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- Bain capability brief
- April 03, 2013
By Rudy Puryear, Nigel Cornish and Marc van der Vleugel
For a new CIO, learning to strike the right balance between addressing old problems and creating new capabilities is critical not only to survive but also thrive in a tough job.
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- Bain industry brief
- June 22, 2012
By Steve Berez, Stephen Phillips and Jean-Claude Ramirez
How to get the return you expect from your IT investments.
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- WSJ.com CIO Journal
- January 28, 2013
By Rasmus Wegener and Rudy Puryear
Only with a clear plan of the benefits that Wi-Fi can deliver, and with a well thought-out plan, can retailers launch Wi-Fi rollouts that make sense.
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- WSJ.com CIO Journal
- December 07, 2012
By Rasmus Wegener and Velu Sinha
Significant insights don’t spring from raw data. Using Big Data effectively requires companies to ask the right questions.
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- Bain Brief
- November 14, 2012
By Mark Gottfredson and Steve Berez
Fixing overly complex processes and systems nearly always requires a big-picture approach.
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- Bain Brief
- October 17, 2012
By Dirk Vater, Youngsuh Cho and Peter Sidebottom
Financial institutions that successfully apply digital technologies will embrace deep strategic, operational and organizational changes.
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- WSJ.com CIO Journal
- August 21, 2012
By Jean-Claude Ramirez and Steve Berez
No single approach can guarantee IT project success, but leading companies typically get five important things right.
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- Bain capability brief
- October 03, 2011
By Donie Lochan
Four skills can help companies reap the hoped-for benefits of their IT spending and ensure that new IT investments target the highest-impact projects.
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- Bain capability brief
- August 30, 2010
By Bain's Global IT practice
How to get technology and your business needs aligned.
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- Results Brief
- November 09, 2010
By Steve Berez
In this short animated slide presentation, Bain partner Steve Berez explains five steps to achieve effective alignment between IT and the businesses it is meant to support.
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- The Financial Times
- November 04, 2010
By Donie Lochan and Sachin Shah
Fewer than one in five executives believe IT is aligned with their top business needs.
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- Bain capability brief
- February 16, 2010
Five technology questions CEOs need to answer.
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- The Financial Times
- June 12, 2008
By Rudy Puryear, Steve Berez, and Sachin Shah
Simply aligning IT goals with business goals doesn't guarantee improved business performance. In fact, the alignment itself can create a trap, decreasing profits while increasing IT spending.