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Better IT Diligence, Better Hold Period Value Creation
IT Due Diligence, Mergers & Aquisitions, Strategy, Value Creation
Better IT Diligence, Better Hold Period Value Creation
Christopher Steiner

The only time a private equity firm may solicit outside advice regarding the technology of a new portfolio company is during diligence. That being the case, it’s a fine time to receive insight that goes beyond the standard IT diligence report card.
5 Core Tenets of a Great Technology Strategy
Execution Orchestration, Strategy
5 Core Tenets of a Great Technology Strategy
Justin Sheridan

With an eye on future economic risks, technology executives are looking closely at their tech strategy to focus on a more sustainable and resilient future. Having worked with clients across multiple industries, we know there is no one-size-fits all approach to transformation.
Unlocking Value through Data Integration
Infrastructure & Cloud, Value Creation
Unlocking Value through Data Integration
Tom Derhake

As the pace of change continues to accelerate, a single metric stands apart in determining the companies who win in the future: data management. This includes not only how businesses consolidate data and make it actionable, but also, as this post explores, how they manage their integrations.
How to Get the Most Out of Your Cloud Deployment
Execution Orchestration, Infrastructure & Cloud, Value Creation
How to Get the Most Out of Your Cloud Deployment
Cuesta Authors

With today’s dynamic economic climate, we are seeing organizations across every industry looking to the cloud to solve real world business problems and realize new opportunities, whether around global expansion, product innovation or customer engagement – though increasingly in a context of efficiency and cost reduction.
Should Your Organization Even Be in the Cloud?
Execution Orchestration, Infrastructure & Cloud, Value Creation
Should Your Organization Even Be in the Cloud?
Cuesta Authors

There’s been tremendous hype over the past several years around how the cloud can unlock significant value creation for organizations of all types. Add to this the big moves and investments made in the hyper-scaler market from AWS, Microsoft and Google; it’s no surprise many CIOs are driving their organizations toward broad adoption.
3 Reasons Your Optimized Cloud Deployment is Still Too Expensive (and how to overcome this)
Execution Orchestration, Infrastructure & Cloud, Value Creation
3 Reasons Your Optimized Cloud Deployment is Still Too Expensive (and how to overcome this)
Cuesta Authors

As the initial excitement of the cloud revolution wanes and we look back, there is a growing realization that achieving the promised benefits is not as effortless as we once thought. Instead, it is becoming evident that realizing these advantages is a journey that demands a combination of knowledge, meticulous planning, and unwavering discipline.
Organizational Effectiveness Can Make or Break Your Tech Transformation
Execution Orchestration, Value Creation
Organizational Effectiveness Can Make or Break Your Tech Transformation
Joy Ducey Miller

Organizational effectiveness plays a crucial role in technology transformation efforts – and is often an over-arching driver of success (or failure) to large-scale programs that companies embark on.
4 Ways to Reinvigorate Your Project and Drive it to Completion (Part II)
Execution Orchestration, Strategy
4 Ways to Reinvigorate Your Project and Drive it to Completion (Part II)
Cuesta Authors

In the first article in this two-part series, we outlined two ways to reinvigorate your transformation program: surveying the landscape and aligning the right people. Now, let’s consider two additional steps that organizations can take to drive their tech transformation to completion.
4 Ways to Reinvigorate Your Project and Drive it to Completion (Part I)
Execution Orchestration, Strategy
4 Ways to Reinvigorate Your Project and Drive it to Completion (Part I)
Cuesta Authors

Technology transformation programs.  They are a difficult and complex endeavor. Driving core day-to-day tasks across multiple highly dependent workstreams requires well-versed leaders that can foresee key obstacles and remove barriers before momentum slows to a grind. This decelerating momentum is often what can entirely derail an organization’s transformation aspirations.
Embarking on Your Path to Execution Excellence: Making your Strategy a Reality
Execution Orchestration, Software Systems, Strategy
Embarking on Your Path to Execution Excellence: Making your Strategy a Reality
Justin Sheridan

Below, I consider five criteria of technology execution excellence to make your strategy a reality, including project management tools, tracking the right metrics, and adapting to changing circumstances in a challenging business environment.
How to Put People at the Center of your Tech Transformation
Execution Orchestration, Software Systems, Strategy
How to Put People at the Center of your Tech Transformation
Justin Sheridan

In my previous article, I explained that organizations may struggle to achieve long-term transformation because they fail to consider the human element as a core part of their strategy. Ultimately, even with the best technology, a program will stall if your company hasn’t fostered the right mindset.
5 Core Tenets of a Great Technology Strategy
Execution Orchestration, Strategy
5 Core Tenets of a Great Technology Strategy
Justin Sheridan

With an eye on future economic risks, technology executives are looking closely at their tech strategy to focus on a more sustainable and resilient future. Having worked with clients across multiple industries, we know there is no one-size-fits all approach to transformation.
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