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Enabling Consumerization and BYOC Sep 21, 2011

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Enterprises everywhere are finding themselves in a position where they must accommodate workplace consumerization. The next logical step would be to go all the way and institute a BYOC policy. But, how does an IT leader go about instituting these new workplace computing paradigms? What is a right balance? How far should we take it? Are there any limits?

Guest 1: William Martorelli, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research

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Guest 2: Steve Phillips, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Avnet, Inc.

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BI Governance: Making it a Reality Sep 14, 2011

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BI is a business principle and an ongoing process. As the business changes, so too does BI. There also needs to be a governance framework stating guiding principles, decision-making bodies, decision areas, and oversight mechanisms, all aligned to the company's unique needs and culture. How do you define these? How do you align BI with corporate strategy and diverse, non-static business and IT requirements? How successful have organizations been in building such a framework? What changes does the new "Normal" require of older governance frameworks? Who should own or run BI governance and also, put it in place?

Guest 1: Philip Russom, TDWI Research Director, Data Management

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Guest 2: George Surdu, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Comerica

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Is Mobile BI Worth It? Sep 07, 2011

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As extended mobile business applications for business intelligence (mobile BI) are gaining momentum, most BI tool vendors are offering a mobile extension to the native BI suite itself. But is mobile BI really just a mobile version of traditional BI? Is implementing mobile BI the same as in traditional BI projects? Is mobile BI secure since now that sensitive data will be provided on a remote device over which an enterprise has little control? Would mobile BI be easier to adopt vs. traditional BI? Is mobile BI a good solution for every kind of data? What about ROI…is it expected to be significant in order to justify related investment?

Guest 1: Howard Dresner, Former Gartner Research Fellow, Accomplished BI SME and Author

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Guest 2: Dave Stodder, Director, TDWI Research for Business Intelligence

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BI in 2011 and Beyond Aug 31, 2011

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Today's BI is reactive, strategic, casual, whenever, and reliable. With the introduction of Social Media and mobile business tools, the old walls between BI users and IT will disappear. Already BI decisions are becoming collaborative, made increasingly while on the move, making BI Actionable and agile. Future BI will be proactive, operational, extreme, timely, and will demand accountability. How can IT help today's BI make the shift and be ready for BI of the future? What risks are involved? What advantages will the new BI offer over the old BI?

Guest: David Judson, Sr Director, Business Intelligence and Enterprise Applications, The Scott's Miracle- Gro Company

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Building a Velcro IT Organization Aug 24, 2011

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Today, IT people must wear multiple hats and be able to switch roles quickly! And managers need real time visibility on who, where, and when as well as the ability to configure, dissolve, and reconfigure teams as needed, without delays or loss of creativity. While a governance structure may help project team members cope with the usual stressors (e.g., time deadlines, ambiguous power/authority relationships, etc.), how do you develop an IT organization whose people can be engaged or disengaged on demand, like Velcro? What are the challenges and how should they be addressed?

Guest 1: Tom Grahek, Vice President of IT, Fair Isaac corporation (Fico)

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Guest 2: Pablo G. Molina, CIO, AVP of IT and Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University

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Should Business Influence Or Control IT Investments? Aug 17, 2011

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Often there is an implicit disconnect between the expectations and incentives set for business lines and those set for their IT counterparts. For example, business Line managers are expected to quickly spot new customer needs and adapt the processes needed to meet those needs. Meanwhile, the IT organization (and its CIO) is often assessed on efficiency metrics that may be internal to IT, including infrastructure spending and portfolio consolidation. As a result, Business Line managers may question the reasons behind any IT investments that don't help them. Would it be a good idea to let Business managers collaborate and drive IT investments and budgets? Wouldn't this result in better alignment and fewer headaches for both business and IT?

Guest 1: Stewart H. McCutcheon, Chief Information Office, Nalco

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Guest 2: Chris K. McGlothlin, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Domino's Pizza

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Rethinking The 80-20 Budget Rule! Aug 10, 2011

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If IT is increasingly more important as a partner to all aspects of business, doesn't apportioning most of one's IT budget to ordinary enablement and overhead, prevent IT from engaging in those things that IT excels at, like innovating and improving business? Could a more generous allocation of funds actually reduce costs and increase income by accelerating processes, reducing wait times and facilitating increased productivity? Perhaps it is time to rethink the old 80-20 budget rule!

Guest: Jon Walton, Chief Information Officer, County of San Mateo, CA

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CIO Face Off – Bean Counter vs. Investor Aug 03, 2011

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A Bean Counter prides him/herself on efficiency and predictability. He/she expends steady but sure progress at reaching goals. An Investor takes calculated risks. Risk of failure comes with the possibility of job lost, but success could pay off well beyond expectations. The two mindsets seem mutually exclusive. Are they? Which mindset would work best for a CIO, and under what circumstances?

Guest 1: Vittorio Cretella, VP — CTO, Mars IS

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Guest 2: Steve Hanna, VP and Chief Information Officer, Kennametal

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Guest 3: Todd Coombes, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer, CNO Financial Group, Inc.

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Are OLD Style CIO's Ready for The NEW NORMAL? Jul 27, 2011

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Business models are changing, customer expectations are rising, complexity is increasing, and it's all occurring at an accelerating pace! The old, "tried and true" leadership/management styles may not continue to work. If businesses are to successfully confront these painful realities and thrive, they will need to improve decision making, rethink what's possible, and empower execution. This will require a new kind of CIO who embraces ambiguity, leverages complexity, and invites risks while working shoulder to shoulder with business leadership. Do current CIOs have the mettle to change? And, are they willing and ready?

Guest 1: Nicholas Colisto, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Avery Dennison

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Guest 2: David S. Kaufman, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, ARAMARK

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Is Your IT Prepared for Fluid Customer Expectations? Jul 13, 2011

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In our mobile and interconnected world, we're constantly playing catch up with "what", "how much", and "where" as we try to meet the expectations of our customers who want it all yesterday. We may feel we're not "in control," but could IT change that? If so, how? For example, what if we were to create a dynamically scalable and extensible IT application and infrastructure portfolio where all costs are variable and all IT is provisioned "on demand" to meet this end? Would this be a good idea? Would it solve our problems?

Guest 1: Jay Keyse, CTO & Chief Strategist Data Centre Services, HP Enterprise Services

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Guest 2: Peter J. Tseronis, Chief Technology Officer, US Department of Energy

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Guest 3: Phillip B. Vaughan, SVP and Chief Information Officer, Black & Veatch Corporation

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