Stuart Kippelman
- Chief Information & Digital Officer, Independent Consultant
Washington, D.C.
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Mine Data based on Business and Consumer Needs
Stuart Kippelman, SVP & CIO, Covanta Energy Corporation Stuart Kippelman, SVP & CIO, Covanta Energy Corporation We are living in a world in which data drives almost every part of our lives. Every minute of every day, billions of bits and bytes of data from everywhere and anywhere are captured, stored, analyzed and ultimately utilized to influence human behavior in all sorts of ways and for all sorts of purposes.
Traversing the IT Contours in a Constantly Changing World
The role of the IT department, and the challenges faced by the CIO is a moving target that never stands still. This fact is not new, and shouldn’t be new to anyone in the IT field. As long as we continue to leverage technology in business, change will be constant. Today not only do we have constant change, but the pace of that change is accelerating which makes it harder to keep up and manage the business of IT.
5 things you must do to be successful in a new CIO role
I have moved between industries a few times throughout my career. It’s always difficult to change jobs, and sometimes harder to move between industries. I enjoy always learning, growing, and taking on new challenges, so it’s easy for me. For others you hire that are switching, be conscious of the potential challenge and help them through it.
When your IT talent shortage is global
A lot of research is available about the IT talent shortage in the United States. The unemployment rate in just about any metropolitan area is close to zero for many functions, despite the recent slight slowdown in hiring linked to ever-greater cloud adoption. For global companies, however, this is not only a headquarters or even a regional facility issue. Global organizations are experiencing talent shortages around the world, every day.
Hindsight: What 8 IT leaders wish they had known early in their careers
Imagine how much time and energy we would've saved in our careers if we only knew in our 20s what we know now. To pay it forward to future IT leaders, we asked several CIOs and IT executives to share one thing they wish they had known before taking their first IT leadership role. Pass this on to anyone on your team who's looking to move up the leadership ladder. Learn even more tips in the first of this hindsight series. 1.
Week-in-Review: Enterprisers in the news
In this week's edition of news for IT pros, we bring you advice for new IT leaders and insights from award-winning CIOs. Tips for new CIOs Enterprisers Brian Beams, VP of Pharmavite, and Stuart Kippelman, CIO of Platform Specialty Products Corp., recently offered advice for new CIOs. From speaking the language of the business, to thinking like a salesperson, these veteran IT experts shared the things they wished they had known when taking their first IT leadership role.
3 areas where CIOs must perform to succeed
The CIO today, whether that person is new to a company or just a new CIO, has to be able to perform in three distinct areas. This balance means you need to be an expert translator on understanding the business, understanding the technology, and being able to translate the two together. You need to answer questions like these: All this is technology-based, and needs to be. I also believe a CIO should be held accountable to generate revenue, just like a salesperson.
One CIO's take on moving faster with IT (it isn't all or nothing)
Moving faster with IT isn’t an all or nothing, legacy or replacement equation. There are many different paths. At Covanta, we have a set of systems and technologies that are in place, and we can call that legacy. But that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s whole. There will always be the priority of business alignment and driving business and business value, but the reality is that the basics have to run as flawlessly as possible.
6 scary stories that haunt IT leaders
Do things go bump in the night in your data center? Did you wake up this morning and see a threatening dark spot in your cloud? You may not be alone. As Halloween approaches this year, The Enterprisers Project asked six IT executives to share something scary they've experienced or are encountering in IT. Here's what they shared: FIGHT OR FLEE? "Twas the night before quarter close, and all was well. The servers were humming and the cloud was swell.
Merger reactions, mobile growth, and more news for IT pros
In this week's edition of news for CIOs and IT pros, we touch on the news that is shaping the future of IT. Reactions and questions to IT's top news The top news in the enterprise tech world this week was undoubtedly the Dell-EMC merger. Monday's announcement spurred dozens of reaction commentary and opinions. Michael J. de la Merced at the New York Times, calling the deal an “ambitious bet,” said that, “Dell, in buying EMC, would acquire a huge amount of debt.
When Designing IT Systems, Think of the Children (and Everyone Else)
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Why it sometimes takes failure to achieve new understanding
Back when I was at Johnson & Johnson, I led a lot of the IT innovation work. That’s where I learned that there is a fine line between people who are risk takers and people who take risks. You definitely don’t want people who take risks; you want people who are risk takers. And the truth is, nobody likes things to fail. So success and innovation are not about failing. They are not about taking silly risks. They are about taking risks that if successful, will really drive the company forward.
Celebrating digital leadership, IT teams, and innovation at the CIO 100 Symposium
In it's 27th year, the CIO 100 Symposium, taking place Aug. 9-11 in Colorado Springs, CO, will bring together the best and brightest CIOs to celebrate the myriad ways in which they are “Innovating in the Digital Economy.” In anticipation of this event, the Enterprisers Project caught up with Adam Dennison, senior vice president/publisher for IDG Enterprise, to find out what makes this nearly three-decade running tradition a must-attend event for CIOs and IT leaders.
7 IT leaders urge automation in these key areas
The Enterprisers Project asked top IT executives to provide the areas all modern CIOs should have automated by now, if they haven't already. Here's what they said: "Automating the technology operational environment is key in enabling rapid, continuous delivery and lowering costs. Adopting a cloud management platform and orchestrating the creation of environments at the push of a button can go a long way in shortening the delivery cycle.
Encouraging Innovation in IT
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CIOs: Deep customer relationships are a must to stay competitive
At Covanta we look at customer experience as the foundation of our competitive advantage. So in all the systems that we work on and all the business changes we make from sales to operations, we ask ourselves the same question: How do we make our customers’ interaction with Covanta easier? That extends from our online customer portals to the way customers interact with us at our plants. In IT and across the company, we think that is the primary way to deepen relationships.
Leading IT Through Change, Not Buzzwords
Technology is driving a very different economy from years past. It is changing the attitudes and expectations of our customers, employees and shareholders. While many other corporate disciplines are feeling this pressure, I believe IT leaders are uniquely qualified to use this change to their firms’ advantage. But they need to have clear vision of what equals success in today’s digital economy.
Nobody cares how your IT project works, lead with the business benefits
If you find yourself at the table with the other members of your C-Suite fielding questions about performance or uptime or that massive hack at your competitor's headquarters, how do you know how much detail to give so they're equipped and empowered but not overwhelmed? That is a tough question to answer but a necessary one as well. In order to ensure we are continually providing value to the organization, IT must become more benefits-driven when speaking with key stakeholders.
Covanta CIO: Three new rules for IT leadership
As we settle into a new year, here are three rules I think IT should be following: 1. Find ways to manage the speed of change. Change is happening at a much more accelerated rate. There always has been change in IT, but today you see companies who have changed from two to three years between product cycles to two to three weeks. For our HR system, Covanta went from an in-house solution that hadn’t changed for many years to Workday, which has three major upgrades a year.
IT should be the center of your business competitiveness
At Covanta we have long moved past the “Is IT aligned with the business?” argument. IT really is just part of the business. We are involved in every aspect of the company. We have very close partnerships with the business leaders. For example, we have IT business relationship managers embedded in our business function staff meetings. This is a critical aspect for me because that's how our company generates competitive advantage.
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