Today's business leaders face an ever increasing pace of IT change and must anticipate the impact and opportunities this brings to their organisations.
As part of CSC's Office of Innovation, the Leading Edge Forum (LEF) provides clients with access to a powerful knowledge base and a global network of innovative thought leaders who engage technology and business executives on the current and future role of information technology.
The LEF stimulates innovation and thought leadership through two core offerings - the LEF Executive Programme and the LEF Technology Programme.
CSC's Leading Edge Forum provides access to a unique, global network of innovative business thinkers whose mission is to nurture an environment where business and IT leaders can make better informed decisions when it comes to IT strategy and investments.
Our thought leadership, which is expressed in our research, can prove invaluable to South African companies wanting to be leaders in their markets.
Offerings
Research on how Business Opportunities are Created by Harnessing Information Technology
This focuses on the following research tracks:
- Applying Digital Business Models - re-evaluates fundamental business models in the light of emerging digital capabilities and changing marketplace demands.
- Enabling New Workstyles - researches working practices enabled by new technology and the technological, business and cultural issues to be addressed when adopting these practices.
- Connecting with Customers - investigates emerging ways of connecting with, and retaining the business’s customers, and the contribution that IT can make.
- Moving to Componentised Architectures - studies strategies and the techniques for moving from conventional systems development to componentised software to provide greater business agility.
- Innovating through Technology - provides frameworks to harness today’s exciting opportunities to use emerging technologies to drive business innovation.
Research to Discover Emerging Best Practices in Managing IS Departments
This covers both strategic and operational issues to help CIOs and their teams stay aware of the best practices in delivering the maximum business benefit from efficient and effective IS departments. Research tracks available are:
- Managing the Technology Base - gives strategic insights required to balance the demand for technology change with the need to maintain an effective and timely base of products and services.
- Enhancing IS Value – focuses on relationships between a business and its IS providers.
- Providing IS Capabilities - investigates the strategic determination of what to retain and what to outsource.
- Developing IS People - researches all the ‘people’ aspects of IS activity, including organisation, direction and management.
Opportunities to Share Ideas with Peers Experienced in Solving Similar Managerial Issues
By tracking the research, clients benefit from obtaining early insights, learning what other organisations are doing and developing a network of people facing similar challenges. We make extensive use of audio and videoconferencing, in addition to physical workshops and meetings, to facilitate the exchanges of ideas and the development of best practices.
We offer a series of events that explore and link the business and technological drivers of change, and so help CIOs forge effective partnerships and networks with their business colleagues.
Within the series, we offer global events and others tailored to regional audiences. In South Africa, CSC hosts presentations from international Leading Edge Forum staff and hosts Webconferences.
To learn more about CSC's Leading Edge Forum.
Go to CSC Global(English)