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Insight No.30 : Oct 2011Strategy in Motion: How Aston Martin is Remaking Its Business

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A Master Strategist Takes the Lead: How Aston Martin is Remaking Its Business

Bradley Yorke-BiggsBradley Yorke-Biggs, Director of Strategy, Information Technology and Governmental Affairs for Aston Martin Lagonda, the British based manufacturer of luxury sports cars, comes not from IT, but from the strategic side of the business. That background is turning out to have big advantages as the company simultaneously undertakes transformation of enterprise resource planning, product lifecycle management, and IT services delivery. Read article ›

Also read:
"Fast and Beautiful: How PPM is Helping Transform Jaguar Land Rover"
Like Aston Martin, Jaguar Land Rover was spun out of Ford and had to recreate anew processes and systems. CIO Jeremy Vincent took advantage to instill stronger IT leadership, reduce legacy spending, and modernize operations. Read article ›

Playing by the Rules: Solvency II Sets a New Game for Insurance

James ChristophersonThe European Union is undertaking the largest ever restructuring of insurance regulation. Pcubed's James Christopherson briefs readers on the coming changes. Read article ›

Speed: Decreasing Time to Market

Josh SurethingTo diagnose the drivers behind an organization's time-to-market challenges and to deliver a comprehensive solution, Pcubed's Josh Surething uses a three-phase approach, "which looks at three focus areas: eliminating waste, accelerating velocity, and minimizing rework." A company needs to act on each of these areas to succeed in speeding up creation and delivery of new products and services. Read article ›

Something New, Part 2: Developing Your Innovation Strategy

Shan RajegopalWhile many new companies - especially well-funded start-ups - believe they own the market on innovative thinking, mature organizations also bring multiple advantages to the field. Top among them is the ability to build a systematic approach to manage innovation. While those fresh start-ups are still assembling their teams, the mature company can focus on instilling innovation discipline into operations. Pcubed's Shan Rajegopal lays out the essentials for building your innovation strategy. Read article ›

Also read:
"Something New, Part 1: Executing Your Innovation Strategy"
Part 1 of this series explains how to haul innovation out of the R&D labs and inject it into the DNA of your operations through the use of project and program management. Read article ›

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