investigation.

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TechEmpower Innovation

MARCH 4, 2024

Focusing on generative AI applications in a select few corporate functions can contribute to a significant portion of the technology's overall impact. This technological integration into software engineering not only enhances the productivity of development teams but also ensures that IT infrastructures are robust and reliable.

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hackerearth

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The 2018 Gartner CIO Agenda Survey demonstrates that technological innovation and digitalization are changing the way CIOs work. So, the CIO’s role is expected to expand to take on additional areas of business like innovation management and talent development. Technological advances necessitate CINO roles. bank spent $9.5

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Paul Hobcraft

DECEMBER 26, 2017

The day before the main event I was included in the Industry Analysts visit to the Siemens Technology Center, at Neuperlach in Munich. We were provided a variety of insights in different presentations and demonstrations, of the technology they are working upon. Thankfully the trigger was on my visit to their technology center.

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Planview

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The Value Stream Management Consortium (VSMC) has become, over the past three years, a pivotal entity in championing the principles and practices of Value Stream Management. Their insights, drawn from a diverse pool of survey respondents, provide a comprehensive view of the VSM landscape.

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Qmarkets

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Cognyte, the global leading security analytics software provider, has launched an innovation management program with the Qmarkets Q-ideate tool. shared Amir Barel, Chief Technology Officer at Cognyte. “We Qmarkets helps us to do just that.” said Noam Danon, CEO of Qmarkets.

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Planview

MARCH 27, 2025

Step 1: Start With a Small-Scale Pilot The journey began in 2022 when Vanguard initiated a pilot within their Chief Technology Office and IT department, focusing on improving the software developer experience. Early findings revealed inconsistencies in how teams managed work in Jira, their primary tool for daily work management.

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Planview

JULY 30, 2024

Technology companies want to deliver products better and faster, but as it is, demand often exceeds capacity, visibility is limited, rework is too common, and investments lack focus. In their research, Gene and Steven reviewed common efficiency design systems like Lean, Agile, DevOps, and the Toyota Production System. Their conclusion?

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Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Dear Reader, Joe the CEO , Leon the Product Line Director and Emily the Product Manager are hard working people, very motivated to make their company successful. The most relevant Steering instrument is of course that he can set the financial targets for his reports, his board members like the CTO, CMO and the Commercial VPs.

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Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Dear Reader, Joe the CEO , Leon the Product Line Director and Emily the Product Manager are hard working people, very motivated to make their company successful. The most relevant Steering instrument is of course that he can set the financial targets for his reports, his board members like the CTO, CMO and the Commercial VPs.

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Fractional CTO Management Roadmap Technical Review 52

Huub Rutten

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Dear Reader, Joe the CEO , Leon the Product Line Director and Emily the Product Manager are hard working people, very motivated to make their company successful. The most relevant Steering instrument is of course that he can set the financial targets for his reports, his board members like the CTO, CMO and the Commercial VPs.

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Fractional CTO Management Roadmap Technical Review 52

Acuvate

DECEMBER 31, 2022

We set out last January to build for some of the world’s most complex problems, using tech for good and helping SLG and enterprises prepare for a more sustainable future with the combined power of technology and empathy. And our most significant achievements in 2022 have been aligned with this goal.

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Planview

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Here’s the experience that the panelists and moderator bring to the table: Sejal Amin, Chief Technology Officer at Shutterstock, stepped into her role in November 2022, just when Shutterstock was making their data deal with OpenAI. She’s led her team in bringing AI to the market throughout this turbulent year.

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Daniel Burrus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

In this blog series on how elevating cognitive performance is a game changer for organizations, I’ve invited Neil Smith, CTO at Think Outcomes , to join me in writing on this important topic due to his expertise and the cognitive performance software his firm has created.). By Daniel Burrus and Neil Smith. (In

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Planview

DECEMBER 16, 2022

With the holiday season in full swing and a global recession predicted sometime in the new year, banks remain committed to investing in modernized technology through digital banking transformation efforts vs. traditional cost-cutting routes. “Retail banking customers are expecting more from their banks. The organization serves 14.4

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Information Playground

JUNE 4, 2015

I recently attended an all-hands meeting for the Office of the CTO sponsored by Chief Technology Officer John Roese.  Over the years the Office of the CTO has published advice on how to submit better ideas. This advice ranges from: The relevance of word count when submitting ideas.

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Planview

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Who it’s from: Harvard Business Review. Today, many are rethinking banking relationships with consumers, and are leveraging digital technology to fuel new product offerings. David Levis, the company’s Chief Innovation Officer, sheds light on Deloitte’s innovation plans going forward. Read more →.

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Taivara

AUGUST 23, 2018

But there is a reasonable approach with manageable investment and a much shorter timeline to benefit realization that can work for any retailer independent of their legacy environment. Do you need help building your own customer data platform, evaluating tech providers, or integrating with existing systems? Customer Engagement (e.g.

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Acuvate

APRIL 5, 2022

Azure Form Recognizer leverages advanced machine learning technologies to extract text, key-value pairs, line items, structures, and tables from documents. The technology understands forms at the edge, on-premises, or in the cloud. The technology understands forms at the edge, on-premises, or in the cloud.

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hackerearth

MARCH 31, 2017

Think of HR managers who have to align company goals and employee satisfaction! The talent management and performance review processes are certainly not what we’d refer to as all in a day’s work. HR managers should advise team leads to gauge the competency of their team members before putting in requests for urgent hires. “If

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

And as part of a contingent staffing strategy, emerging businesses and startups can afford access to outstanding technical experts that would otherwise be cost prohibitive on a full-time basis. Others are new to managing or stronger technically than as a supervisor. Create the role of “external talent manager.”

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2013

These three change accelerators are what lie behind today''s avalanche of business transformation, and they are directly affecting the roles of CIO and CTO. And, just as the CIO''s role needs to change, so too does the CTO''s—from Chief Technology Officer to Chief Transformation Officer.

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Corporate Innovation

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

In this post I review important lessons learned by CVCs that have been operating for many years and several economic cycles and best practices being used by newer CVCs. My previous post in the corporate venture capital (CVC) series provided a broad historical perspective on the sector. They come from different geographies: U.S. and Europe.

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Corporate Innovation

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

In this post I review important lessons learned by CVCs that have been operating for many years and several economic cycles and best practices being used by newer CVCs. My previous post in the corporate venture capital (CVC) series provided a broad historical perspective on the sector. They come from different geographies: U.S. and Europe.

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Technical Review Software Review Innovation Groups 40

Corporate Innovation

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

In this post I review important lessons learned by CVCs that have been operating for many years and several economic cycles and best practices being used by newer CVCs. My previous post in the corporate venture capital (CVC) series provided a broad historical perspective on the sector. They come from different geographies: U.S. and Europe.

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Technical Review Software Review Innovation Groups 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. Two months ago our research was published for the first time in MIT Sloan Management Review.  Fellow, Dell Technologies To my knowledge, this was the first time the topic made it onto the agenda at the conference.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2011

In an effort to increase the panel's interactivity, I wanted to offer readers a chance to ask Brown questions.

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The Inovo Group

OCTOBER 16, 2019

They reported directly to the CTO. CEOs who focus their attention on future events and external activities lead their firms to early adoption and invention of new technologies and greater and faster development of innovations. Transform yourself, then transform leadership, then transform the grass roots, then take on middle management.

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Information Playground

OCTOBER 8, 2015

This week I was in Dublin, Ireland to attend ITAC Europe (EMC's Industry Technical Advisory Council). During the meeting the CTO of EMC shared his thoughts on the technology direction of the company. The dialogue caused me to wonder how I've managed to stay so excited about working for the same company year after year.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2018

At the law firm Allen & Overy, the idea of replacing traditional, annual performance appraisals with a technology-enabled continuous feedback system did not come from human resources. Fast-iteration methodologies are a prerequisite, because talent tech has to be tailored to specific business needs and company context and culture.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2015

The best managers hire smart people to work for them. How do you manage people who have more experience or more knowledge? “When you’re a technical expert, you know your value to the organization,” says Wanda Wallace, President and CEO of Leadership Forum and author of Reaching the Top. What the Experts Say.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2017

Advise the manager to give them some feedback. But for flat or self-managed teams, that’s not an option. Self-managed teams must identify different ways to find and address day-to-day conflicts. Self-managed teams can focus on three things to help them successfully resolve conflicts. Harvard Business Review.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2012

Rich countries are the most technologically advanced. We should be able to meet their needs with cheap products based on older technology. We excel in product leadership and advanced technology — values inconsistent with the ultra-low-cost products poor countries require.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2011

June's Harvard Business Review features a story by Procter & Gamble Chief Technology Officer Bruce Brown and me on " How P&G Tripled Its Innovation Success Rate." That approach allowed P&G to successfully launch Align , a product that was almost killed due to an initially low forecast.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

In particular, large companies want to partner with small firms that have developed advanced, game-changing technologies. But many partnerships begin without due attention to what might go wrong, and the results show it. Only 14% of the companies we studied were in the active management category. The bad news?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2017

Only 31% of Fortune 100 boards currently have a director who is a CIO, even though technology is at the core of every business today. As Sheila Jordan, CIO at Symantec and director at FactSet, put it, “All companies are technology companies today. Technology is a lever to run the business, but also to change and grow.”

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