Patrick Connaughton is a VP in the Enterprise Applications practice and leads the Application Strategy key initiative. In this role, he researches and advises on creating an enterprise application portfolio strategy that aligns with business stakeholder priorities and future technology roadmaps. Mr. Connaughton also helps clients create the best business case for new application investments and measure the impact of those investment over time.
Mr. Connaughton has over 20 years of experience in research and advisory roles. Before he joined Gartner, he was a Research Director at The Hackett Group. Prior to that, he was a Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, and a consulting manager at Manhattan Associates, JDA Software and Accenture.
The Hackett Group
Senior Research Director
Forrester Research
Research Director
Accenture
Consultant
ERP
Bachelor of Science, Decision Information Science, University of Florida
1Aligning business and applications strategies
2Creating applications roadmaps aligned to those goals
3Setting performance metrics for measuring success
4Architecting and designing for future proof applications