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Tad Travis
VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Agents
- Leadership
- ERP, CRM and Enterprise Applications
- Developing an Application Strategy
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
Tuesday, June 03, 2025 12:30 PM - 01:15 PM PDT
Roundtable: Application Leadership Skills
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, June 03, 2025 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM PDT
The Key Components of a Successful Enterprise Applications 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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Tuesday, June 03, 2025 04:00 PM - 04:45 PM PDT
Roundtable: Will Homegrown AI Replace Enterprise Applications?
Tad Travis,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Homegrown AI capabilities, like LLMs and agentic AI, will not replace commercial applications soon. However, the change is coming. Join this session with fellow enterprise application leaders to discuss strategies for introducing AI into your application portfolios, explore how to balance build vs. buy considerations and determine if you should replace your applications with custom-made AI solutions.
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Wednesday, June 04, 2025 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
Aligning Enterprise Applications — IT’s Role in Funding Innovation
Tad Travis,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Applications are evolving from systems that merely support processes into intelligent systems that optimize processes. Gartner research reveals that IT has direct or shared responsibility for 86% of all application funding, which means that IT plays a critical role in shaping the future of enterprise applications. Join this session to learn about current practices for application strategies, funding, and innovation priorities.
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Thursday, June 05, 2025 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM PDT
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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