CIO & LEADER-November 2017 (1)

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TECHNOLOGY
Doing
Digital Right
How Companies Can Thrive in
the Next Digital Era
by Louis Lamoureux
Publisher: Third Digital, Inc.
Month of Publishing: March 2017
The Book is about
If you are overwhelmed already by the big
ideas, this comes as a respite. The book, at
right hands, is a very useful book that can
help, well, in doing digital right. It has a
lot of step by step instructions and factual
information which can connect well with
the managers.
Why it is in the list
Who does not want to do digital right?
And this is a fairly usable book on
the subject.
Digital @
Scale
The Playbook You Need to
Transform Your Company
by Anand Swaminathan,
Jürgen Meffert
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Month of Publishing: August 2017
The Book is about
Doing digital as a pilot with all the
attention of the young scion of a large
business family is often a great success
story. Just that it never manages to
touch the rest of the company, let alone
transform it. Swaminathan and Meffet,
two McKinsey consultants examine “what
it takes for companies to break through
the gravitational pull of their legacy
organizations and capture the full value
of digital”.
Why it is in the list
It is a highly practical, factual and
readable book on digital transformation.
Probably the best on the subject
published in 2017.
Data
Strategy
How to Profit from a World of Big
Data, Analytics and the Internet
of Things
by Bernard Marr
Publisher: Kogan Page
Month of Publishing: April 2017
The Book is about
The most recent take of the author on
practical usage of Big Data and Analytics.
Those who read Marr regularly on Forbes
would be familiar with his engaging
writing and ability to draw insights
from recent trends. The book, his 4th on
the subject, not counting the books for
Dummies, is a must read for those who
want to keep pace with Big Data trends.
Why it is in the list
Simple. It is the most relevant book on
the subject; and is extremely readable
(and usable).
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