Design's Differentiating Power

HP's design practice helps the company to differentiate itself in the marketplace and be more efficient by leveraging the talent across its business lines. ...

... "Hurd gave his backing to Lucente's plan to ramp up the companywide design practice. These days, conventional wisdom holds that good design is indispensable for differentiating products, building brands, and forging new markets. " ...

Via Fast Company: Design's Role in HP Transformation

HP IT Transformation

CIO offers insights into HP information technology transformation, where data center consolidation, application architecture rationalization, and project portfolio management are the rule of the day. ...

... "A deep dive into a company's technology infrastructure will help open a technology manager's eyes. Some of the 1,240 IT projects Mott cataloged at HP during a 30-day review weren't slated to be finished for 20 years. " ...

Via Information Week: Incremental IT

PMO Organize for Transformation

The program management office is seen as an organizational model for transformation. In this situation, four operating teams are under the leadership of the PMO - delivery, process, visibility, and communications. This office will provide oversight of the various project teams deployed to achieve the transformation. ...

... "Higher Education Ministry has set up the programme management office (PMO) in line with its recent launch of the National Higher Education Strategic Plan ... " ...

Via The Malaysia Star: Transformation