Lesson Learned from Southwest Airline’s Epic IT Implosion
The incident taught the airline industry an important lesson – that having a comprehensive IT system is key to running a successful business. By investing in the right technology, companies can ensure more reliable service and fewer disruptions. In addition, Southwest Airlines learned the hard way that they must be wary of their reliance on third-party vendors and have more stringent risk management practices, audits, and business operation evaluations.
What is a Chief Information Officer? What Is the Role of a CIO?
The key stakeholder and the key position within most businesses that we most commonly work with is the CIO or the Chief Information Officer. Oftentimes, the CIO role might be called the Vice President of IT, it might be called the Director of IT or an IT Manager but in general the CIO is that top dog or that leading management role within the IT function. The CIO role is something that’s in high demand nowadays with the emergence of new technologies and data and business intelligence and artificial intelligence and all this different technology that’s emerging and really helping change the way organizations run.
How Business Intelligence is Transitioning to the Cloud
However, it is important to keep in mind that like any technology, the cloud is not completely foolproof and there is always a risk of data breaches or other security incidents. Therefore, it’s important to carefully evaluate the security measures of a cloud provider and determine whether they meet the needs of your organization. It’s also a good idea to have a plan in place to handle any potential security incidents that may occur.
Why Do Digital Transformations and ERP Implementations Cost Too Much Time and Money?
It’s no secret that a majority of digital transformations fail to deliver on time, on budget and deliver the business value that’s expected. A bigger reason for this is because organizations have largely misaligned expectations on what it takes to be successful but why is this? How do we get implementation expectations so wrong? That’s […]
How to Begin a Career In Technology Consulting [For College Grads and Experienced Hires]
Consulting is a rewarding and challenging career that can work well for many people but how exactly do you become a consultant? That’s what I want to talk about here today. I’ve been a consultant my entire career, I started 25 years ago, coming out of graduate school and it’s a career that I didn’t […]
Supply Chain Management in 2030: Future Trends, Changes, and Predictions
Supply chains of the 2020s look a lot different than they have in the past and they’re going to look a lot different in the future. What we want to do today is talk about the future of supply chain management as we know it today. Supply Chain Management has been rocked over the last […]
The Best Strengths of Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP Software
If you’re evaluating potential ERP systems in the marketplace, Microsoft D365 might be one that you consider. There’s a lot of things to like about Microsoft Dynamics 365 and that’s what we want to talk about here today. Microsoft Dynamics 365 is one of the most common ERP systems in the marketplace, we actually ranked […]
How to Prepare for an ERP Implementation Go-Live [Digital Transformation Readiness]
Go live is one of the most important milestones in any digital transformation but how do you know if you’re ready and well prepared for your go live? That’s what we want to talk about here today. Go live is one of the most important milestones in your project plan but a lot of times […]
Do We Need to Change Right Now? Here Is a Case for Digital Transformation.
There are a number of external pressures that are causing organizations to rush into digital transformations but NOW is not always the right time to go through a digital transformation. What we want to do today is talk about whether or not you really need to go through a transformation right now. We find that […]
Who Is Responsible for Digital Transformation Success? [CIO, CFO, COO, and Project Manager Roles]
Accountability is one of the biggest questions that organizations have when preparing for an upcoming transformation. Who is ultimately accountable for the success of our digital transformation? That’s exactly what we want to talk about here today.
How to Conduct an Information Technology Assessment [Step #1 to an Effective IT Strategy]
When embarking on a digital transformation journey, one of the first steps you need to do is assess where your company or business is at today and where you are today has to include your information technology and your information technology capabilities within the organization. But how exactly do you conduct an I.T assessment as part of your digital transformation? That’s what we want to talk about in this article.
5 Mind-Boggling Technology Predictions for 2030 and Beyond
What we want to do today is not just talk about next year, in fact, we are not even going to talk about the next few years, we are going to talk a decade out or decades out from now, in terms of how technology today is going to affect the world and how it’s going to affect the technology industry in the future.