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The reporting structure of an IT organization affects how roles operate in that shop. The structure must support the goals of the organization and be consistent with its culture and capabilities....

New technologies, service offerings, business changes, and other factors are driving CIOs to change the structure, processes, governance, and culture of IT organizations. However, redesigns are an...

The Cloud On IT's Horizon
Interest in cloud technology and cloud economics abounds. While the technology delivers immediate reductions in capital costs, Forrester believes that cloud computing's greatest benefits will come...
Technology Trends That Insurance CIOs Must Tap To Drive Growth
Today's insurance CIOs are shifting their focus away from cost reduction to speed, flexibility, and innovation. As insurance buyers' habits change from face-to-face interactions with agents to...
The recession gave CIOs the opportunity to consider new models for IT. But what new models and what parts of IT are they considering? And which models will stand the test of time? To answer this...

To redesign an IT organization, you need to know the potential organizational models, their pros and cons, and how they would meet the needs of your organization. Fortunately, there are a relatively...

Survey Analysis On Motivators Of IT Staff
What motivates IT people? To answer this question, Forrester first identified 12 core factors that influence motivation, and then we surveyed 129 IT leaders to determine the impact of each factor....
Several new IT models are emerging from the experiments by IT shops and the innovative thinking of management consulting firms. These models attempt to overcome the silos both within IT and between...

Execution, Consistency, And Business Growth Drive Increased Demand
What factors are changing the demand for roles in IT? To help answer this question, Forrester surveyed 140 IT decision-makers about why demand for some roles in IT is decreasing while for others it's...
A Self-Assessment Framework To Focus And Accelerate Your Transformation
Many CIOs struggle to answer two deceptively simple questions: 1) How are we doing, and 2) what should I prioritize? These questions invite a host of complexities, raising questions about the role of...
Part 3 Of A Three-Part Series On Why Key IT Roles Fail
Certain roles in IT can significantly change the organization for good or bad. Through a combination of surveys, interviews, and consulting engagements, we gathered in-depth information on the common...
The Future IT Organization And Its Implications For CIOs
The empowered era has brought about a paradigm shift for IT organizations. Employees and customers are no longer relying on IT to provision and manage technology. They are using social, mobile,...

Organization: The BT Strategic Planning Playbook
Building and implementing a BT strategy requires specific skills, roles, incentives, and structures to be in place. It also needs a sourcing strategy to bring in third-party capabilities....

A Road Map For CIOs To Succeed In An Empowered World
Many pundits are writing the CIO's obituary. Your employees and the business are no longer relying on IT to provision and deliver technology. They are using technologies like social, mobile, cloud,...

Part 2 Of A Three-Part Series On Why Key IT Roles Failed
There are a number of roles in IT that can significantly change the organization for good or bad. Through a combination of surveys, interviews, and consulting engagements, we gathered in-depth...

What Works And What Doesn't In Motivating IT Staff
The secret behind many CIOs' success is a great staff that supports and executes the vision and strategy for IT. There are many ways to keep the IT staff motivated; they vary in effectiveness, cost...
Executive Overview: The BT Strategic Planning Playbook
Today's executives are totally dependent on technology to achieve their organization's goals and objectives — without technology they cannot compete. CIOs increasingly play a vital role in...

Part 1 Of A Three-Part Series On Why Key IT Roles Failed
A number of roles in IT can significantly change the organization for good or bad. When they fail, the consequences are severe. From a combination of surveys, interviews, and consulting engagements,...
Many shops, particularly global ones, want to increase the percentage of processes that are globally consistent. To meet this need, Wipro Consulting Services provides an interesting service package...