Analyst Profile

Brian Prentice

Research VP

15 years at Gartner , 31 years industry experience
North Sydney, Australia

Roles and Responsibilities

Brian Prentice has been with Gartner for 13 years and in the IT industry for 30 years. He is a member of The Office of the CIO. Mr. Prentice leads Gartner's digital humanism research theme. His research is directed toward helping CIOs support customer and employee experience initiatives by transforming the enterprise IT organization into a design center - a strategic capability required for competitive digital businesses. Mr. Prentice works across several research key Initiatives, including people-centered computing, digital business, the digital workplace, emerging trends and technologies, and innovation.

Areas of Coverage

Emerging Trends & Technologies
Open Source
Digital Workplace
Mobile & Wireless

Brian Prentice's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

2018 CIO Agenda: Directions in UX Design Staffing
11-Jul-2018
Achieving Digital Optimization With Digital Design
13-Jun-2018
Adapt Your Enterprise's Operating Model or Risk Failure in Your Digital Business Strategy
30-May-2018

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

Digital Business Transformation Strategy Needs a Change of Perspective
28 March 2018

Background

Previous Experience

Prior to becoming an analyst, Mr. Prentice worked in the IT vendor community for 17 years. This included organizations such as Apple Computer, WordPerfect, Novell, Lotus, IBM, Microsoft and Onyx Software. Mr. Prentice operated in a variety of roles, including product management, partner development and support management, spanning North America and Asia/Pacific. This combination of roles and companies has allowed Mr. Prentice to be directly involved in the advent of some of the most important technological developments of the past two decades, including desktop operating systems, personal productivity software, messaging and collaboration, customer relationship management, and the internet. It has also given him unique insights into the dynamics of the software industry.

Professional Background

Apple Computer, Product Manager, 6 years
IBM/Lotus, Manager - Alliance & Partners, 3 years
Novell, Regional Product Manager, 4 years

Industry Awards/Accolades

Gartner Thought Leadership Award - 2015

Education

B.S., with distinction, International Business, California State University, San Jose

Languages

English

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13 August 2018
2018 Hype Cycles: Riding the Innovation Wave, A Gartner Trend Insight Report Taking advantage of innovations in digital technologies to create new business models, services and experiences remains a priority for many organizations. New waves of innovation build on what has gone before to create new opportunities.
25 June 2018
Closing the Digital Talent Gap at Midsize Enterprises Midsize enterprises face big challenges to secure talent for digital business transformation. CIOs at MSEs must build an attractive culture, create a long-term workforce development plan, broaden talent search and capitalize on a distinctive employer brand to win the race for digital workers.

20 Aug 2018
How Digital Disruption Is Evolving PPM and PMO EDT: 10:00 a.m. | PDT: 7:00 a.m. | BST: 15:00 The core structure and capabilities of established project management offices (PMOs) are being disrupted and challenged by digitalization. Years ago, PMOs were designed to address a different set of challenges than those posed by digital transformation. In this webinar, we address how project portfolio management (PPM) leaders and PMOs can rise to the challenges of digitalization.
21 Aug 2018
Product Demand Forecasting Best Practices EDT: 10:00 a.m. | PDT: 7:00 a.m. | BST: 15:00 Companies struggle to effectively forecast product demand. This is especially true for new products being brought to market. A variety of methods for creating new product forecasts have emerged and evolved. This webinar provides guidance on existing and emerging practices for improving forecast accuracy and planning for new product launches.

Analyst Profile

Brian Prentice

Research VP

Roles and Responsibilities

Areas of Coverage

Brian Prentice's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

Background

Previous Experience

Professional Background

Industry Awards/Accolades

Education

Languages

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