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Tad Travis
VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Leadership
- ERP, CRM and Enterprise Applications
Speaker Bio
Tad Travis is a Vice President in Gartner IT Leaders and Tech Professionals / Enterprise Applications Research. Mr. Travis is a research analyst for enterprise application leadership topics, including application strategy, roadmaps, hype cycles, portfolio management, rationalization, governance practices, operating models, and architecture. He guides Gartner's Future of Enterprise Applications research.
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Sessions
Monday, 08 September, 2025 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM BST
The Key Components of a Successful Enterprise Application Strategy
Tad Travis,
VP Analyst, Gartner
This presentation will outline the key components of a successful enterprise application strategy. Join this session to learn how to create an overarching strategy for my enterprise application portfolios, ensure alignment between the application strategy and business stakeholder priorities, and understand and measure business stakeholder priorities.
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Monday, 08 September, 2025 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM BST
Roundtable: Application Leadership Skills (Multi-group)
Tad Travis,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Leading an enterprise application program requires more than just application knowledge and technical skills. Stakeholder management, team development and strategic planning skills are equally important. Join this roundtable session with peers to discuss best practices, lessons learned and new perspectives on application leadership.
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Tuesday, 09 September, 2025 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM BST
Build vs. Buy Strategy: Top Principles for Enterprise Applications
Tad Travis,
VP Analyst, Gartner
"Buy vs. build" is a recurring theme for enterprise application leaders. This session is focused on helping leaders understand the new factors that need to be incorporated into this decision, from cloud techniques and AI-enabled coding to diverse costing models, showing examples of typical challenges that customers are facing in this new application strategy era.
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