INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Can IT grow up? An interview with Ade McCormack

In which the author and former developer likens IT teams to "well-behaved puppies with low self-esteem," explains his preference for IT-business "entwinement" over IT-business "alignment," and outlines his seven-step path to earning a seat at the executive table. —July 9, 2008

Got information? Get an information agenda

From vision lock to implementation planning, we look at the five-step process from IBM to help CIOs manage their data, protect their investments, and rethink their approach to delivering trusted information for better decisions. —July 9, 2008

Five key questions for performance management on SAP

Even if you're not on SAP, it's still good to know about being data agnostic, how to cut your support and admin costs, what user self-service really means, and why "single and complete" doesn't simply mean "from a single vendor." —July 9, 2008

Dealing with data silos? Meet your data strategy

Data silos are no one's friend, but now that you have them, what to do with them? From ETL to EII, a look at tools to bring them together and approaches you can take to build a performance management platform. —July 9, 2008

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The Wiki Workplace: An interview with Don Tapscott —May 23, 2008

72%

Percentage of Finance executives who are likely to add reporting, dashboards, or scorecards to their performance management systems.

– Source: Managing Performance Amid Complexity, CFO Research Services, 2008

"Evolving beyond 'yes-no' decisions gives you more options and speeds your decision-making."

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