Legacy Modernization for Digital Transformation

David Sprott·7 November 2016·Delivery

...For years legacy modernization has been the Cinderella of IT. Everyone knows legacy systems are a massive drag on the business, but there has rarely been a compelling business case to justify the perceived cost and risk involved in modernization. But things are changing! Read More...

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The Why, What and How of Digital Transformation

Rob Llewellyn·26 October 2016·The Case For Digital Transformation

...No industry is immune to the transformational impact of digital technologies, but only people with sound strategies and a digital roadmap to harness the opportunities will be among tomorrow's leaders. Read More...

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21 Exceptional books charting my start-up journey to The Digital Transformation People

Tim Ellis·24 October 2016·Strategy & Innovation

...A personal journey to start-up through the books that informed and inspired me; covering strategy, digital transformation, marketing, self-motivation and getting things done. As any entrepreneur will tell you, the journey to start-up and beyond is a roller coaster of learning, experimentation, new insights and pivots… Read More...

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Fundamental elements

Peter Murchland·24 October 2016·Strategy & Innovation

...Matthew Kern's article on the fundamentals of (enterprise) architecture prompted me to refer back to an earlier phase in my approach to architecture where I provided a general framework for clients and outlined the key elements which would be used within the framework. This extends on my original article about the elements of architecture descriptions. Read More...

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Moving from Social Technology towards an Operating System for the Organisation

Lee Bryant·19 October 2016·People & Change

...This is a summary of a talk I gave in April to the Stuttgart Social Forum at the Bosch R&D Campus in Renningen.  You can view the accompanying slides from the link at the end of the article.  Read More...

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Defining the Operating Model for a Digital Enterprise

Lee Bryant·19 October 2016·People & Change

...A few weeks ago at the IOM Summit in Cologne, I gave a talk entitled ‘Defining the Operating Model for the Digital Enterprise’ that outlined what I think are the two key foundations of a digitally transformed enterprise: Read More...

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7 Digital Imperatives That Should be Driving HR Now

Jeff Wellstead·19 October 2016·People & Change

...The world is rapidly changing in the wake of digital disruption. Accelerated adoption of new technologies combined with an increasing digitally enabled and connected society will have huge impact on organisations and the people who shape them, and ultimately make them a success. If you look at the top 7 digital imperatives that are driving many transformational efforts in business today, it is clear to me that HR has a terrific opportunity and sits in a pivotal position to support rapid migration in skills, capability, productivity and collaboration – whilst also supporting critical organisational and cultural shifts to address company adaptation during the Industry 4.0 revolution. Read More...

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How Co-Creation Leads To Successful Innovation

Derek Miers·10 October 2016·Strategy & Innovation

...This post builds on our previous Broad Framework For Transformation and the subsequent piece that focused on the vertical dimension From Understanding Customers To Business Model Reinvention. This piece talks to the core of the horizontal dimension of the framework. Read More...

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Could Artificial Intelligence Replace Consultants?

Braden Kelley·10 October 2016·Enabling Technologies

...Previously I explored the value of eminence and thought leadership to consulting firms, and how unfortunately the power of inbound content marketing has a dark side that forms part of a three-pronged attack on the consulting industry. Read More...

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Five Key Benefits of Building an Agile Business

Peter Goral·10 October 2016·Delivery

...Agile methodologies are especially effective for companies that want to shorten the delivery cycle while closely managing project costs. Here are a few key benefits realized by businesses that implement cross-departmental agile teams. Read More...

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Realizing the Software Defined Enterprise

David Sprott·3 October 2016·Delivery

...While Gartner seem to be the primary advocates of software defined everything, (SDx) it’s rather obvious that SDx is primarily focused on service delivery, infrastructure and networks. I give full credit to Jason Bloomberg for exploring software defined development and devops in his recent blog. [1] He merges SDx and Shift Left ideas saying,  “If we combine no-code with DevOps properly, we now have a way of abstractly representing working production software, including its functionality. Not just the limited-scope apps that some no-code platforms are best known for, but full-blown, enterprise-class applications – created from nothing but their abstract representations with the push of a button.” Read More...

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Who can you trust?

Ian Glover·2 October 2016·Cyber Security

...Ian Glover, president of CREST, explains why penetration testing is a vital weapon in the battle against cyber crime and why you wouldn’t want just anyone trying to break into your company. Read More...

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