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  • Finding the balance of power in technology real estate decisions is no easy task

    As business processes become automated, the business requires dependable IT while IT requires dependable real estate for secure power and cooling. Many multimillion dollar real estate transactions became obsolete within three years in Australia, Europe and North America due to a lack of understanding and foresight.

    Written by Simon Wise • 24 April 11 08:00

  • Think Tank: Tips for IT strategic planning success

    We all know that we need to get more value from information technology investments. That means IT projects, portfolios and priorities must be aligned to those of the business. IT strategic planning is often used as a tool to achieve this alignment and turn the business needs into results. But it is often not that easy! Many organisations develop a strategic plan but successful implementation is still difficult. Like in golf or chess, rules are well known but consistent performance is still hard.

    Written by Hemant Kogekar • 23 April 11 08:00

  • 5 things I've learned - Ben Wrigley

    As the director of information technology for InterContinental Sydney, Ben Wrigley understands the importance of people in the technology equation

    Written by Ben Wrigley • 04 Feb. 11 11:54
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    Cloud computing - the next industrial revolution

    The term ‘Cloud computing’ continues to receive a lot of attention from the media and within the IT industry there is perpetual debate on definitions and from vendors a relentless succession of press releases on their latest cloud offerings.

    Written by Scott Stewart • 25 Oct. 10 12:34

  • Think Tank: Fad-free performance management

    IT magazine articles and whitepapers regularly publish articles on, ‘building a high performing team’, ‘reinventing the workforce’, ‘transforming the organisation’ and the like. They include stories from large — usually overseas — companies where the CIO has turned an under-performing organisation around (with the help of a brand name consulting firm with their brand name methodology). Local CIOs and IT managers read the articles and begin to believe they too need a major transformation program in order to turn their IT organisation into a ‘world-class’, ‘high-performing’ organisation.

    Written by Hemant Kogekar • 01 Oct. 10 10:46
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    Why Commonweath Bank CIO is worth $4.2 million

    I almost spilled my coffee all over my desk last week when I read the Commonwealth Bank's annual report and discovered that its chief information officer Michael Harte had picked up no less than $4.2 million in remuneration over the 2010 financial year — a $1.4 million pay rise.

    Written by Renai LeMay • 20 Sept. 10 11:45

  • How to be a good panel moderator

    Panel discussions have a bad reputation for good reason. Far too often, they're boring, repetitious and as lifeless as a lineup of bobble-head dolls.

    Written by Maryfran Johnson • 01 Sept. 10 07:23
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    Five reasons Australian email belongs in the cloud

    If your company or organisation is not currently considering migrating its email systems onto a cloud computing platform, you're in danger of being left behind. That's the conclusion I have reached after six months of closely following the Australian technology sector's growing fascination with cloud computing, in all its variants and according to all the different definitions.

    Written by Renai LeMay • 30 Aug. 10 09:24

  • Leadership in an era of smarter public safety

    Picture a line of fire engines, police cars and other governmental and non-governmental services arriving at the scene of a bushfire. It is a moments in public safety when communication between first responders is key.

    Written by Sean Dolkens • 24 Aug. 10 17:19

  • Right of Way

    Executive expectations for IT have evolved from technology services to business contribution. CEOs now want IT to contribute to strategic differentiation and growth. They are increasingly asking their CIOs: Do I have the right IT? And how do I know?

    Written by Andrew Rowsell-Jones • 05 Sept. 08 11:40

  • Effective 'Goldilocks' Decision Making

    In IT, we all make lots of decisions: What tools to buy, who to hire, what to invest in. Decisions are often complex and politically sensitive, involving a large number of stakeholders

    Written by Andrew Rowsell-Jones • 01 July 08 13:48

  • Strong to the Core

    Gartner continues to receive enquiries from frustrated IT leaders and their business bosses seeking to up the performance of their IT organizations. Yet recent research reveals that CIOs are surprisingly sceptical about the strength of their own core operations. Of the 1440 CIOs that responded to the annual Gartner CIO Survey in 2007, only 9 percent strongly believe that their IS organization's service levels are meeting business expectations

    Written by Andrew Rowsell-Jones • 07 March 08 15:08

  • IS's Seven Levers of Growth

    Growth remains the top priority for most business executives. In most enterprises, this means make more profits

    Written by Andrew Rowsell-Jones • 04 Feb. 08 13:12

  • Performance Artist

    The value of a business investing in IT - like investing in any other asset, such as real estate, a new factory or a TV commercial - is its ability to support and improve business performance. This means that IT value is business value and is expressed as the ratio of business performance to IT investment

    Written by Andrew Rowsell-Jones • 10 Dec. 07 13:06

  • Mastering IT Portfolio Management

    Most CIOs face demand for projects that far outstrips their ability to deliver. Moreover, some of these projects duplicate systems already being used elsewhere in the enterprise, and most enterprises are cluttered with IT assets

    Written by Andrew Rowsell-Jones • 05 Nov. 07 13:57

  • Fluid Dynamics

    Conventional management thinking evolved to handle a business environment of relatively predictable change and competition. During the past decade, though, this stability has been supplanted by accelerating change in business and technology, causing the traditional notions of strategy and tactics to be less effective

    Written by Andy Rowsell-Jones • 02 Oct. 07 09:57

  • The Sum of IT's Parts

    Increasing business expectations mean more pressure on IT organizations to deliver. More stakeholders and more complexity means more multi-disciplinary teams. Synergy — the productive interworking of IT staff with business, suppliers, partners and customers, is key to enterprise growth and increased competitiveness

    Written by Andrew Rowsell-Jones • 03 Sept. 07 14:21

  • Reaching Out

    Enterprises conduct most of their business processes internally to limit transaction costs and keep intellectual capital confidential, but also partly out of habit

    Written by Andrew Rowsell-Jones • 06 Aug. 07 12:23

  • Landing Your Next Job

    By now, one might assume that all of you senior IT execs out there know how to conduct a job interview

    Written by Martha Heller • 06 Aug. 07 11:31

  • Driving Customer-Centric IT

    Growth remains a top priority for CEOs. Revenue growth and increasing market share outstrip lowering the cost base as strategic priorities. Enterprises seek to deepen their penetration in home markets, and enter new markets

    Written by Andrew Rowsell-Jones • 05 July 07 10:05
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