Last Friday, we hosted an event unlike any other we’ve done in the past. A huge thank you to Optum for hosting us as we had a panel discussion on the topic of Large Scaled Technology Transformation (People, Technology, and Culture). We can’t thank our panelists; Francois Charette; CIO at Optum Rx, Heather Mickman; VP, Platform…
Last Thursday, we had a great discussion on the Learnings from Sapphire & the Road to S/4HANA. A huge thank you to Brian Kirchhoff – Director of Technology, SAP Platform at Target, Lori Salberg – Principal Engineer, SAP at Target and Bill Trubeck – VP of IT Services & Portfolio Management at Abbott for leading this engaging conversation. Also, a…
Culture is the single most important characteristic of a company, according to York Solutions CEO Richard Walker. It influences everything from hiring decisions to strategic goals, and it must be prioritized for individuals and the organization as a whole to succeed. “Culture is all about people,” said Walker. “A company’s culture has to match up…
At last week’s CIO Meeting we learned about why you may need to change your culture and problems you may face trying to make it happen. I would like to take this time to thank our members for their contribution to our round table discussion. I would also like to thank Sphera for hosting our…
When is the last time you made a meaningful connection? Last Friday, at our Women in Leadership meeting Robin Brown, CIO North America Protein at Cargill and Jackie Hartman, Business Relationship Manager at Cargill led an engaging discussion on; Creating “Meaningful Connections” Is Not All About Your Job! A huge thank you to Cargill for hosting our…
Last Friday, at our Strategic Partnerships Group Meeting Nick Fuhry, IT Global Sourcing Manager at Boston Scientific led an engaging conversation around the topic; Art and Science of Managing Vendors. A huge thank you to Prime Therapeutics for hosting us! We kicked off the meeting defining Vendor Management as a discipline that enables organizations to control costs, driver…
At our May 3rd IT Leadership meeting we learned how Ilhan Kolko and Dave Lundstrom over at Echo Global Logistics have gone about their own legacy re-platforming journey. The discussion began around how to determine if your core technology is approaching its end of life- and what paths you can take to fix it. There…
So you think you know what Agile and DevOps is? Last Friday, we had an incredibly engaging discussion surrounding this topic. A huge thank you to Sayeed Reza, Senior Director, Product Engineering, Data Analytics and Solution at Optum for leading this intriguing roundtable. Also, thank you to RBC Wealth Management for hosting our group. Here we have laid…
The skills shortage in science and high-tech careers is continuing to grow. By 2028, an estimated 7 million science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jobs will be available, according to the labor market analysis firm EMSI, and the fear is that there won’t be sufficient skilled workers to fill them. We need more programmers, scientists,…
If you had the chance to ask a top IT Executive a single question, what question would you ask? Last Friday, at our Think IT Quarterly Event our Think IT members had the opportunity to text in their questions for our executive panel to answer. Thank you to our panelists; Robin Brown, CIO North America Protein…