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	Practical Innovation Cover Story by Larry Lange Practical innovation happens when CIOs harness existing and emerging technologies to optimize business processes and deliver value quickly. Here's how IT leaders Paolo Campobasso of UniCredit, Michael Petrisko of Hill International, and others are emerging as strong leaders, powerful communicators and business technology innovators.

	Hungry for Knowledge Case Study by Jennifer Zaino For Deirdre Woods, CIO of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, running IT is just the beginning.

	The Brightest Idea: CIO as Innovator Market Stats by Bob Violino IT executives are ready to become practical innovators, surveys find. Rising to the occasion, some CIOs are even challenging the old 80/20 rule.

	How We Innovate CIOs Speak Out by Karen J. Bannan CIOs in Canada, France, the U.K. and the United States are driving practical IT innovations. Here, in their own words, is how they do it.

	Virtualization Released Smart Practices by Bob Violino With new management tools, CIOs can unleash the full power of virtualization and drive operational excellence.

	Cloud Computing Special Report by Alan Joch Getting Started Taking It to the Next Level Security

	Managing Digital Natives Smart Business by Minda Zetlin Listening carefully to your youngest IT workers can lead CIOs to powerful, practical innovations.

	Reaching the Last Mile Smart Solutions by Tom Farre The final stage of a software solution implementation is where the business benefits accrue – and where best practices can really help.

	Rx for Healthcare Smart Industry by Mary E. Morrison The industry's move to electronic health records promises greater efficiencies for doctors and other healthcare professionals and better outcomes for patients.

Features from Back Issues

Intuit's Lean Expansion
Cover Story by Larry Lange
Intuit — a leader in the market for small business accounting, tax preparation and personal finance software — is expanding to offer its software in online versions. To help the company achieve this goal, CIO Ginny Lee (shown above) applies Lean IT practices.
PLUS: How outsourcing provider TechTeam Global uses Lean IT as part of its three-year push to drive higher value to customers.

	The Long and Short of GRC Smart Business by Leon Erlanger Corporate governance, risk management and compliance is the latest IT practice to benefit from Lean approaches.

	Government Transparency Special Report by John Zipperer President Obama, among many world leaders, is calling for greater transparency from governing agencies. IT to the rescue!

	Security Operations Get Efficient Smart Practices by George V. Hulmen CIOs who integrate security throughout their IT operations can cut both risk and costs. As an added bonus, they also ease the challenge of regulatory compliance.

	High Finance, Lean IT Smart Industry by Bob Violino Finance CIOs borrow Lean approaches from their manufacturing colleagues to boost efficiency and effectiveness.

	Orange You Glad? Case Study by Mary E. Morrison How Vincent Kelly, CIO of Orange Business Services, delivers value to IT users with continuous improvement.

	Leaning Toward Lean CIO Roundtable by Jennifer Zaino IT leaders from Manpower, Time Warner and Nationwide Children's Hospital explain how they use Lean IT approaches to help their organizations stay competitive.

OpportunITy to Make a Difference
Cover Story by Larry Lange
With so many companies rethinking their business models, CIOs now enjoy a unique opportunity to demonstrate the business value of IT like never before. IT leaders like Marty Sunde and David Guzman of Acxiom (above) are doing just that. They are reshaping the competitive playing field and offsetting the economy's effects by uncovering areas where IT can achieve new levels of efficiency.
PLUS: A CIO's Action Plan for OpportunITy

	How the U.K.'s Largest Retailer Keeps Growing Case Study by Jennifer Zaino Tesco plans to add 100 stores this year, thanks in part to its unique approach to standardizing IT.

	Agility Rules CIO Roundtable by Bob Violino How can CIOs help their organizations maintain market agility while controlling costs? IT leaders from Embarq, Pacific Coast Companies and Forbes share their best practices.

	Social Networking Connects Business Smart Practices by Karen J. Bannan Facebook, LinkedIn, even Twitter and Yammer are finding their way into corporate settings. For CIOs, that's a challenge — and an opportunity.

	Going Lean Special Report by Leon Erlanger Lean, an approach originally created to identify and remove waste in manufacturing, is now being adopted by IT organizations.