Who wants the keys to the kingdom?

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Tired of being seen as a bit-player in the business? Colin Beveridge says careful rebranding could take IT departments a lot closer to the seat of power.  There is a sting in the tail of this powerful piece.

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Broken business - not just crunched?

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I have been thinking for a while now that the so-called “credit-crunch” is really a crisis of business integrity, fuelled by human weakness but driven by inadequate business models that have been isolated from reality by their “systems.”

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Christmas 2001 (revisited)

I was tidying up my file server when I came across an old Christmas piece that I wrote for Computer Weekly back in 2001. This article was originally entitled ho-ho-ho.com (back in 2001 the domain of that name was not yet  registered)  and It was so well received that I thought why not run it again this year and see if Continue reading article »

Is the Scorecard a busted flush?

Twelve years on and four books later, Kaplan and Norton’s Balanced Scorecard is probably the single-most successful business methodology, based on global adoption. And yet results appear to be disappointing, despite the plethora of documentation, consultancy and training available. Is the Scorecard a busted flush, or can it be redeemed? Continue reading article »

Ten Essential Skills for an effective CIO

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Sparked by observing a discussion about how universities can provide appropriate education for Senior IT managegment, I decided to put together my list of ten essential skills for a CIO. I wonder how they match your view?

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