As part of a set of research interviews, my colleague at MIT’s Center for Information Systems Research (CISR), Martin Mocker, and I once asked technology staffers at 40 big companies what impact they thought they were having on their companies. Sadly, many said that they didn’t think they were having…...
Bank be nimble, bank be quick: how financial institutions can become more agile in times of pandemic
If banks want to survive and thrive in and after COVID-19, AI and machine learning are very important, but the current approach to making these technologies happen simply isn’t fit for purpose. Automating development, deployment and monitoring processes unblocks the bottleneck. You’ve probably heard the one about COVID-19 doing more…...
3 must-have CFO skills: Operating finance, strategy and communications
The most sure-fire way for aspiring CFOs to attract the notice of CEOs and boards is to bring a strategic mindset, communicate well and showcase a background in operational finance, recruiters say. The days of rising mostly through corporate accounting ranks are declining and taking that path can even be…...
