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3 key roles for driving digital success

CIO

These digital trailblazers , as I call them, are vital for digital transformation success, as they can be delegated leadership responsibilities such as the planning, execution, and change management of your digital initiatives. Information security specialists guide agile teams on shift-left security practices.

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20 IT management certifications for IT leaders

CIO

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.

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13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation

CIO

This underlines the need for organizations to embrace change and adopt a more agile and forward-thinking approach to digital transformation skills in order to overcome challenges and achieve digital transformation,” says Monika Sinha, research vice president in Gartner’s CIO Research group.

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8 strategies for accelerating IT modernization

CIO

Apply agile principles for quick wins Although legacy tech can be monolithic, there’s no reason that the approach to their modernization should be clunky all-or-nothing propositions. Instead, experts advise using agile principles for quick wins and incremental advancements whenever possible.

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10 cloud strategy questions every IT leader must answer

CIO

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. efficiency, agility, cost savings) as well as any performance characteristics that will help determine whether it is a good candidate for cloud.

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Competency Lost

The Agile Manager

The captive corporate IT department was a relatively early adopter of Agile management practices, largely out of desperation. The first wave of Product Owners and Managers were lured away within a couple of years. The hard-learned software delivery management practices simply evaporated.

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Automating compliance in software delivery

CircleCI

Implementing well-known compliance best practices is a great way to measure your competence in internal corporate governance, risk management processes, organizational oversight policies, vendor management, and general security awareness. Comprehensive testing and change management. Regular compliance audits.