Joseph Schiavone

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Governance: New Strategy, Old Hands On The Wheel …

Joseph Schiavone 7 days ago
You know the pattern: I show up, tell a story from a seat I actually sat in, and we get into what it takes to lead technology when the official playbook and the real one are two different documents. Today’s topic is governance, which I realize is not the word that makes anyone lean in. Nobody pitches “Let’s talk about […]
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Strategy: Batteries Required, Discipline Sold Separately (Part 2)

Joseph Schiavone June 4, 2026
Welcome back! Last time, we cracked open the box and discovered that the “strategy” was really a stack of inherited decisions, held together with assumptions, good intentions, a few layers of duct tape, and the occasional vendor relationship nobody can fully explain. We watched it come apart under a divestiture, get reassembled in real time, […]

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Strategy: Some Assembly Required (Part 1)

Joseph Schiavone May 21, 2026
I’m Joe Schiavone. Last time, we talked about roadmaps, remember? The best ones are built to come apart on purpose, with the goalposts already moving while you’re still drawing the diagram. A bunch of you reached out after that one (thank you, by the way), and the question that kept landing in my inbox was […]
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Roadmaps: Preparing To Self-Destruct In Three, Two, One …

Joseph Schiavone April 23, 2026
I’m Joe Schiavone. I am a principal analyst here at Forrester. My experience has afforded me the opportunity to learn from some amazing leaders while developing my own style along the way. I have been leading tech for global organizations from PE-backed and startups to large global companies. My comparative advantage, and what has led […]