Agile Budget Vendor Management 
CIO
APRIL 16, 2025
There are trade-offs of consistency and maintainability versus agility that need to be carefully decided upon. Ecosystem warrior: Enterprise architects manage the larger ecosystem, addressing challenges like sustainability, vendor management, compliance and risk mitigation.
CIO
JULY 25, 2024
For instance, if you oversee security teams, you may want to consider the security-focused certifications, whereas if you manage an agile team, then project management and agile-focused certifications may be a better fit. This certification demonstrates your ability to work on or lead an agile team.
CIO
MARCH 9, 2023
New Methodologies – Agile methodology is more needed than ever, so organisations can experiment, measure outcomes, and learn fast. Governance and Ownership – striking the right balance between retaining the right level of control while also allowing the Agile approach to thrive is critical.
CIO
JANUARY 10, 2024
No IT organization wants to get caught short on processing or storage resources that could negatively affect operations, or have to suddenly add resources that exceed the budget. In this way, you can take advantage of the cloud’s agile, on-demand approach with unlimited capacity without breaking the budget.
CIO
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Cloud costs will often — and rapidly — become large line items on budgets. If you ask someone, they’ll often recite a list of a dozen potential benefits of cloud — lower costs, better security, greater agility, and so on,” says Smith. How will we balance security, agility, and usability? There are other risks, too.
CIO
APRIL 1, 2024
And with infrastructure and application modernization cited as key reasons for CIOs’ budget increases this year, according to the 2024 State of the CIO Survey, that pace is not fast enough. Instead, experts advise using agile principles for quick wins and incremental advancements whenever possible.
Xebia
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
No need to negotiate the proposed solution for any given problem with the budget holder. Great for our agility, but it also has consequences. An architect for an in-shop product engineering department requires different capabilities and attitudes compared to an architect that has to work with vendors and ensure successful integration.
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