forrester research news from FierceCIO
News
Good biz analyst worth his weight in gold
IT departments involved in projects including software development should never underestimate the importance of good business analysts. Carey Schwaber, a senior analyst of application development at Read more...
How a strategic plan can sink
Alex Cullen, of Forrester Research, has some tips--a kind of top 10 list--for CIOs who want develop an affective strategic plan. One key point, he says, is to create a blueprint for action, not just Read more...
Forrester predicts tech 'populism'
A new Forrester study says there will soon be a proliferation of "technology populism." That means that IT professionals will be rethinking how they currently evaluate, provide and support collective Read more...
Web 2.0 is here to stay
It's time for Web 2.0, whether you like it or not, according to Forrester Research. A new Forrester report predicted that half of the 42 percent of enterprises in a third-quarter survey that resisted Read more...
Analysts: IT needs to embrace Web 2.0
You've been hearing about Web 2.0 technology in the enterprise for what seems like ages but are your peers really rushing to deploy Web 2.0 tools? The answer might surprise you: according to a Q3 Read more...
CIOs at a crossroads
The role of the CIO is forever changing. Are you the top IT person? Are you part of the business team? Do you report to the CEO or should you? These kinds of questions keep evolving as the job Read more...
Microsoft's new CIO has a very big job
It's not so easy being #1, especially if all eyes are on you as Microsoft's new CIO. Tony Scott, 56, Microsoft's new CIO, will direct the company's global IT organization. He will oversee worldwide Read more...
Get ready for a tough New Year
CIOs must get ready for 2008. The seas are shifting, and what was hot in 2007 might be cooling off in 2008. There are plenty of challenges ahead for the New Year, starting with the demand to Read more...
The CIO must keep the customer happy
With the New Year fast approaching, the first resolution for any CIO should be customer satisfaction. And that's a pretty big order for most CIOs who do not think customer happiness is their number Read more...
Standardize the system
Standardization is not a four-letter word in IT. But sometimes it is treated as one. No one is at fault. It is just the way systems have grown. The effort to create a standardized PC fleet is not Read more...