Stephanie Woerner reads MIT CISR's August 2025 research briefing, which she co-authored with Ina Sebastian, Peter Weill, and Evgeny Káganer. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2025_0801_EnterpriseAIMaturityUpdate_WoernerSebastianWeillKaganer.Abstract: Last year, MIT CISR introduced a four-stage enterprise A…

Martin Mocker reads MIT CISR's July 2025 research briefing, which he co-authored with Ina Sebastian. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2025_0701_MonetizingExDPs_MockerSebastian.Abstract: To gain additional value from their digital platforms, some companies open them to external developers via APIs, thereby…

Ina Sebastian reads MIT CISR's June 2025 research briefing, which she co-authored with Stephanie Woerner and Peter Weill. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2025_0601_ANZInstitutionalPlatformTransformation_SebastianWoernerWeill.Abstract: As business models become more AI-enabled, strategically designing, ev…

Stephanie Woerner reads MIT CISR's May 2025 research briefing, which she co-authored with Peter Weill. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2025_0501_DigitalPlatformDesigns_WoernerWeill.Abstract: People use the term “digital platform” to mean lots of different things—an internal business capability, a busines…

Barb Wixom reads MIT CISR's April 2025 research briefing, which she co-authored with Nick van der Meulen and Cynthia Beath. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2025_0401_DataProductMindset_WixomVanderMeulenBeath.Abstract: Today, by adopting a product mindset for data, organizations hold people accountable fo…

Stephanie Woerner reads MIT CISR's March 2025 research briefing, which she co-authored with Peter Weill, Jennifer S. Banner, and James Moore. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2025_0301_SavvyBoardsUpdate_WeillWoernerBannerMooreAbstract: In 2019, MIT CISR published findings from our research on the digital …

Barb Wixom reads MIT CISR's February 2025 research briefing, which she co-authored with Nick van der Meulen and Cynthia Beath. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2025_0201_DataMonetizationImpact_vanderMeulenWixomBeath.Abstract: While organizations generally recognize data’s potential to drive business value…

Ina Sebastian reads MIT CISR's January 2025 research briefing, which she co-authored with Stephanie Woerner, Peter Weill, and Daniel Woerner. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2025_0101_DigitalSustainability_SebastianWoernerWeillWoerner.Abstract: Sustainability is a cost of doing business for many companie…

Stephanie Woerner reads MIT CISR's December 2024 research briefing, which she co-authored with Peter Weill and Ina Sebastian. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2024_1201_EnterpriseAIMaturityModel_WeillWoernerSebastian.Abstract: With so much excitement and hype around AI, we pursued research that would help…

Barb Wixom reads MIT CISR's November 2024 research briefing, which she co-authored with Cynthia Beath and Ja-Naé Duane. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2024_1101_HighPerformanceDataMonetization_WixomBeathDuane.Abstract: Top-performing organizations invest in three factors that amplify the financial impac…

Stephanie Woerner reads MIT CISR's October 2024 research briefing, which she co-authored with Peter Weill, Chris Foglia, and Dorothea Gray. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2024_1001_MITCISR50Years_WeillWoernerFogliaGray.Abstract: This briefing celebrates the 50th anniversary of the MIT Center for Informa…

Nick van der Meulen reads MIT CISR's September 2024 research briefing, which he co-authored with Barb Wixom. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2024_0901_GenAI_VanderMeulenWixom.Abstract: As generative AI (GenAI) becomes more prevalent, organizations are implementing it in two distinct ways: as broadly appl…

Peter Weill reads MIT CISR's August 2024 research briefing, which he co-authored with Elizabeth van den Berg, Jason Birnbaum, and Maxime de Planta. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2024_0801_RealTimeBusiness_WeillvanderBergBirnbaumdePlanta.Abstract: In a study with Insight Partners, we found that companie…

Barb Wixom reads MIT CISR's July 2024 research briefing, which she co-authored with Ida Someh and Cynthia Beath. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2024_0701_CemexScalingAI_WixomSomehBeath.Abstract: In recent years, large established organizations have been growing business value by increasing the volume of…

Martin Mocker reads MIT CISR's June 2024 research briefing, which he co-authored with Ina Sebastian. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2024_0601_SalesforcePlatformBusiness_MockerSebastian.Abstract: Platform business models have become highly popular; they are used by half of the world’s ten largest compani…

Barb Wixom reads MIT CISR's May 2024 research briefing, which she co-authored with Cynthia Beath. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2024_0501_AIEverybodysBusiness_WixomBeath.Abstract: This briefing presents three principles to guide business leaders when making AI investments: invest in practices that buil…

Nick van der Meulen reads MIT CISR's April 2024 research briefing, which he co-authored with Olgerta Tona and Dorothy Leidner. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2024_0401_DigitalTalentTransformation_VanderMeulenTonaLeidner.Abstract: Ongoing digital transformation requires a workforce that is proficient in …

Thomas Haskamp reads MIT CISR's March 2024 research briefing, which he co-authored with Ina Sebastian and Stephanie Woerner. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2024_0301_GreenCIO_SebastianHaskampWoerner.Abstract: Technology leaders in top-performing companies spend significantly more time on building a comp…

Gayan Benedict reads MIT CISR's February 2024 research briefing, which he co-authored with Ina Sebastian. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2024_0201_EcosystemGovernance_BenedictSebastian.Abstract: In recent MIT CISR research, organizations saw their most challenging strategic goals as being dependent on t…

Stephanie Woerner reads MIT CISR's January 2024 research briefing, which she co-authored with Peter Weill and Gail Evans. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2024_0101_TechLeaderTime_WeillWoernerEvans.Abstract: As large established companies become increasingly digital, offering connected products and servic…

Stephanie Woerner reads MIT CISR's December 2023 research briefing, which she co-authored with Ina Sebastian and Peter Weill. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2023_1201_RegainingMomentum_WoernerSebastianWeill.Abstract: Almost every company that we talk to is working on a digital business transformation—bu…

Stephanie Woerner reads MIT CISR's November 2023 research briefing, which she co-authored with Alan Thorogood. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2023_1101_xTechsFastandSafe_ThorogoodWoerner.Abstract: In a digital world, no organization can thrive on its own, and partnerships with xTechs offer powerful oppo…

Nick van der Meulen reads MIT CISR's October 2023 research briefing, which he co-authored with Cynthia Beath. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2023_1001_PurposeinAction_VanderMeulenBeath.Abstract: Recent MIT CISR survey data showed that nearly every participating organization had crafted a purpose stateme…

Stephanie Woerner reads MIT CISR's September 2023 research briefing, which she co-authored with Peter Weill. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2023_0901_DomainOriented_WeillWoerner.Abstract: A domain-oriented company helps serve a customer’s end-to-end need by focusing on customer outcomes rather than on t…

Barb Wixom, co-author of Data Is Everybody's Business: The Fundamentals of Data Monetization, reads excerpts from the book. Published in September 2023 by the MIT Press, Data Is Everybody's Business is a clear, engaging, evidence-based guide to monetizing data, for everyone from employee to board member.Most organizations view data monetization—con…

Barb Wixom, co-author of Data Is Everybody's Business: The Fundamentals of Data Monetization, reads excerpts from the book. Published in September 2023 by the MIT Press, Data Is Everybody's Business is a clear, engaging, evidence-based guide to monetizing data, for everyone from employee to board member.Most organizations view data monetization—con…

Barb Wixom, co-author of Data Is Everybody's Business: The Fundamentals of Data Monetization, reads excerpts from the book. Published in September 2023 by the MIT Press, Data Is Everybody's Business is a clear, engaging, evidence-based guide to monetizing data, for everyone from employee to board member.Most organizations view data monetization—con…

Barb Wixom, co-author of Data Is Everybody's Business: The Fundamentals of Data Monetization, reads excerpts from the book. Published in September 2023 by the MIT Press, Data Is Everybody's Business is a clear, engaging, evidence-based guide to monetizing data, for everyone from employee to board member.Most organizations view data monetization—con…

Barb Wixom, co-author of Data Is Everybody's Business: The Fundamentals of Data Monetization, reads excerpts from the book. Published in September 2023 by the MIT Press, Data Is Everybody's Business is a clear, engaging, evidence-based guide to monetizing data, for everyone from employee to board member.Most organizations view data monetization—con…

Barb Wixom, co-author of Data Is Everybody's Business: The Fundamentals of Data Monetization, reads excerpts from the book. Published in September 2023 by the MIT Press, Data Is Everybody's Business is a clear, engaging, evidence-based guide to monetizing data, for everyone from employee to board member.Most organizations view data monetization—con…

Barb Wixom, co-author of Data Is Everybody's Business: The Fundamentals of Data Monetization, reads excerpts from the book. Published in September 2023 by the MIT Press, Data Is Everybody's Business is a clear, engaging, evidence-based guide to monetizing data, for everyone from employee to board member.Most organizations view data monetization—con…

Barb Wixom, co-author of Data Is Everybody's Business: The Fundamentals of Data Monetization, reads excerpts from the book. Published in September 2023 by the MIT Press, Data Is Everybody's Business is a clear, engaging, evidence-based guide to monetizing data, for everyone from employee to board member.Most organizations view data monetization—con…

Barb Wixom, co-author of Data Is Everybody's Business: The Fundamentals of Data Monetization, reads excerpts from the book. Published in September 2023 by the MIT Press, Data Is Everybody's Business is a clear, engaging, evidence-based guide to monetizing data, for everyone from employee to board member.Most organizations view data monetization—con…

Barb Wixom, co-author of Data Is Everybody's Business: The Fundamentals of Data Monetization, reads excerpts from the book. Published in September 2023 by the MIT Press, Data Is Everybody's Business is a clear, engaging, evidence-based guide to monetizing data, for everyone from employee to board member.Most organizations view data monetization—con…

Barb Wixom, co-author of Data Is Everybody's Business: The Fundamentals of Data Monetization, reads excerpts from the book. Published in September 2023 by the MIT Press, Data Is Everybody's Business is a clear, engaging, evidence-based guide to monetizing data, for everyone from employee to board member.Most organizations view data monetization—con…

Barb Wixom, co-author of Data Is Everybody's Business: The Fundamentals of Data Monetization, reads excerpts from the book. Published in September 2023 by the MIT Press, Data Is Everybody's Business is a clear, engaging, evidence-based guide to monetizing data, for everyone from employee to board member.Most organizations view data monetization—con…

Stephanie Woerner reads MIT CISR's September 2017 research briefing, which she co-authored with Peter Weill. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2017_0901_DigitalPathways_WeillWoerner.Abstract: Just about every big old company is on a digital transformation journey, often without a playbook. In this briefing…

Stephanie Woener reads this MIT CISR research briefing from December 2005, which was authored by Jeanne Ross. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2005_12_3C_OperatingModels.Abstract: Most companies try to maximize value from IT investments by aligning IT and IT-enabled business processes with business strate…

Stephanie Woener reads this MIT CISR research briefing from July 2004, which was authored by Jeanne Ross. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2004_07_2B_MaturityMatters.Abstract: To better serve customers and cut operating costs, firms are instituting enterprise-wide efforts to leverage synergies and reap ec…

Stephanie Woerner reads MIT CISR's November 2019 research briefing, which was authored by Barb Wixom and Killian Farrell. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2019_1101_DataMonCapsPersist_WixomFarrell.Abstract: Data monetization—the direct or indirect conversion of data and analytics into financial returns—re…

Stephanie Woerner reads MIT CISR's August 2018 research briefing, which she co-authored with Peter Weill and Nick van der Meulen. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2018_0801_PathwaysExplosions_WeillVanderMeulenWoerner.Abstract: Many companies plan to achieve breakthrough performance via digitally enabled b…

Stephanie Woerner reads MIT CISR's June 2018 research briefing, which was authored by Jeanne Ross, Martin Mocker, and Cynthia Beath. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2018_0601_BuildingBlocks_RossMockerBeath.Abstract: Established companies face daunting changes as they attempt to introduce digitally inspir…

Stephanie Woerner reads MIT CISR's October 2020 research briefing, which was authored by Barb Wixom, Ina Sebastian, and Robert Gregory. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2020_1001_DataSharing_WixomSebastianGregory.Abstract: MIT CISR research has found that interorganizational data sharing is a top concern …

Stephanie Woerner reads MIT CISR's July 2020 research briefing, which she co-authored with Peter Weill and Michael Harte. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2020_0701_Replatforming_WeillWoernerHarte.Abstract: Leaders are preparing their enterprises to be Future Ready. Whichever pathways are followed, there …

Stephanie Woerner reads MIT CISR's January 2020 research briefing, which was authored by Nick van der Meulen and Kristine Dery. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2020_0101_PathwaysEX_MeulenDery.Abstract: MIT CISR research has shown that senior leaders expect that digital transformation efforts will signifi…

Barb Wixom reads MIT CISR's August 2023 research briefing, which she co-authored with Cynthia Beath and Leslie Owens. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2023_0801_DataMonetization_WixomBeathOwens.Abstract: Our forthcoming book, Data is Everybody’s Business: The Fundamentals of Data Monetization, is mainly a…

Stephanie Woerner reads MIT CISR's July 2023 research briefing, which she co-authored with Peter Weill. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2023_0701_UnlockingValue_WeillWoerner.Abstract:The top-performing companies on growth in our MIT CISR study used four distinct organizational levers to unlock value. We …

Ina Sebastian reads MIT CISR's June 2023 research briefing, which she co-authored with Thomas Haskamp and Nils Fonstad. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2023_0601_DigitalTransformationMomentum_SebastianHaskampFonstad.MIT CISR research suggests that digital business transformations may be beginning to stal…

Randy Bradley reads MIT CISR's May 2023 research briefing, which he co-authored with Barb Wixom and Cynthia Beath. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2023_0501_InternalDataSharing_BradleyWixomBeath.Organizations with advanced internal data sharing—the ability to easily exchange data assets enterprise-wide—b…

Stephanie Woerner reads MIT CISR's April 2023 research briefing, which she co-authored with Peter Weill and Jan Brecht. See the text version and related content at https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/2023_0401_SpeedandInnovation_WeillBrechtWoerner.Achieving speed in its own in business doesn’t differentiate much. In this briefing, we identify four dri…