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The Year Is Half Over…Do You Know Where Your Strategic Plan Is?

CO2 Business Leadership

According to Robert Kaplan, creator of the Balanced Scorecard, the main cause of strategic planning failure is poor execution. And Kotter International determined that, on average, 70% of new, large-scale strategic initiatives fall short of their goal, as did a similar McKinsey & Company 2009 study.

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5 Keys to Smarter K-12 School Budgeting

PowerSchool

For district finance leaders, thinking about school budgets is a year-round process. That’s why smart planning and modern tools are essential to making the process easier and more effective. The problem is that examples of this school budgeting practice are rare. If you don’t have a strategic plan, then you should create one.

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Re-Budgeting for a Right-Sized International Counterterrorism Posture

The Cipher Brief

An adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s security studies program, Levitt previously served as Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis. As a new study on Rethinking U.S. Twenty years ago, Levitt led the FBI analytical team for flight UA175 as part of the PENTTBOM investigation. interests.”

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Hard-earned advice for nurturing high-performing IT teams

CIO

Recognition Today’s IT is a business-critical organization that develops systems to facilitate the corporate strategic plan. Awards included “Best Use of New Technology,” “Best System Developed Within Budget,” and “System That Saved the Most Money.” This also enables us to hire people worldwide based on the skills needed.

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U.S. Telecom Company Completes Oracle EPM 11.2 Upgrade

Datavail

In this case study, we discuss how Datavail helped the client complete one of the first successful Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) 11.2 For a deeper dive look you can download the case study. Oracle upgrades are complex, involved projects that need to be planned and budgeted for well in advance.

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Reflecting on Cloudera’s Commitment to Address Workplace Inequality: One Year Later

Cloudera

There is no one size fits all solution to creating an intentional and strategic plan for a diverse workforce. What we have created over the past year, and will continue to create, is a plan unique to Cloudera that is based on data. We provided new DE&I learning and development opportunities within Cloudera.

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Unlocking Digital Leadership: CIO Executive Search

N2Growth Blog

After a good sample size of relevant case studies is carefully examined and discussed, the skills and characteristics of the right digital leader will be further reinforced. Organizations can pave the way for a smooth and successful transition by prioritizing strategic planning and proactive communication.