O'Reilly on Data

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

We don’t need an AI system to tell us something obvious, or something we can Google in a matter of seconds. Life is not like a game of Chess or Go—or, for that matter, Jeopardy. MISIM is another research project that envisions a collaborative role for AI. That level was the real gold. What would this look like?

Experimentation 297

Experimentation Interactive Modeling Software 297

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 16, 2024

In addition to baseline business concepts that all CIOs must know , that includes company operations, returns from investments, balance sheets, income sheets, and key company financial ratios, as well as awareness of — andinput into — the company strategic business plan, regardless of whether the subject matter at hand has direct bearing on IT.

Finance 109

Finance Broadcasting Manufacturing Sales 109

Dataiku

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

It is certainly true that finding actionable insights within your organizations — and then actually taking meaningful action based on those insights — is not a trivial matter. And achieving this not once, as part of some special project, but consistently and as a matter of regular business, is an even more substantial goal.

Data-driven 116

Data-driven IT 116

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 17, 2024

Now using Gen AI, the whole process takes only one person and it’s finished in a matter of minutes. Gen AI has become useful in software development, and Planview, an Austin-based software company that helps project planning and execution — anything from digital transformation initiatives to construction projects — is a clear example.

Enterprise 126

Enterprise Testing Digital Transformation Software 126

O'Reilly on Data

MARCH 31, 2020

But there’s a host of new challenges when it comes to managing AI projects: more unknowns, non-deterministic outcomes, new infrastructures, new processes and new tools. Whether you manage customer-facing AI products, or internal AI tools, you will need to ensure your projects are in sync with your business.

Management 332

Management Machine Learning Experimentation Metrics 332

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The organization changed legacy approaches to product management and project investment. Through VSM, teams are able to get the deeper insight required to improve project governance and use resources more efficiently. “We This enabled them to speed up their ability to innovate and pursue digital transformation.

Management 144

Management Digital Transformation Cost-Benefit ROI 144

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 8, 2023

Our pricing varied with what we were to take the blame for, from a few thousand dollars for small project failures to several million when an enterprise software implementation was going south. Recommended project management practices would suggest door #3. If you want the project to succeed, #3 it is. What to do?

IT 98

IT Consulting Management Interactive 98

Dataiku

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

From choosing AI projects that matter to building the models to deliver these projects, organizations often struggle to achieve real impact. At 2021’s Data Innovation Summit, I discussed what is standing in their way or, rather, what it is that they might be doing wrong.

Modeling 98

Modeling IT 98

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 6, 2024

Chances are that your projections for facilities, IT, staffing, and supply chain all turned upside down. Today, enterprise IT’s mission has emerged not just as a vendor of services to internal corporate clients but as a full strategic partner in keeping the business running no matter where workers or customers may be.

Uncertainty 98

Uncertainty Interactive Optimization Strategy 98

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Managing software projects might not be at the top of CIOs’ priority lists , but it is something that IT leaders will have to master. Here are some of the more likely challenges IT leaders and teams face with software projects, and how they can address them. Any number of things can happen to cause delays and drive up costs.

Software 120

Software Management Key Performance Indicator Testing 120

DataRobot

APRIL 5, 2021

Gone are the days when AI projects were cool science experiments, worked on exclusively by data scientists , far away from business world realities. Should you need a PhD to work on AI projects? Other studies show a difference in AI success rates depending on which executive oversees the project. Humans and AI Best Practices.

Uncertainty 96

Uncertainty Machine Learning Modeling Reporting 96

O'Reilly on Data

OCTOBER 22, 2020

“ “ You can interrogate anyone, no matter what their state of being. It guides decisions such as what projects to implement, what competitors to buy, and whom to hire into certain roles. To get to what really matters we have to understand the edge of what is good or bad. As a concrete example, take Amazon.

Consulting 296

Consulting Risk Cost-Benefit Modeling 296

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 25, 2024

Early in her career as a program management specialist at AT&T, Balaban became an active member with the Project Management Institute’s New Jersey chapter, which put her front and center at plenty of events. I found a project I was told was impossible to do, gathered a team together, got some funding, and did it.

IT 128

IT Strategy Management Insurance 128

TDAN

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In my tenure as a project manager in the ever-changing landscape of digital marketing, one element has persistently resonated as a cornerstone of success: data. However, it’s not merely the presence of data that matters, but its sanctity and reliability. Herein emerges the unsung heroes of our data-driven narratives: data stewards.

Data Strategy 52

Data Strategy Strategy Data-driven Marketing 52

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 25, 2024

Software developers, no matter how skilled, face tasks they’re not very good at. Over the next three to five years, I see AI assisting devs not only with coding but also with choosing the right coding architecture, code reviews, and project management.”

Software 109

Software Advertising Risk Publishing 109

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 22, 2022

Delays are common in project management, regardless of what sector you’re working in. But once a project has fallen behind, what can you do as a project manager to get your wayward project back on track? Many companies are struggling to get wayward projects on track due to a combination of these and other factors.

Management 130

Management IT 130

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Popular ways of ensuring IT efforts align with business goals range from co-developing strategic plans with executives on the business side of the company to actively collaborating with business users on projects aimed to derive more value from their efforts. The IT project delighted everyone.

Measurement 109

Measurement Metrics Strategy Marketing 109

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 20, 2022

So what’s the best way to lay a foundation for a career that’s challenging and rewarding, amid the day-to-day project demands and workplace stress? Technical people often build deep subject matter knowledge around their area of focus, often a specific vendor’s technology,” Lam says.

IT 136

IT Strategy Technology 136

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 9, 2023

CIOs, IT managers, and, for that matter, people throughout a typical enterprise make it too: They try to communicate with each other by shipping documents back and forth. Disambiguation: No matter how even the best writers might try, they’ll never create a document that’s completely free of ambiguity and entangled logic.

IT 109

IT Interactive Enterprise Software 109

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The resulting infrastructure of choice — a combination of on-premises and hybrid-cloud platforms — will aim to reduce cost overruns, contain cloud chaos, and ensure adequate funding for generative AI projects. Whether any given workload is best suited to the cloud is a matter of context.

Strategy 144

Strategy Cost-Benefit Data Processing Data-driven 144

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Studies indicate the potential for significant productivity gains: workers saw some writing projects speed up by 40% in a study released by Science and developers were able to complete certain tasks up to 30% faster according to McKinsey research. No matter where you are in your GenAI journey, the steps above can help.

IT 128

IT Risk Modeling Strategy 128

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 31, 2023

Think of strategic objectives as buckets of related projects that, collectively, will build new capabilities or alleviate problem areas. Effectively, this objective was the wrapper for a group of projects that would integrate recent bolt-on acquisitions, standardize technology across BUs, and reduce manual processes through automation.

Strategy 98

Strategy IT Cost-Benefit Finance 98

BizAcuity

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

For me, being a part of this donation drive was more than just a week-long project. It is a reminder that no matter how young we are, we foster the power to create positive change and leave a lasting impact on the world, connecting different communities and building an inclusive society.

Data Analytics 52

Data Analytics Technology IT Analytics 52

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

At home, students need the internet to complete assignments and work on collaborative projects. “We No matter where students live, it is critical for conducting research, doing homework, and, when school buildings are closed, attending class,” National Education Association President Becky Pringle has said. Working with Source, Inc.,

Interactive 105

Interactive Technology Software IT 105

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Recognize the difference between project management and R&D. IT projects by nature are very project-management oriented. With R&D type projects, you can’t add to your plan that the big discovery and breakthrough will happen on a specific day. Build an innovation pipeline. Follow the “Form and Content” doctrine.

IT 145

IT Cost-Benefit ROI Software 145

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 9, 2023

Large IT projects are hard to execute, particularly when in-house staff are often pulled into their day jobs and distracted by other priorities. In fact, McKinsey suggests that early cost and schedule overruns can cause projects to cost twice as much as anticipated. Key talent can be added and removed from projects as needed.

IT 101

IT Testing ROI Software 101

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

It’s important to find a vendor that has an appreciation for your business no matter the size of the project, and [that] is invested in the project success.” These can be weekly, monthly, or quarterly depending on project scope and necessity, Beasley says. This is a skill set that internal IT managers must develop.

Management 128

Management Scorecard Cost-Benefit Key Performance Indicator 128

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

A successful modernization operation is a continuum and CMOs have the expertise and attention to detail to constantly analyze operations, uncover opportunities to optimize, and ensure modernization projects align with business and customer goals.

Digital Transformation 113

Digital Transformation Software Machine Learning Technology 113

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 15, 2023

Gartner’s downward revision of projected worldwide IT spending in 2023 from 5.1% To get here, we recommend inventorying spend across all categories (labor, projects, technology, etc.) The pressure is on to navigate economic uncertainty. to identify areas that could be paused or removed and estimating financial impact.

Uncertainty 98

Uncertainty Cost-Benefit Forecasting Insurance 98

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

And this doesn’t matter only for tech companies. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics has projected that the number of software developers will grow 25% from 2021-31. The developer productivity metrics that matter most The reason we believe this is that we are working with 20 tech, finance, and pharmaceutical companies that are doing it.

Measurement 125

Measurement Metrics Software Testing 125

TDAN

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The knowledge of a Subject Matter Expert, or SME, can make or break any projects of any type. It does not matter if the project is architecture, construction, business strategy, or the one of the many facets of data and information management. To become a SME, a team needs to have lived and worked in […].

Strategy 52

Strategy Management IT Data Governance 52

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 5, 2022

It’s a mistake because it doesn’t matter. What does matter: how many members of the promised project team have done it before. One more qualification: Require that at least one member of the project team has spent part of their career in IT management. And oh, by the way, sometimes you want the answer to be “none.”

Consulting 127

Consulting Measurement Metrics Reporting 127

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 25, 2023

And besides, no matter who wins the argument, the time lost by both parties, translated into the cost of their time, amounts to deciding which pocket the same money will come out of. Is this different enough, not to mention enough better than project management to make it interesting? Give it up. Probably not.

Management 113

Management IT Technology Finance 113

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 25, 2024

Asked how long the various facets of the project would have taken without LLM, Bottaro said some couldn’t have been accomplished at all while other elements “maybe it would have taken several years.” Again, cost can mean different things in different phases of a project, as LinkedIn’s experience shows.

IT 76

IT Experimentation Cost-Benefit Metrics 76

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 31, 2023

How can we get better at defining what digital transformation means within our specific organizations, and why does it matter? Second, there is the matter of organization change management and cultural change. There are always a number of factors affecting the projects or strategies that are being delivered.

Digital Transformation 98

Digital Transformation Business Objectives Strategy Technology 98

Cloudera

MARCH 5, 2024

Cloudera research projected that more than one third (36%) of organizations in the U.S. AI, and any analytics for that matter, are only as good as the data upon which they are based. Those services are now able to get back up and running in a matter of minutes, right at the start of the ZDU.

Snapshot 87

Snapshot Data Lake Enterprise Data Governance 87

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

I also prioritize quick-win projects, which are usually about solving a prickly issue that nags at people, like system stability or a recurring customer complaint. If you hear about a problem from a handful of people, you know you have an opportunity to fix what matters to people. The next 40 days are when I take action.

Scorecard 104

Scorecard Insurance Strategy Digital Transformation 104