Ask a group of successful business executives how they got to where they are, and you’ll get a variety of responses with one common thread: to be
Barriers To Innovation: Is Your IT Department Holding Back?
Innovation. It's more than just new ideas; it's having the structure and freedom to build them out, and the willingness to risk that putting them into
When Is Outsourcing Considered Co-Sourcing?
I’ve never liked the term ‘outsourcing.’ We use it at Hartman to describe the work we do for our clients (strategic, independent technology leadership
How Technology Is Changing Higher Education
At Hartman, we believe in the power of strategic IT planning for long-term success at educational institutions. Read on for some thoughts from our
3 Basic Guidelines For Systems Development
“There is never time to do it right, but there is always time to do it over.” This quote, known as “Meskimen’s Law,” makes the point that, so
Is the Value of a CIO Diminishing?
Recent editorials have suggested that the CIO role was trending toward being eliminated or pushed down in the corporate organization, no longer worthy
Budgeting and Planning: The Benefits of Calculating ROI
One might think that calculating return on investment would be a common tool for businesses to use in order to make capital investment decisions. Who
The Evolving Role of the IT Leader in Business
In previous decades, the role of many IT departments was understandably network-centric. IT departments were the keepers of information and systems,
What The Word “Strategy” Really Means
For many companies today, the term strategy seems to have gotten watered down, or even worse, become a four-letter word. As if, somehow, strategy is a
How IT Strategy Increases Corporate Valuation
Is technology adding to the value of your business, or decreasing it? That’s the question more and more CEOs and corporate valuation experts are