CEB

The journey to the cloud can be painful, especially when expectations and assumptions are inconsistent among CIOs, their business partners and the cloud provider

Based on analysis from 100 companies globally, it is expected that the vast majority of IT organisations will have – if they haven’t already – adopted SaaS-based HR and CRM solutions by the end of 2013. read more

CEB look at the way the demands on CIOs are accelerating

Three years ago, CEB identified five trends that are rapidly reshaping IT read more

Modest budget growth isn’t slowing IT transformation CEB research finds

The past few years have seen surprisingly healthy increases in IT spending, but the outlook for 2013 is more modest. read more

The task requires a range of skills that are hard to find in one individual

Business liaisons need to become challengers, capable of shaping demand for technology, but there is a second structural challenge that CIOs must overcome read more

Boost your function's profile

In 2005, a survey conducted by the CIO Executive Board found that less than 25 per cent of business leaders rated their organisation’s IT function effective at delivering the capabilities they needed. What is the number today? It’s the same, writes Andrew Horne read more

It's more than alignment

Despite considerable effort by IT functions to act as strategic partners to the rest of the organisation, business leaders and end users remain dissatisfied with IT’s ability to meet their needs read more

M&A revival presents new opportunities and risks for organisations

M&A revival presents new opportunities and risks for organisations read more

Three key 'soft skills' CIOs must master

Given the recent economic turmoil, employee engagement and discretionary effort dropped in many organisations. read more

Vendor relationship management tactics

Managing vendor relationships effectively is essential to realising the expected monetary as well as operational benefits of sourcing. read more

The Potential of IT Centralisation

It may be counter-intuitive, but done right, IT centralisation can save money and increase agility. read more

2010: Time for an Engagement Check Up

For many, 2010 will be a year of recovery; and for IT shops that means yet another period of change. read more

A test and learn approach to social media

Once seen as a fad, corporate use of ‘social media’ has now become the norm. read more