Analyst Profile

Bill Swanton

Distinguished VP Analyst

24 years at Gartner , 41 years industry experience
Boston, MA USA

Roles and Responsibilities

Bill Swanton covers application strategy and the business value of IT, including IT benefit realization techniques used by Fortune 1000 companies to expand the value they receive from their application investments. Recent areas of focus have been the digital business technology platform, enterprise agile governance and budgeting, product management of applications, and pace-layered application strategy.

Bill Swanton's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

Achieving Enterprise Agile in CSPs
12-Aug-2019
Governance and Change Management for a Pace-Layered Application Strategy
05-Aug-2018
Use the Right Portfolio Assessment Method for Each Type of Enterprise Software
07-Jun-2019

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

Build Support for Moving From Projects to Products and Agile
23 January 2019
The Shift to Product Management - Gartner Answers Your Questions
22 May 2019

Upcoming Gartner Events

Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo
20 October 2019 - 24 October 2019
Gartner Application Strategies & Solutions Summit
03 December 2019 - 05 December 2019

Background

Previous Experience

Mr. Swanton came to Gartner through the AMR Research acquisition with a specific focus on how brand owners, contract manufacturers and other suppliers use ERP and other enterprise software to manage global demand-driven supply networks (DDSNs). He also launched AMR Research's product life cycle management (PLM) coverage in 1997. He held numerous product marketing and IT positions and gained experience within the manufacturing software, controls, and automation system markets. He worked in the manufacturing systems division of Kronos. He also worked for ITP Group and its MainStream subsidiary in various consulting and product marketing roles. He began his career at the C.S. Draper Laboratory as a system engineer and software development team leader.

Professional Background

C.S. Draper Laboratory, Member of Technical Staff, 3 years
Kronos, Industry Marketing Manager, 3 years
MainStream Software/ITP Boston, Director of Product Marketing, 10 years

Education

B.S., Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
M.S., Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Languages

English

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18 June 2019
2019 Gartner Supply Chain Top 25: Europe Top 15 This research recognizes and showcases the best practices of Europe’s Top 15 company supply chains for 2019 in conjunction with Gartner’s Supply Chain Global Top 25 for 2019. Supply chain leaders should leverage this research to gain insights into, and be inspired by, Europe’s supply chain leaders.
15 May 2019
The Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 for 2019 This research unveils the 15th annual global Supply Chain Top 25. It highlights the advanced practices and capabilities of leading companies that CSCOs and supply chain leaders can adopt and adapt to compete with the best in the world.

26 August 2019
Gartner L2 Digital IQ Index Food Brands US Benchmark Report EDT: 10:00 a.m. | PDT: 7:00 a.m. | BST: 15:00
As consumers? food preferences and search and shopping behaviors evolve, legacy brands in the food landscape are up against heavyweights like recipe editorial sites and e-tailers that capitalize on their depth of content, range of product offerings, and scale of reach. Amazon Fresh and Walmart Grocery compete for a growing share of the consumer?s wallet in grocery retail while dominating search visibility, especially on top trends like meal planning. With pressure mounting, legacy food brands must maximize their own digital resources, but also prioritize investments across different channels and partner with editorial and e-tailers to drive engagement and conversion. In this complimentary webinar, we delve into the results and lessons of Gartner L2 Digital IQ Index: Food Brand US report for 2019, which benchmarks the digital performance of 138 food brands.

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26 August 2019
Mitigate Risk When Evaluating Supply Chain Planning Technology EDT: 11:00 a.m. | PDT: 8:00 a.m. | BST: 16:00
Companies evaluating supply chain planning technology often make a leap of faith during the vendor selection process going from an RFP phase directly to selecting the vendor. This is a mistake as these critical decisions are being made without a complete understanding of the path they need to travel and level of effort required to support implementation. Companies seeking to evaluate and test vendor capabilities can use pilot programs to help mitigate risk and uncertainty during the evaluation process. In this complimentary webinar, we provide a pilot program overview, including which pilot to consider based on your business objectives and what you must consider when designing a pilot into your supply chain planning technology evaluation.

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Analyst Profile

Bill Swanton

Distinguished VP Analyst

Roles and Responsibilities

Bill Swanton's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

Upcoming Gartner Events

Background

Previous Experience

Professional Background

Education

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