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• Report Q&A: Decoding China's New Infrastructure Initiative

  China Aims To Accelerate Its Own Digital Transformation

  January 12, 2021 | Danny Mu

  At the 2020 National People's Congress, China's central government emphasized the importance of "New Infrastructure" as a key driver of economic growth and global technology leadership. What is New...

• Report Now Tech: AI Consultancies In Asia Pacific, Q1 2021

  Forrester's Overview Of 23 AI Service Providers In Asia Pacific

  January 12, 2021 | Achim Granzen

  You can use AI consultancies to determine the business objectives for AI, scale and progress AI from proof of concept to production, and set up AI operations and governance frameworks. But to...

• Report Technologists — And The Business — Must Execute At The Speed Of DevOps

  Intermediate Level: People Practices For IT Transformation

  January 8, 2021 | Gordon Barnett

  Intermediate organizations have the customer experience (CX) basics well in hand. They've broken down silos, institutionalized customer- and employee-centricity, and built a foundation of agile...

• Report The Best Tech Leaders Develop And Unleash Creative People

  Advanced Level: People Practices For IT Transformation

  January 8, 2021 | Gordon Barnett

  CIOs attaining an intermediate maturity level in their IT transformation efforts may operate well; however, their organizations often lack the culture, talent, and structure it takes to be a market...

• Report Chief Data Officers: Evolve Your Teams To Accelerate Impact From Data Insights

  January 5, 2021 | Jennifer Belissent, PhD

  In many organizations, the chief data officer (CDO) role has evolved to become more of a chief insights officer with purview over both data and analytics. With a single role responsible for the...

• Report Chief Data Officers: Accelerate Insights-Driven Business Impact In 12 Steps

  January 5, 2021 | Jennifer Belissent, PhD

  The chief data officer (CDO) role has evolved to reflect the need to be insights driven. Successful data insights leaders understand the needs of business partners and employ resources to deliver...

• Report Expand Your Ecosystem To Set Your Tech Organization On A Path To Excellence

  Beginner Level: People Practices For IT Transformation

  December 28, 2020 | Gordon Barnett

  Technology leaders evolve their organizations and people in phases. Many CIOs and IT organizations are in the early stages of this evolution as their firms begin to develop and deliver great...

• Report Digital Rewrites The Rules Of Business

  Vision: The Digital Business Playbook

  December 24, 2020 | Nigel Fenwick, Ted Schadler, Caleb Ewald

  The pandemic reinforced how technology improves the economics and capabilities of every business. Using new digital capabilities, it is 10 times cheaper and faster to adapt your workforce, engage...

• Report The State Of Digital Transformation In Japan

  Firms Are Accelerating Their Transformation With The Help Of Service Providers

  December 23, 2020 | Achim Granzen, Frederic Giron

  The "2025 digital cliff" is rapidly approaching, and some Japanese firms are accelerating their digital transformation efforts companywide. These firms harness digital assets and ecosystems to...

• Report The State Of Automation In Indonesia

  Indonesian Firms Are Adopting Automation For Customer-Facing Processes, But Challenges Remain

  December 22, 2020 | Achim Granzen, Frederic Giron

  Adaptiveness and customer experience (CX) improvements are key business priorities for firms in Indonesia in 2021, and automation will be a key enabler of these objectives. For 2021, Indonesian...

• Report The State Of Cloud In Malaysia

  Malaysian Firms Are Adopting Cloud On Multiple Fronts

  December 21, 2020 | Achim Granzen, Frederic Giron

  Malaysian firms see cloud computing as a key infrastructure priority for their organizations in 2021. Adoption drivers include cost-cutting, access to innovative services, and application and...

• Report The State Of Digital Transformation In Indonesia

  Indonesian Firms Are Catching Up With The Help Of Service Providers

  December 21, 2020 | Achim Granzen, Sam Higgins

  Few Indonesian firms have started on their digital transformation journey. But those that have experienced early successes are accelerating their transformation to improve customer experience and...

• Report The State Of Cloud In Japan

  Japanese Firms Need Help Refining Their Cloud Migration Plans

  December 17, 2020 | Achim Granzen, Frederic Giron

  Japan is a rapidly maturing market for cloud computing. Software-as-a-service (SaaS) has been successful over the past few years, and now more Japanese firms are considering cloud for their IT...

• Report Debunking Three Services Sourcing Myths

  How To Align Your Sourcing Strategies To The Future Of Services

  December 16, 2020 | Duncan Jones

  The old plan-build-run models of services are giving way to a new services paradigm where transformation is continuous and multidimensional. To derive competitive advantage from it, CIOs need...

• Report Case Study: Singapore's Journey To Deploying Responsible AI

  Singapore's Model AI Governance Framework Guides Organizations Toward Responsible Use Of AI

  December 16, 2020 | Achim Granzen

  On the heels of personal data protection acts, leading governments like Singapore's are now turning their attention to how data is being used to generate insights and automate processes with AI....

• Report Forrester Predictions 2021: Accelerating Out Of The Crisis

  October 28, 2020 | Sharyn Leaver

  2020 shattered the status quo. In 2021, advanced organizations will adapt and use the upheaval to forge a competitive edge. Discover your organization's path to success. Read Forrester's 2021...

• Report Best Practices For A Customer-Obsessed Tech Transformation In Government

  Drive Customer Centricity With An Adaptive Approach To Technology Management

  September 24, 2020 | Dan Bieler

  Technology transformation is a fundamental pillar for reforming the overall workings of government. Government priorities of more citizen engagement, improved government productivity, and higher...

• Report From People To Products: Services Firms Offer More Software Than You Think

  Business Process Accelerators Help Digitize Business Operations

  August 20, 2020 | Nigel Fenwick

  Technology services firms build many variations of digital solutions for clients. Some vendors retain the intellectual property (IP) associated with these solutions, making it available to a...

• Report Build The Business Case For Cybersecurity And Privacy

  Business Case: The Cybersecurity And Privacy Playbook

  August 14, 2020 | Sean Ryan

  Mega data breaches will often spur organizations to invest in cyber security. However, if the approach is reactive and unplanned, then it's a wasted opportunity. Use this report to structure a...

• Report Research Overview: Digital Product Management

  A CIO's Introduction To Developing Products In The Digital Age

  July 29, 2020 | Nigel Fenwick, Randy Heffner

  Digital products create new revenue and can accelerate business transformation. But trying to design and build new digital products using the same capabilities used to create and launch physical...

• Report Applying The Forrester Wave™: IoT Consultancies In Asia Pacific, Q2 2020

  How To Identify The Right IoT Consulting Provider For Your Business

  July 24, 2020 | Achim Granzen, Guannan Lu

  In April 2020, we published a Forrester Wave™ evaluation of internet of things (IoT) consultancies and service providers in Asia Pacific (AP). We used 23 criteria to evaluate eight vendors. In this...

• Report The Future Of The European Job Market

  The Future Of Work Will Drive A More Dynamic European Job Market By 2030

  July 22, 2020 | Dan Bieler

  2020 is a pivotal moment for Europe, with greater economic uncertainty, rapid technology change, and a pandemic disrupting existing working environments. The European job market will become even...

• Report Optimize Your Cybersecurity And Privacy Process To Maximize Business Success

  Advanced Level: Process For Cybersecurity And Privacy

  July 15, 2020 | Merritt Maxim, Elsa Pikulik

  CIOs who pursue cybersecurity and privacy excellence not only reduce risk and protect their brands, they help their firms drive revenue growth and sustained long-term success. This report — the...

• Report The New, Unstable Normal: How COVID-19 Will Change Business And Technology Forever

  July 14, 2020 | Stephanie Balaouras, Laura Koetzle, Martin Gill

  The pandemic has already forced firms and policymakers to do things that were previously considered impossible. This is just the beginning. Given its gravity, the effects of COVID-19 — along with...

• Report Promote Cybersecurity And Privacy By Utilizing Metrics

  Intermediate Level: Process For Cybersecurity And Privacy

  July 10, 2020 | Merritt Maxim, Elsa Pikulik, Salvatore Schiano

  The intermediate phase of cybersecurity and privacy maturity relies on establishing metrics and collecting data to drive process improvement. This report — the second of three in the process...