agility

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To enable actionable accountability, establish clear measurement criteria based on roles and responsibilities. Then enable people to act and challenge the metrics to align to a new business model allowing them to measure that progress. Remember that criteria should be cross-functional and applied through organizational lines of authority. In addition, measurements should roll up and […]

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Corporate culture is key to the success or failure of digital business transformation. Create an agile culture with informed decision-making, fast execution, and pervasive security.

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As new options pervade the market, employees expect work technology to be simple, natural to use, yet easy to customize. In the end, it’s the user experience that counts. And especially in a world where we measure IT against modern online consumer experiences. Cisco has a unique ability to fulfill these needs. That is the Cisco advantage.

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Staying ahead in today’s competitive markets requires much more than improving efficiency of existing organizational processes. It requires a smooth continuum of market intelligence, plus a distributed ability to analyze and act upon it. Above all, this must become the always-on new normal. It’s the essence of agility.

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Agility pays. Look around you. Agility is a differentiator for business success that creates a stronger environment for innovation, adaptability, and a cultural shift in doing things.

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Digitization at Cisco: A One-Year Perspective By Kevin Bandy, SVP and Chief Digital Officer, Cisco As I look back at my first year as Cisco’s CDO, I am excited about...

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Workforce management is one of the most vexing challenges an organization faces. But it also presents one of the greatest opportunities. After all, people are our greatest assets. In fact, 64% of private sector digital value at stake is tied to people and connections. So, why are so many neglecting this rich arena of opportunity? […]

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Today’s Guest Blog comes to us courtesy of Anthony Brown, Director of Application Cloud Alliances and Program Development at Sungard Availability Services.   Today’s businesses face the challenge of maximizing their agility to meet rapidly changing market opportunities. At the same time, they need a reliable infrastructure for their day-to-day operational workloads. To meet both […]

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Guest Blog by Alison O’Brien, Product & Solutions Marketing Manager Small Carriers and the NMS/EMS Small carriers and rural local exchange carriers (RLECs) often forgo Network Management Systems/Element Management Systems (NMS/EMS) platforms because they don’t have dedicated IT departments. They often have limited staff, time and in some cases lack the breadth of technical IT […]