The U.S. Department of Defense is trying to transform its business practices to support faster and more agile operations. This multiyear mission will touch all aspects of the DOD, which has annual net operating costs exceeding $620 billion—including more than $30 billion for technology. To help guide its efforts, the DOD established the Business Transformation Agency. Here, David Fisher, the BTA’s director, discusses the differences between public- and private-sector transformations, as well as what he's learned about managing megaprojects.
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Much of today's Internet revolves around individual users, the content they create, the communities they form and the transactions they choose. Yet too few companies study how people actually interact with the Web and utilize online collaborative tools, according to a Knowledge@Wharton report. BMW, HP and Ernst & Young, however, were savvy enough to tap the power of social networking. And you can too.
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Your customers and business partners might have great insights into how you can improve your products and services. But do you know how open up your business development process to outsiders?
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5 Tips For Midmarket CIOs Based on interviews with several CIOs at midsize businesses, CIOZone has put together these tips for IT leaders at medium-size enterprise.
