Business model boss: Reinvent or die
Alex Osterwalder is among the most influential proponents of business model innovation in the world. His practical advice for startups and the enterprise is essential reading.
Higher education: Innovation and digital transformation
Lisa Davis, CIO at Georgetown University, explains how colleges and universities must adapt to the changing landscape of technology in education.
McAfee CIO: ‘Embrace the change’
It’s a cliché to say that IT and the CIO role are undergoing a significant shift. Many studies andresearch provide evidence that people outside IT expect greater responsiveness to business needs. This expectation goes by many names and buzzwords, all of which share similar meanings: Infrastructure vs. digital CIO (PDF download) Chief Innovation Officer Two-speed IT Revenue-generator CIO (PDF download) Chief Improvement Officer The […]

Five Steps To Starting Your Digital Transformation Initiative
Cut Through The Hype and Get Started Over the past 12 months, Constellation has interviewed, researched, or assisted more than 50 market leaders and fast followers crafting a digital transformation strategy. Regardless of industry, size of company, or geography, these early adopters share five common steps to success. In each case, these steps provide […]
CIO strategy workshop: Intel’s IT leadership and transformation pyramid
The relationship between IT and the larger business organization is fraught with challenge and opportunity. Here are practical steps you can take drive value and gain recognition.

News Analysis: SAP’s CTO Vishal Sikka Resigns, What Does It Mean For SAP Customers?
Departure of CTO Signals Change In Long Term Direction In a press release this morning, SAP announced a management reorganization and the departure of Vishal Sikka, SAP’s executive board member of products and innovation and CTO (see Figure 1). The reorganization puts Bernd Leukert as Vishal’s immediate replacement to lead global development. The role of […]

NATO Commanding General talks leadership, change, and agility
A top US Air Force leader offers advice on managing business transformation, people, and technology on a huge scale.

Saving the dry, lifeless soul of enterprise software
A special edition of CxOTalk (episode 44) brings together three top analysts to discuss why enterprise software is so uninspired and how to fix the problem. The conversation is fun, exciting, and completely engaging.

Workday: Linking technology design and user experience
Workday is among the most high-profile examples of a new breed of enterprise software, based completely in the cloud. Started by Dave Duffield and Aneel Bhusri, who led PeopleSoft prior to the acquisition by Oracle, Workday is now a public company. As part of the CxOTalk series of conversations with innovators, we spoke with Workday’s Chief Technology Officer, Stan […]
Enterprise innovation: CxOTalk thought leadership
Every week, CxOTalk brings together prominent executives, authors, and analysts to discuss innovation in enterprise business and technology. Conducted live and unscripted on open video, CxOTalk offers a rich source of thought leadership from the most innovative practitioners and thinkers in the world. The show adopts an informal style to humanize top enterprise leaders and […]