IT careers: how to make your digital move swift and successful?

Philippe Abdoulaye·30 June 2019·People & Change

...The digital business expansion in the global economy introduces changes that certain IT professionals aren’t prepared for; what I see is frustrated tech workers, paralyzed by the fear that they have to make that digital technology career change. What’s happening is, the massive marketing surrounding the recent IT innovations —… Read More...

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The two factors killing GRC practices

JC GAILLARD·30 June 2019·Cyber Security

...Excessive complexity and lack of first line integration render many GRC metrics useless. Many CISOs complain of communication problems with their business. They are not being listened to. They are not getting the budget they think they should get. They feel their business prioritises against security too… Read More...

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Amazon is coming to eat your lunch: Here are eleven ways to fight back

Tony Paul·30 June 2019·Customer Engagement

...If you are a small brand selling on Amazon – brace for impact.  Amazon is coming to eat your lunch. I’m not exaggerating. This article is your mayday call. Amazon positions itself as a marketplace for small businesses to reach a massive customer base. However,… Read More...

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A Futurist’s eye-view on how work is changing

Connected Futures from Cisco·24 June 2019·People & Change

...In this podcast, Connected Futures executive editor Kevin Delaney speaks with Gerd Leonhard who ranks as one of the top 10 futurist keynote speakers, worldwide, with over 1500 engagements in 50+ countries during the past 2 decades and a combined audience of over 2.5 Million people. Gerd has written 5 books… Read More...

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A strategic CIO on culture and talent

Connected Futures from Cisco·23 June 2019·People & Change

...“CIOs are being asked to step up our game,” says Cisco CIO Guillermo Diaz Jr., “to be business liaisons, the bridge between the technology and business outcomes.” However, to do that demands sweeping culture change in IT – which Diaz calls the hardest part of digital transformation. A true strategic… Read More...

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Visualizing The Supermarket of the Future

Tony D'Onofrio·17 June 2019·Customer Engagement

...In multiple of my articles, I have been consistent that consumers and store associates as brand ambassadors plus immersive customer experiences are the future of retail. Growing up in this industry, it is always exhilarating observing these success elements in a live environment. Norman (Mayne, CEO of Dorothy Lane Market) is… Read More...

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MVP vs Prototype vs POC – A complex choice of strategy, made simple

Ankit Kumar·12 June 2019·Strategy & Innovation

...While implementing new ideas or new features in the existing system most organizations [Start-ups or Enterprises] are unable to decide what strategy to adapt for developing their product or evaluating the idea and its feasibility. The results any organizations expect is a satisfied customer, the right transformation of ideas into… Read More...

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A practical model for distributed digital leadership

Lee Bryant·12 June 2019·People & Change

...It is very hard to succeed with digital transformation in an established organisation without addressing structural barriers and blockers and in particular the stultifying effect of management-by-cascading-hierarchy, which creates a divided, vertically-oriented organisation instead of a laterally connected structure.  For this reason, we are doing a lot of digital leadership development… Read More...

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Transparency in supply chains and blockchain: What’s the most common trap?

Bertrand Maltaverne·11 June 2019·Enabling Technologies

...Is Blockchain coming of age in 2019? Judging by the first half of 2019, it seems that the blockchain hype is finally deflating and there is an overall consensus that it will not save the world (at least not this year…). The growing trend towards pragmatism, which is now beginning to… Read More...

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Using collective intelligence to prevent catastrophic business meltdowns

Rod Collins·10 June 2019·Strategy & Innovation

...On April 19 the car rental giant Hertz hit its former digital services partner Accenture with a $32 million lawsuit claiming breach of contract for a failed redesign of its website and mobile apps. Hertz hired the consulting firm in August 2016 to redefine the customer experience on its online… Read More...

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Five PPC campaign management trends

Tanguy De Keyzer·9 June 2019·Customer Engagement

...Now that you’re a little familiar with PPC campaign management, let’s put it to work for your business. Here are five pay-per-click service trends that can help your business boom! 1. Make It Mobile According to this post, the average person spends approximately four hours a day on… Read More...

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Funny things happened on the way to the forum

Kevin Gray·5 June 2019·Data & Analytics

...Data scientists are all experts in statistics, right? Wrong. In Statistical Mistakes Even Scientists Make I review some common statistical errors committed by scientists. Yes, scientists do make statistical mistakes. Lots of ‘em. What about data science, then? The definition of a data scientist is highly imprecise and includes IT… Read More...

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