Top-down digital transformation plans are not always feasible or palatable for leadership. A bottom-up path automates the duties of open jobs, turning vacancies into a starting point for innovation. Organizations that adopt it can maintain or even build their competitive edge.
Customer experience drives organic growth, yet it is often forgotten and maligned in the name of controlling costs. Technology can optimize the experience for both B2B and B2C companies. Businesses that invest in it to deliver personalized and efficient experiences will be better positioned to grow.
Founder Jeff Roberts presented a webinar on Innovation Vista's approach and framework for assessing IT platforms and organizations. The webinar provides a framework that CXO business executives can use to assess the IT function at their own organization.
Enterprise CIOs juggle everything from IT operations to AI, so it is hard to know where to spend time. That is especially true for new CIOs and when fires are burning. Outside thinking, targeted experience or extra bandwidth can help CIOs plan complex technology transformation.
Covid raised IT's profile to levels never seen before, and CEOs now feel better about its enabling impact. Departments unprepared for the surge saw changes in leadership, funding or both. Look to your IT leaders for real enhancements to the business model, not just basic capabilities or efficiencies.
Preparing the annual IT budget is work many tech leaders dread, even as a percentage change on last year. Two types of IT costs call for two different mindsets. A framework for surfacing ideas for innovation capital helps you grasp this exciting time of innovation and transformation.
Mid-market IT leaders know the meeting where every department head argues for their project to top the roadmap. The problem is not the projects but the process for choosing between them. A common framework with a transparent score moves the discussion to the right sequence for maximum impact.
Business executives set the IT bar too low because they lack the time and background to focus on technology. Without context on what is possible, they struggle to set or push for a vision of its full impact. IT leaders set the bar too low as well.
Founder Jeff Roberts was interviewed by Corey Prator, founder of Consortium Partners, about Innovation Vista's purpose and approach. The conversation explores how the firm helps leaders broaden their minds on the business potential of IT.
Customer expectations are no longer shaped by traditional standards but by the best digital experiences people encounter anywhere. The new digital normal has four key components, including AI-powered personalization. The ROI of these investments has become undeniable, even in times of uncertainty.
Commercial real estate dealmakers have long relied on instinct and rolodex memory to match properties with buyers. With a buyer pool of a dozen to a few hundred investors, an algorithm on consolidated data surfaces patterns of interest. The future of dealmaking will not be written by instinct alone.
Over 90% of companies with dedicated sales teams have licensed a CRM, yet far fewer believe it is strategic. Adoption depends on leadership as much as on IT. C-suite leaders must set the stage and nurture a culture in which the team will want to use it.
