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	Certified Fusion: Oracle's Hidden Business Case April 2006 Is there hope for innovation without migration?... more The Chief Offshore Information Officer? March 2006 How far can offshoring go in the IT world? Some new data suggests that the threat is greatly exaggerated. ... more On-Demand CRM And The CIO February 2006 It sounds disempowering, but the truth is, on-demand CRM may be one of the best ideas to hit the CIO's desk in a long time ... more SOA And The CIO: Changing Rules, Changing Roles January 2006 In the short term, it's more of the same; in the long term, it's change or be left behind... more The Hidden Cost Of Software Contracts November 2005 Lessons from the convoluted, the obfuscated, and the totally unintelligible... more Going Nuclear: Customization And Critical Mass October 2005 Are you thinking that customization is the way to go? Think again.... more Disposable PCs and Disposable Software September 2005 Will everything in computing go generic?... more CIOs Marching To A Different Drummer August 2005 The timetables for judging CIO success and for enterprise software releases are way out of whack... more Frameworks Boost Business Efficiency March 2005 Companies are seeing returns from programs and initiatives that help measure and improve processes, quality, and customer service ... more When Bad News Is Actually Good December 2004 A Q&A with Meta Group analyst Howard Rubin... more Changing Your Relationship With Your CEO December 2004 A Q&A with Gartner's Terry Moore... more Are You Outsourcing More And Enjoying It Less? December 2004 A Q&A with PricewaterhouseCoopers consultant Dan DiFilippo... more Should You Have Seen That One Coming? November 2004 A Q&A with Predictable Surprises co-author Michael Watkins... more Should You Have Seen That One Coming? November 2004 A Q&A with Predictable Surprises co-author Michael Watkins... more Risk And Reward: The CIO As Intrepid Adventurer November 2004 A Q&A with A.T. Kearney consultant Paul Laudicina... more Is Your Job Like The Universe, Constantly Expanding October 2004 A Q&A with Meta Group analyst CD Hobbs ... more In The Eye Of The Storm: The CIO As Change Agent October 2004 A Q&A with Meta Group analyst Graham Waller... more Are You Outsourcing To A Vendor Or A Partner? September 2004 A Q&A with PricewaterhouseCoopers consultant Mark Lutchen ... more Found In Translation: The Importance Of Conveying Technology's Implications September 2004 A Q&A with DiamondCluster vice chairman John Sviokla... more Global Optimism Remains Robust August 2004 A Q&A with McKinsey consultant Lenny Mendonca... more The Culture Of Ethics August 2004 A Q&A with World Wide Technology chairman David L. Steward... more Ecosystems: A Different Kind Of Biotechnology July 2004 A Q&A with inventor and consultant Roy Levien... more Balancing Boundaries With Creativity June 2004 A Q&A With MIT's Peter Weill... more Just Say It June 2004 A Q&A With Harvard's Leslie Perlow... more The Human Factor March 2004 An interview with Kim Vicente, professor of engineering and author of a new book on how people live with technology... more Are You Managing Your Company's Talent? February 2004 An interview with HR-IT consultant and author Allan Schweyer... more Get Smart Or Get Out January 2004 An interview with consultant and author Mark Lutchen... more For Business' Sake November 2003 An interview with David Laube and Raymond Zammuto, editors of the book, Business Driven Information Technology... more Larry Ellison vs. The World October 2003 An interview with Matthew Symonds, author of Softwar... more Privacy In The Workplace September 2003 An interview with Frederick Lane III, author of The Naked Employee... more Should You Be A Chief Creativity Officer? August 2003 An interview with creativity consultant and author Jeff Mauzy... more Are You Open To Innovation? July 2003 An interview with business professor and author Henry Chesbrough... more Lawmakers Want To Bar Overseas Outsourcing June 2003 An interview with New Jersey Sen. Shirley Turner... more Putting the Customer Back in CRM April 2003 An interview with Frederick Newell, consultant and author of a new book, "Why CRM Doesn't Work"... more When Managing, One Size Does Not Fit All March 2003 An interview with Paul Glen, founding principal of C2 Consulting and author of a new book, Leading Geeks... more Are Your Systems Out Of Alignment? February 2003 An interview with Faisal Hoque, author of The Alignment Effect... more The Future Of Venture Capital--And IT Innovation December 2002 An exclusive online interview with Paul Holland, general partner, Foundation Capital... more IT Spending, Consumer Confidence, And The Price Of Tea In China November 2002 An exclusive online interview with Carl Steidtmann, chief economist of Deloitte Research ... more Storm Clouds Clearing? October 2002 An interview with Gail Fosler, chief economist of the Conference Board... more