Mary K. Pratt
Contributing writer
Mary K. Pratt is a freelance writer based in Massachusetts.
How CIOs can survive, and thrive, at hypergrowth businesses
All IT leaders need to balance business growth, current needs and future demands when creating an IT strategy, but at companies in hypergrowth mode CIOs need to shift into overdrive.
Big data's big role in humanitarian aid
Mission-based organizations, including those helping the recent wave of Syrian refugees, are using big data to improve their response efforts.
How IT staffers keep pace at fast-growing organizations
Smart management tactics and agile processes give IT staffers the strength and stamina to support mushrooming business needs.
IT careers: How to put your career on the fast track
Many IT professionals say they would go all-out to land the best jobs, with the best benefits at the best companies. All it takes is up-to-the-minute skills and a whole lot of drive.
CIO says community service builds team bonds
Pablo Ciano, CIO of DHL Express Americas, led an effort to implement and maintain a global process standard, delivering 120 core global applications and decommissioning 1,500 applications around the world.
Tech luminaries we lost in 2015
These 19 men and women helped shape the tech industry as we know it.
CIO seeks 'disruptive opportunities'
Michael Nilles is not only the CIO at Schindler Group; he's also CEO of a new business unit that's leading the 140-year-old elevator maker's digital transformation -- an effort that includes the development of smart products connected...
10 hottest tech skills for 2016
Gunning for a banner year in IT? Make sure you have these skills in your toolbox.
Make analytics pay off for you and your customers
When customers got a better experience, these companies got a revenue kick, thanks to accurate and timely analytics data in the hands of salespeople.
Indy speedway CIO says a sense of urgency drives decision-making
Rhonda Winter, CIO at Hulman & Co., owners of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, says her IT degree and a background in manufacturing made her focused on business processes, and finding ways to deliver value quicker.
Veteran CIO values personal connections
After transitioning from a long tenure at GE to the CIO position at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Martha Poulter's first move was to go on a 'listening tour' to get feedback from users and learn the business.
The secret to first-rate mobile apps for customers? Iterate, iterate, iterate
How four organizations tapped into fast-moving advances in mobile technology to crank up the functionality of their existing customer offerings.
Bimodal IT: A two-pronged approach to delivering innovation and maintenance
One group is tasked with keep-the-lights-on functions, the other on business-advancing tasks. Is this new setup the answer to IT’s dual responsibilities?
Where does security fit in bi-modal IT departments?
There seems to be disagreement as to whether security workers should be in the innovation camp or look after the day-to-day operations.
Healthcare CIO takes pride in developing future leaders
When Sue Schade, stepped into the CIO's job at the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, she inherited an electronic health records project that was well underway. Once that initiative was completed, she restructured...
Finding ROI in a swirl of data analytics
The 2015 Data+ Editors' Choice Awards honorees were selected for their ability to make smarter decisions for their organizations using big data.
National Grid
This 2015 Data+ Editors' Choice Awards honoree uses a predictive tool to combine advanced weather data and outage modeling technology to pinpoint areas at risk of losing power
Randall-Reilly
A business intelligence tool helps this 2015 Data+ Editors' Choice Awards honoree dig through mounds of data previously hidden in spreadsheets
Loyola University Maryland
This 2015 Data+ Editors' Choice Awards honoree analyzes user activity and business needs to help secure individuals' information across campus