Archive for January 2020
Business Lessons from ‘Ford v. Ferrari’
A look at the Oscar-nominated film through a lens of systems thinking and process improvement.
Read MoreThe state of digital transformation in 2020
The past year has seen many businesses question exactly how transformational digital transformation really is. The answer, as with all IT initiatives, depends on the scope of the ambition, the skill of the leadership, and the ultimate degree of business impact. Yet we’ve seen a pattern emerge: Those with transformational aspirations discover that boil-the-ocean schemes…
Read More6 digital transformation success stories
More companies are building digital capabilities that deliver business efficiency or top-line revenue growth in 2020. But the progress of Big Bang digital transformations varies — as does executives’ understanding of what that entails. Sixty-six percent of CIOs said they are transforming their businesses, but based on those respondents’ descriptions of their digital initiatives the number is…
Read MoreLucky 13 of the Top Reads in Lean and Continuous Improvement in 2019
Enjoy 13 of the continuous-improvement-related articles that garnered the most attention from our IndustryWeek community in 2019.
Read MoreTop 9 challenges IT leaders will face in 2020
This year will assuredly see tech leaders laser-focused once again on digital initiatives, but the processes they have in place for doing so won’t be a slam dunk for success. Worse, recent research suggests that mistakes born of digital transformation are a top cause of concern for businesses. A Gartner report on emerging risks shows…
Read MoreTarget's new tech operating model hits the mark
Competing for dollars in the digital age is hard for any brick-and-mortar retailer, but sprinkle in some self-inflicted wounds and the task gets tougher. Just ask Target’s CIO Mike McNamara, who invested in a new technology operating model, reskilling and innovation to help pull the big box chain out of its funk. “We did things…
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