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Roundup: Gartner IT Cost Management Reports
Cost of Maintenance, Gartner, Maximize ROI 4 min read
Roundup: Gartner IT Cost Management Reports
Pat Phelan
Pat Phelan
VP, Market Research
4 min read

Controlling costs is a constant strain on IT teams. The business wants enterprise-grade IT, but it also wants to execute big goals with a lean budget. Add to that the global disruption that has touched both lives and livelihoods around the world. The cost of adapting can bring with it even more budget turmoil. Making […]

Fast-track Your Cloud Strategy
CIO Strategies, Cloud, ERP 5 min read
Fast-track Your Cloud Strategy
Pat Phelan
Pat Phelan
VP, Market Research
5 min read

This article originally appeared on CIOReview.com; it has been modified for this space. Considering a move to the cloud? CIOs cite a variety of reasons to do so, including cost savings, scalability, and the ability to more quickly deliver/enable initiatives for the business. At the same time, the number of cloud vendors and products — […]

9 Signs that Market Forces are Affecting your IT Roadmap
CIO Strategies, ERP, Innovation 4 min read
9 Signs that Market Forces are Affecting your IT Roadmap
Pat Phelan
Pat Phelan
VP, Market Research
4 min read

Most CIOs believe they are in control of their IT roadmaps, yet external dynamics are creating pressure to change course. No longer can enterprise roadmaps be calibrated once and then put out of reach. To continue to enable business priorities and drive growth in a dynamic technology environment, roadmaps must be monitored and adjusted to […]

Gartner Predicts 2020
Cloud, Cost of Maintenance, ERP 3 min read
Gartner Predicts 2020
Pat Phelan
Pat Phelan
VP, Market Research
3 min read

A new year (and a new decade) are ideal times to prognosticate about the future. While it’s one thing for a business to predict great things for its future, it’s quite another for a respected, trusted analyst in the industry to predict great things for your industry … and your business. That’s precisely the case […]

Why IT Needs a Business-Driven Roadmap
Business Drive Roadmap, CIO Strategies, ERP 4 min read
Why IT Needs a Business-Driven Roadmap
Pat Phelan
Pat Phelan
VP, Market Research
4 min read

A Business-Driven Roadmap is an IT planning framework driven by business goals and the potential for smart use of technology to further those business goals. Besides fostering better alignment between IT and company goals, this approach can be a boon to IT departments and the people within them who aspire to do more meaningful work. […]

11 Characteristics of a Successful Business-Driven Roadmap for IT
Business Drive Roadmap, CIO Strategies, ERP 4 min read
11 Characteristics of a Successful Business-Driven Roadmap for IT
Pat Phelan
Pat Phelan
VP, Market Research
4 min read

A Business-Driven Roadmap is an information technology plan built around business priorities. Although it is informed by the vendor roadmaps of major technology suppliers, it avoids letting them dictate enterprise IT plans or take control of the organization’s budget. This is easier said than done, particularly when you see the need to diverge from the […]

Following Your Own Business-Driven Roadmap for IT
Business Drive Roadmap, CIO Strategies, ERP 4 min read
Following Your Own Business-Driven Roadmap for IT
Pat Phelan
Pat Phelan
VP, Market Research
4 min read

Read a few recent blog posts and research notes from this space and you will likely notice a theme: Following your own Business-Driven Roadmap is a big deal. The latest research note, The Business-Driven Roadmap Imperative, explains it in the context of how CIOs can respond to the expectations of their CEO and/or board about […]

The Business-Driven Roadmap Imperative: IT Must Serve the New Mandate from the CEO
Business Driven Roadmap, Business Growth, CEO 4 min read
The Business-Driven Roadmap Imperative: IT Must Serve the New Mandate from the CEO
Pat Phelan
Pat Phelan
VP, Market Research
4 min read

Business priorities are changing to growth and innovation. This is shifting IT’s mandate from efficiency and standardization to being an open, agile and customer-engaged organization that enables business-driven outcomes.  Complicating this dynamic is an increase in the frequency of vendors introducing new digital technologies such as cloud, social, mobile and analytics. It is opening up […]

The Real Deadline to Consider Third-Party SAP Maintenance is September 30th
ERP, SAP, Third-party support 2 min read
The Real Deadline to Consider Third-Party SAP Maintenance is September 30th
Pat Phelan
Pat Phelan
VP, Market Research
2 min read

In less than three weeks, customers of SAP enterprise software need to act if they wish to keep their options open for assessing better value support choices for the calendar year of 2020 and eliminate the risk of the planned end of full support for SAP ECC 6. Instead of being bound for yet another […]