Gartner Expert

Donna Scott

Distinguished VP Analyst

Donna Scott is Distinguished Vice President Analyst in Gartner's Office of the CIO Research. Ms. Scott is responsible for research across strategy to execution including operating models, organizational models, governance and strategic execution. She also focuses on transforming IT operating models to get more value out of information & technology.

Previous experience

Prior to her career in research, Ms. Scott spent 10 years in management consulting, managing medium- to large-scale business process engineering and business application implementations, including enterprise resource planning and financial systems.

Professional background

DH Brown Associates, Research Director, 3 years

Ernst & Young (EY), Senior Manager, Consulting, 9 years

Interactive Information Systems, ERP Software Trainer, 3 years

Areas of coverage
  • CIO Innovation Leadership

  • CIO Leadership of People, Culture and Change

  • CIO Impact on Strategy and Execution

  • Executive Leadership: Digital Business Strategy and Planning

  • Implement Strategic Operating Model

Education

M.B.A., University of Bridgeport

B.S., Applied Science, cum laude, Miami University

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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Designing and transforming the information & technology and enterprise operating models to get more value out of IT

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Leveraging digital product management and multidisciplinary business/IT teams to execute strategy

03

Structuring the IT organization

04

Driving and charting a path to increasing levels of information and technology maturity

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Balancing centralization and decentralization and applying the right governance to achieve strategic outcomes