Kimberly Knickle

Practice Director

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As a practice director, Kimberly Knickle is responsible for research and analysis of business and IT issues for manufacturers, and in particular for  the asset-oriented value chain (AOVC), which includes manufacturers in chemicals, pulp & paper, metals, and downstream oil & gas. In addition, she manages the IT Priorities & Strategies practice area, which focuses on analyzing IDC industry survey data and hot topics that are changing the way manufacturers buy and use IT. Ms. Knickle also supports research in the supply chain and the brand-oriented value chain. 

Ms. Knickle regularly contributes to the IDC Manufacturing Insights Community (http://idc-insights-community.com/manufacturing) and tweets (@kimknickle) about business and IT issues relevant to manufacturers.

Prior to joining IDC in 2006, Ms. Knickle served as an independent consultant specializing in business and information technology (IT) strategy and held senior positions at industry analyst firms including AMR Research, Hurwitz Group, Inc., and Charles River Strategies. As research director at AMR Research, she was well recognized as an industry thought leader in Enterprise Application Integration (EAI).

Earlier in her career, Ms. Knickle held various roles in marketing, engineering and executive management at companies such as Entre Computer Center, Boston Center for Computer Applications, and Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Ms. Knickle has more than 20 years of experience in market research and the IT industry. 

In addition to regularly speaking at industry conferences, Ms. Knickle is a highly regarded source for the news media on IT issues in business, with coverage from BusinessWeek, ComputerWorld, and Information Week.

She is a graduate of Boston University's School of Management, where she earned her MBA degree. She also holds a bachelor's of science degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University.

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Research Authored by Kimberly Knickle

Perspective: Ariba LIVE 2013 Heather Ashton,  Kimberly Knickle Jun 2013 - Doc # MI241442    Perspective This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective recounts the main messages and key announcements revealed at the recently completed Ariba LIVE conference in Washington, D.C.Ariba, now an SAP company, directly addressed the topic of its acquisit... purchase document

IDC Maturity Model: Cloud — A Guide to Success in Asia/Pacific Kimberly Knickle,  Usman Sindhu,  Robert P. Mahowald,  Richard L. Villars,  Mary Johnston Turner,  David McNally,  Scott Lundstrom,  Stephen D. Hendrick,  Melinda-Carol Ballou,  Joseph C. Pucciarelli,  Frank Gens,  Chris Morris May 2013 - Doc # AP6684423V    Industry Development and Models The IDC study discusses IDC's Cloud Maturity Model, which is designed for organizations that are interested in understanding how they can take the necessary actions to move forward successfully with cloud computing.Based on results from IDC... purchase document

Advancing Cloud Computing in North American Manufacturing and Health: From IT Efficiency to Business Innovation Judy Hanover,  Kimberly Knickle May 2013 - Doc # HI241125    Insights Presentation This IDC Health Insights Presentation was delivered on an IDC Insights Webcast on April 22, 2013. This Presentation was delivered to a cross-industry gathering of leaders in the manufacturing and healthcare provider industries who are inter... purchase document

The CIO-CXO Partnership: Enabling Social Business Eric Newmark,  Kimberly Knickle,  Christine Bardwell,  Mary Wardley,  Heather Ashton Apr 2013 - Doc # 240707    Customer Needs and Strategies This IDC study discusses the role of the chief information officer (CIO), which continues to evolve within the organization as new technologies like social, mobile, cloud, and big data and advanced analytics emerge and become instrumental t... purchase document

Methods and Practices: The Continuing Development of Mobile Applications in Manufacturing Heather Ashton,  Kimberly Knickle Mar 2013 - Doc # MI240271    Methods and Practices This IDC Manufacturing Insights report discusses the continuing development of mobility applications in manufacturing. It highlights the best use cases for mobility and offers a mobility maturity map for consideration by manufacturers in as... purchase document

Perspective: Infor's Design for the Future in Manufacturing Kimberly Knickle Mar 2013 - Doc # MI240257    Perspective This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective provides manufacturers with highlights on what they can expect from Infor going forward, how Infor will meet changing expectations in IT, and how Infor's strategy is incorporating new advances in ... purchase document

Perspective: Safety and Productivity Coming Together Underground Christopher Holmes,  Kimberly Knickle Mar 2013 - Doc # AP9397210V    Perspective This IDC Manufacturing Insights Perspective discusses some of the new technology developments that can be combined to address both safety and productivity. The resource industry around the world is being impacted by the current volatility t... purchase document

IDC Maturity Model: Cloud — A Guide for Success Kimberly Knickle,  Usman Sindhu,  Robert P. Mahowald,  Richard L. Villars,  Mary Johnston Turner,  David McNally,  Scott Lundstrom,  Stephen D. Hendrick,  Melinda-Carol Ballou,  Joseph C. Pucciarelli,  Frank Gens Mar 2013 - Doc # 239772    Industry Development and Models The IDC study discusses IDC's Cloud Maturity Model, which is for organizations that are interested in understanding how they can take the necessary actions to move forward successfully with cloud computing.Based on results from IDC's 2012 N... purchase document

Outlook for Asset-Oriented Manufacturers in 2013 Kimberly Knickle Mar 2013 - Doc # MI239858    Insights Presentation This IDC Manufacturing Insights Presentation has been presented to IT buyers and IT suppliers in 1Q13 as an overview of the asset-oriented value chain and to highlight the industry segment's expectations and outlook for 2013. This Presentat... purchase document

Converting Social Software into Business Value Michael Fauscette,  Kimberly Knickle Mar 2013 - Doc # DR2013_T1_MF_KK    Event Proceeding The following was presented at the IDC Directions conferences in Santa Clara and Boston in March 2013.

Perspective: Improving Supplier-Retailer Collaboration with Big Data, Mobile, and Social Leslie Hand,  Simon Ellis,  Kimberly Knickle,  Heather Ashton Feb 2013 - Doc # GRI239528    Perspective This IDC Retail Insights Perspective is a companion to two other Perspectives — Perspective: Improving Collaboration with Big Data, Mobile, and Social in the Brand-Oriented Value Chain (IDC Manufacturing Insights #, January 2013) and Perspe... purchase document

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