strategic agenda
RSS strategic agendaTougher times ahead for social networks
News Speaking at a web 2.0 conference in the US recently, Mark Zuckerberg, this year's top Agenda Setter and founder and CEO of Facebook - very much the social network of the moment - said his company is "years" away from any... [19 Oct 2007]
Five skills you need to be CIO
News To do that you have to be very focused, not on the IT agenda but the business agenda - making sure that the business strategies and plans are both fully informed by the potential of IT. Being a database... [06 Aug 2007]
Banks turn to tech to fight financial data surge
News Amit Shah, financial services technology analyst with Datamonitor and author of the study, said the upcoming regulations have placed the importance of market data back on the strategic agenda. Financial... [02 Aug 2007]
CEOs and CIOs learning to love each other
News Specifically, the CIO needs business as well as technical skills, to ensure that specialists do not just pursue their own technical agenda alone. High-growth companies are twice as likely to have flexible working... [04 Jul 2007]
Are consultants a waste of money?
News It was clear that their agenda was keeping the day rate coming in, rather than delivering value. But if they take over your strategic planning and programme management then you're in trouble - keep... [21 Jun 2007]
Sun upbeat on profits - and $700m cash injection
News But buyouts are not on Sun's agenda. We will use the proceeds to pursue strategic opportunities for growth. Bret Schaeffer, a vice president of finance, said in a conference call with reporters: "We... [24 Jan 2007]
Leader: The CIO Agenda for 2007
Leader Some key themes have emerged from the results of silicon.com's exclusive CIO Agenda survey, which is now in its third year. This year's CIO Agenda certainly shows more signs of optimism than last year... [17 Jan 2007]
CIO Agenda: Skills shortages and vendor "bullshit"
News The results make up our third annual CIO Agenda survey. Vendor "bullshit", skills shortages and proving the value and credibility of IT to the business are the key challenges for IT chiefs this year, according to... [17 Jan 2007]
Suppliers under pressure as CIOs get tough
News My agenda is around re-engineering a lot of our systems and business processes so that our customers can do it themselves or our customer service people can deal with it. As such, 83 per cent of respondents said... [16 Jan 2007]
Partnerships for Protection
White Paper What's on the top of the agenda? But partnerships are evolving; choosing one who can make intelligent, strategic alliances, whilst transforming the business is now the name of the game. As IT becomes... [15 Nov 2006]
Partnerships for Protection
What's on the top of the agenda? But partnerships are evolving; choosing one who can make intelligent, strategic alliances, whilst transforming the business is now the name of the game. As IT becomes... [15 Nov 2006]
Three golden rules of success for CIOs
Comment Develop a customer service-driven agenda and attitude in how the job gets done. In fact there are just three words that can create credibility, inspire thought leadership and attain IT departmental stability and... [02 Nov 2006]
Reuters charges on with IT cost-cutting drive
News To do that you have to be very focused, not on the IT agenda but the business agenda - making sure that the business strategies and plans are both fully informed by the potential of IT. Lister said:... [13 Oct 2006]
A Shift in Agenda: More Companies Outsource for Strategic Value Than to Cut Costs, According to Accenture Survey
White Paper The findings indicate that outsourcing, which initially gained appeal as a means of reducing costs, is being embraced for the ability it gives executives to predict business results and support strategic planning. [01 Oct 2006]
New Barclays COO to lead IT cost-cutting drive
News She will also lead strategy, vendor management, governance, quality assurance and reporting, and the co-ordination of the IT agenda with the bank's HR and finance groups.silicon.com Financial Services [27 Sep 2006]
