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CIO Enterprise Dec 28, 2016 Innovation and emergent strategies for competitive advantage It's easy to overestimate your ability to rapidly build value. Building commercialization strategies helps to ensure sustainable competitive advantages with economic benefits. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • The tech we didn't talk about in 2016, but should have • The growing importance of the technology economy • Resolve to improve your software estimating in 2017 • New accounting standards change the rules of IT leasing • Top 4 big data and analytics trends of 2016 • CIOs eye automation, platform strategies, cybersecurity for 2017 • Have you made professional new year's resolutions for 2017? • Analytics 50 proves the power of a good partnership White Paper: WGroup Top Ten Reasons for Using a Sourcing Advisor Top Ten Reasons for Using a Sourcing Advisor Read More ▶ The tech we didn't talk about in 2016, but should have Columnist Rob Enderle writes about a variety of tech things we should have focused on in 2016 and looks forward to a better 2017. Read More ▶ The growing importance of the technology economy Technology has deeply affected the global economy and its usage has been linked to marketplace transformation, improved living standards and more robust international trade. So, if technology has virtually revolutionized every industry in the current global economy, why economists still question whether technology is visible in traditional economic metrics such as GDP, productivity, and corporate profits? Read More ▶ Resolve to improve your software estimating in 2017 Software estimating means specifying the time needed to create a software-based product or service, which in turn affects go-to-market schedules and revenue goals. Because so many moving parts make up a software estimate, some professionals feel defeated before they even start developing the software. One way to get better estimating is to outsource software development. Another is to account for important areas such as these: engineer experience, availability and productivity, as well as unforeseen defects, problems and last-minute requests. Read More ▶ New accounting standards change the rules of IT leasing New reporting rules could make IT equipment leasing less attractive, but lessors may be more amenable to meet client demands or offer new value-added services to win over customers. Read More ▶ Top 4 big data and analytics trends of 2016 Big data and advanced analytics continued to make inroads in the enterprise in 2016 as organizations learned how to interrogate data to better understand their customers and drive efficiencies. Read More ▶ CIOs eye automation, platform strategies, cybersecurity for 2017 Five CIOs discuss with CIO.com their big plans for the New Year. Read More ▶ Have you made professional new year's resolutions for 2017? Your list of professional resolutions may be extensive, so prioritization is essential to staying on track as you work your way through it. As a help for your prioritization efforts, I've compiled this list of three "chart topper" IT issues for the new year: closing the IT talent gap, keeping data secure and compliant, and jumping on the IoT bandwagon for the right reasons. Read More ▶ Analytics 50 proves the power of a good partnership CIO.com and Drexel University's LeBow College of Business worked together to make the inaugural year of the Analytics 50 awards program a success. Read More ▶ White Paper: Pegasystems Inc Moments of Truth in Broadband & Telco The results of a Pega commissioned survey reveal a major perception gap in the quality of customer service that broadband and telecommunications organizations think they provide compared to what customers are actually experiencing. Read More ▶ 8 tips for managing without authority When it comes to managing indirect reports, there's no substitute for experience. Here's how two project management veterans have found success. ▶ How to reduce Windows 10's on-disk footprint Over time, as Windows 10 is patched repeatedly, installer files can become outdated or orphaned and occupy a lot of disk space. Two utilities can help with that. ▶ Ready for action: 6 big ideas in digital transformation This 49-page report features advice from IT executives at the U.S. Postal Service, Hunter Douglas, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Nationwide Insurance and more for using digital technologies to become more agile, more flexible and more profitable. Purchase the report here. ▶

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