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In our research, executives we talked with at many large companies noted that a pathway well-suited to one business unit may not work as well for another. In such cases, it makes sense for a company to progress on multiple pathways. There’s …
I’ve just been reading Harish Jose’s latest post A Constructivist’s View of POSIWID. POSIWID stands for the maxim (THE) Purpose Of (A) System Is What It Does, which was coined by Stafford Beer.Harish points out that there are many different systems wit…
I’ve just been reading Harish Jose’s latest post A Constructivist’s View of POSIWID. POSIWID stands for the maxim (THE) Purpose Of (A) System Is What It Does, which was coined by Stafford Beer.Harish points out that there are many different systems wit…
Following the data is all very well, but how should we decide which data to follow? Nate Silver argues that the total data are more important than the marginal data. There is more virus transmission in restaurants than in aeroplanes.The average Am…
Following the data is all very well, but how should we decide which data to follow? Nate Silver argues that the total data are more important than the marginal data. There is more virus transmission in restaurants than in aeroplanes.The average Am…
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In new MIT CISR research we studied how top performing firms solved their organization’s Rubik’s Cube challenge—simultaneously achieving customer responsiveness, sharing services, reusing modular capability, and commercializing new services….
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For 2022, what are the most important capabilities you need to develop further in your enterprise? Who owns responsibility for managing digital in your enterprise? What’s been your most successful digital initiative in the last 12 months? In…
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Peter presented a preview of his forthcoming book, co-authored with Stephanie Woerner and Ina Sebastian, entitled Future Ready: The Four Pathways to Capturing Digital Value. He focused on the lessons learned in how firms create and then capt…
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Transforming businesses for digital has proven to deliver great value for customers and stakeholders, but it takes time, and it is easy to lose momentum. Our research shows that high performing firms keep their “foot on the peddle” by invest…
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Meg Regan of MIT Sloan Executive Education described the benefits, challenges, and opportunities of continuous learning in organizations and the learning programs offered by MIT Sloan Exec Ed.
Publication date: 2022-04-14
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ArchiMate is the modeling language of choice for most enterprise architects. When ArchiMate is communicated to a business audience, however, the default visualization is often perceived as too technical. To solve this, Bizzdesign is creating alternative ways of visualizing ArchiMate models, such as the Metro Map. The new Metro Map view visualizes dataflow or processes…
It is an old adagium of warfare: Amateurs talk Strategy, Professionals talk Logistics. Maybe surprisingly, this is true in IT as well. Maybe it is true in any complex and unpredictable situation, which ‘big IT’ is more and more turning out to be. Logis…