How IT can support business agility and drive competitive advantage |
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| 01 Sep 2009 | SearchCIO-Midmarket.com |
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If business agility grows in importance as the recession winds down, CIOs had better be ready. IT has a big role in facilitating an agile enterprise -- or in hindering one. In this podcast, CIO Niel Nickolaisen, columnist and co-author of
a new book on business agility, explains what an agile enterprise looks like and what IT's role is in supporting one. From considering outsourcing to prioritizing IT projects to align with the business mission, IT's role is critical in driving competitive advantage and more.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY: Nickolaisen is CIO and vice president of strategic planning at Headwaters Inc. He has more than 25 years' experience in the rapid delivery of enterprise systems and has a particular interest in process improvement methods such as Lean and Six Sigma. Nickolaisen's columns for CIOs run monthly, and he is co-author of Stand Back and Deliver: Accelerating Business Agility.
You may also download a sample book chapter from Stand Back and Deliver.
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