CIO Dashboard
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CIO Dashboard gives Chief Information Officers and other IT management advice and perspectives on IT strategy, IT governance, enterprise architecture, Cloud Computing, Social Media and other topics of interest to the enterprise.
Latest Blog Posts
- The Biggest Barrier to Cloud Adoption on Nov 10, 2009 in Cloud Computing Cloud Enterprise Architecture Integration
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 p...
- CIO Careers: Learning from System Quarterbacks on Oct 28, 2009 in CIO Careers CIO CIO Role CIO Tenure
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...
- Thinking Globally – Where Should a CIO Begin? on Oct 23, 2009 in IT Organization Business Design Business Model CIO global IT IT Governance
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 ki...
- 6 Ways to Find Weak Signals on Oct 9, 2009 in IT Management Project Management Quality Assurance Weak Signals
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, e...
- Public Cloud Adoption – Where Are You? on Oct 7, 2009 in Cloud Computing Architecture CIO Cloud IT Infrastructure IT Management
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 adop...
- Using Weak Signals to Detect Troubled Projects on Oct 2, 2009 in IT Management IT Failures Leadership Project Management Weak Signals
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. S...
- 5 Questions to Explore True Cloud Costs on Sep 24, 2009 in Cloud Computing Cloud IT Cost IT Infrastructure SOA
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...
