Navigating the Tech Frontier

By Apptio, an IBM Company

Join host Jenny Fong, VP of Product Marketing at Apptio, an IBM company, and fellow tech executives for real-world insights to guide C-suite decisions around technology investments, planning, performa... more

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How many episodes does Navigating the Tech Frontier have?

The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.

Navigating the Tech Frontier episodes:

December 16, 2024Annual Planning: Stakeholder Alignment
Effective stakeholder alignment is crucial for successful IT planning and business value creation.
In this episode of Navigating the Tech Frontier, Wesley Eugene, SVP, HIT Global Ltd., joins Jenny Fong, VP of Product Marketing, Apptio, an IBM company, to discuss:
Building consensus across teams
Creating shared measurable objectives
Transforming planning conflicts into collaboration
Driving effective business alignment through frameworks
Measuring success with key benchmarks
And more.
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12min
October 24, 2024Tech and Labor Investments in Planning
Wesley Eugene, SVP of Hit Global joins Jenny Fong, VP of Product Marketing, Apptio, an IBM company, to explore:
Balancing CapEx and OpEx in tech investments for maximum business impact
Implementing effective build/buy/borrow strategies for resource optimization
Aligning labor investments with critical business priorities and innovation goals
Leveraging AI and automation to enhance planning and resource allocation
And more.
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12min
September 27, 2024Getting Annual Planning Right – Priorities and Considerations
Annual planning involves various complexities, but getting it right is critical to set the optimal pace and direction for your organization.
In this episode of Navigating the Tech Frontier, Wesley Eugene, SVP, HIT Global Ltd., joins Jenny Fong, VP of Product Marketing, Apptio, an IBM company, to discuss:
Setting priorities and building a plan
Key metrics to measure impact
Making cost cuts to fund innovation
And more.
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11min
August 23, 2024The Future of Data & AI/ML
The quantity of data is increasing but making it useful for decision making remains a challenge. However, AI/ML and automation and AI/ML are making an impact. In this video, we cover:
The importance of bringing data to end-users and into the decision-making systems
How AI can provide a communication interface for data and its end-users
Generative AI capabilities and how they’ll be able to create specific data-extracts to help users with their specific job roles
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6min
July 26, 2024Importance of Data & Accuracy
All the insights necessary to drive alignment, efficiency, and innovation come from data – and all of this helps contribute to better planning. In this video we cover:
Challenges of effectively leveraging data due to lack of goal/metric alignment
The need for processes to integrate data into decision-making
The importance of a single source of truth for metrics
Building trust in data by showing data meets completeness and consistency standards
Data timeliness, and how needs vary by decision or use-case
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15min
June 07, 2024Technology Investment Decisions
There are many things to consider when making tech investment decisions. In this video, we discuss:
How to think about investments in terms of priorities
The importance of understanding customer needs
Defining metrics for measuring success
Considerations for building a 30/60/90 plan when starting a new tech leadership role
...more
13min

FAQs about Navigating the Tech Frontier:

How many episodes does Navigating the Tech Frontier have?

The podcast currently has 16 episodes available.