Agile Alliance

JULY 20, 2023

Ideal for leaders aiming to enhance resilience, market speed, and productivity in a dynamic business environment. The post Transform your Agile journey by encouraging experimentation first appeared on Agile Alliance. Learn about the challenges, benefits, and the importance of embracing failures for success.

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Agile Marketing 213

CIO

JANUARY 13, 2025

Technology investments, such as in generative AI, are a priority in addressing the need to meet rising expectations while also driving operational agility and resilience. The pace of change in the global market and technology landscape demands organizations that can adapt quickly.

Technical Advisors 210

Technical Advisors Disaster Recovery Generative AI Innovation 210

CIO

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Ensure that your plan supports one or more of your organization’s key business strategy goals, such as improving agility, reducing costs, boosting security, or enhancing customer experience.” “Make sure you’re thinking about where modernization can make a competitive difference and start there.”

Systems Review 209

Systems Review Technical Advisors System Technical Review 209

CIO

OCTOBER 29, 2024

At a time when technology innovation cycles are getting shorter, we will struggle to keep pace if we have to navigate around legacy systems that act as barriers to speed and agility. Over time the speed and agility barriers associated with the ERP spread to other systems as they, in turn, formed an expanding wave of technical debt.

Technology 166

Technology Operating System Agile Hardware 166

CIO

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

In the event of eliminating or reducing agile work, 68% of Italians would remain where they are but would start looking for a new job, and 7% would leave immediately even without an alternative, according to recruiting company Hays Italia and law firm Daverio & Florio. million compared to about 3.6 Talents must be paid.

Recruiting 190

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CIO

DECEMBER 18, 2024

But with recent financial market turbulence, the rise of AI, and buyer consolidation impacting todays market, some have started asking: Is SaaS dead? Public SaaS companies have seen their valuations compress, with small-cap SaaS significantly underperforming broader market indices in 2024.

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Weak Development Team Real Estate Budget Trends 174

CIO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

A key way to facilitate alignment is to become agile enough to stay ahead of the curve, and be adaptive to change, Bragg advises. IT leaders also need to be agile enough to drive and support change, communicate effectively, and be transparent about current projects and initiatives. “It

Technical Advisors 213

Technical Advisors Technical Review Fractional CTO Strategy 213

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

This role requires a deep understanding of market dynamics, consumer behavior, and technological trends, enabling the organization to adapt to changes and lead them. These efforts have resulted in personalized marketing and improved operational efficiency, underscoring the tangible benefits of a digital-first strategy.

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Culture Artificial Inteligence Artificial Intelligence Strategic Planning 161

CIO

JANUARY 15, 2025

According to research from NTT DATA , 90% of organisations acknowledge that outdated infrastructure severely curtails their capacity to integrate cutting-edge technologies, including GenAI, negatively impacts their business agility, and limits their ability to innovate. [1]

Generative AI 187

Generative AI Applications Artificial Inteligence Azure 187

CIO

JANUARY 1, 2025

It allows tourism companies to anticipate demand, optimize resource management, and improve sustainability, he says.And in an environment where speed, precision, and personalization are essential, its vital to adopt solutions to improve the customer experience and be on the front foot to new market changes.

Innovation 173

Innovation Strategy Tourism Travel 173

CIO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Sameer Purao, who joined Celanese as CIO and CDO in 2021, is keeping the team and company focused by making change management a core competency of his team, and ensuring a focus on value, agility, and purpose. We decided that change, agility, and value would be key to put people at the center of the transformation.

Technical Review 177

Technical Review Sustainability Apparel Agile 177

CIO

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The more strategic concern isn’t just the cost— it’s that technical debt is affecting companies’ abilities to create new business, and saps the means to respond to shifting market conditions. Market position (opportunity cost): “We’re six to eight months slower to market with new features than our competitors.”

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CIO

JANUARY 15, 2025

Divestitures can also help companies zero in on their potential and market relevance, the blog authors note. In addition to raising capital, we find divestitures tend to create more focused, agile and streamlined operations which are better suited to sustainable AI investing, according to Brundage and his colleagues.

Company 195

Company Survey Budget Sustainability 195

CIO

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

To drive change, a reworking of what defines CIO/IT success is needed, with a focus on strategic business goals, innovation, and market differentiation. Organizations should introduce key performance indicators (KPIs) that measure CIO contributions to innovation, revenue growth, and market differentiation.

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Metrics Technical Review Survey Innovation 192

CIO

MARCH 26, 2025

For example, in the online job market, optimizing search algorithms and AI-driven candidate-job matching directly impacts user engagement and revenue. When both technology and business leadership understand each others challenges and objectives, it becomes easier to adapt to market shifts from a holistic viewpoint, says Shajy Thomas.

Real Estate 147

Real Estate Leadership Study Innovation 147

CIO

DECEMBER 3, 2024

What companies need to do in order to cope with future challenges is adapt quickly: slim down and become more agile, be more innovative, become more cost-effective, yet be secure in IT terms. This makes their work easier and reduces new applications’ time-to-market. That’s why the issue is so important today.

Industry 183

Industry AWS Banking Agile 183

Crunchbase News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In reality, many founders actively choose bootstrapping to retain control, prioritize market needs and grow sustainably, free from external pressures. Control and agility: Founders who bootstrap retain complete ownership and control over their companies.

Company 132

Company Sustainability Technical Review Marketing 132

CIO

MAY 3, 2024

The agile methodology, which facilitates collaboration between stakeholders, teams, and customers during software development, is fast gaining prominence in today’s enterprises. The Scrum master leads this process, providing guidance to the team and product owner and ensuring agile practices are followed by team members.

SCRUM 173

SCRUM Agile Software Review Technical Review 173

CIO

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Decisions made in isolation lead to inefficiencies, slower responses to market changes, and a lack of agility that stifles innovation. Architects help organizations remain agile, innovative, and aligned by bridging gaps between strategy and technology. The future of leadership is agile, adaptable and architecturally driven.

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Fractional CTO Enterprise Leadership Weak Development Team 179

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

As businesses grow and adapt to shifting market demands, the strength of the leadership team often dictates a company’s ability to scale and succeed. However, in today’s dynamic markets, past performance alone is no longer a reliable predictor of future success.

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Development Team Review Metrics Weak Development Team Leadership 152

CIO

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Such a seismic shift also creates a different dynamic in the market, with a fundamentally simpler technical platform compared to internal combustion engines. Paring down agile Another change the digital organization has gone through recently is to start backing away from a pure agile approach.

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Agile Weak Development Team Automotive System 195

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Organizations must remain agile and forward-thinking to keep pace. Staying abreast of emerging technologies and market dynamics is crucial for guiding organizations through transformation. Agile decision-making allows them to respond swiftly to challenges and pursue innovative solutions.

Technology 158

Technology Culture Leadership Network 158

CIO

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

These outdated systems are not only costly to maintain but also hinder the integration of new technologies, agility, and business value delivery. International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the technology markets.

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Weak Development Team Compliance Budget Culture 183

Agile Alliance

JULY 14, 2021

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Digital Marketing 327

Digital Marketing SCRUM Marketing 327

James Shore

JANUARY 10, 2025

Introduction People Internal Quality Lovability Visibility Agility Profitability How are you measuring productivity? Wed work with our internal stakeholders to ensure our products were ready for the real world of sales, marketing, content, support, partners, accounting, and every other aspect of our business. Profitability.

Engineering 141

Engineering Software Review Weak Development Team Agile 141

CIO

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The latter option had emerged as a compelling solution, offering the promise of enhanced agility, reduced operational costs, and seamless scalability. Time to market. To make sure we are comparing apples to apples we used Agile story point to identify comparable features. Time to market got shortened by 15% on average.

Serverless 155

Serverless Architecture Microservices Scalability 155

CIO

JANUARY 20, 2025

Shared cloud led the way Shared cloud infrastructure, representing the bulk of the market, grew 136.5% of this spend, further cementing its dominance in the market. As spending trends underscore the clouds dominant position in enterprise IT strategies, leaders must stay agile to navigate the competitive landscape.

Infrastructure 158

Infrastructure Cloud Storage Systems Review 158

CIO

DECEMBER 11, 2024

This in turn stimulates a more agile and adaptable approach to AI which can accelerate its uptake and the returns that the organisation can expect. According to Kulkarni: Businesses that resolve their data complexities now will gain the agility to respond faster to market changes, ensuring competitive advantage in 2025 and beyond.

Strategy 167

Strategy Data Government Policies 167

CIO

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Since Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, many IT teams are considering whether it’s the right time to explore VMware alternatives, says Steve Carter, Nutanix’s product marketing director. Forrester predicted 20% of VMware customers would leave in 2024 , “exhausted by significant price hikes, degrading support, and mandatory subscription.”

Technical Review 187

Technical Review Systems Review Azure Games 187

CIO

AUGUST 30, 2024

The public cloud offers elasticity and agility, but it can also incur significant costs for undisciplined operators. How about helping sales and marketing create new collateral? IT leaders leaned into it and professed themselves “cloud first,” a badge of honor that cemented their legacies as innovators among their bosses and boards.

Marketing 183

Marketing Data Artificial Inteligence Open Source 183

CIO

MARCH 4, 2025

From lab to market at lightning speed Not long ago, cutting-edge research might take decades to translate into real-world products. The path from lab to market keeps shortening. The takeaway is clear: embrace deep tech now, or risk being left behind by those who do. Today, that timeline is shrinking dramatically.

Technology 177

Technology Biotech Artificial Inteligence Artificial Intelligence 177

CIO

DECEMBER 9, 2024

What companies need to do in order to cope with future challenges is adapt quickly: slim down and become more agile, be more innovative, become more cost-effective, yet be secure in IT terms. This makes their work easier and reduces new applications time-to-market. Thats why the issue is so important today.

Industry 147

Industry Banking AWS Agile 147

CIO

OCTOBER 15, 2024

With the concept, a team devoted to a particular industry will include functions such as R&D, product development and delivery, sales and marketing and more. True to its name, the integrated teams are just that – integrated.

Industry 179

Industry Energy IoT Government 179

CIO

OCTOBER 14, 2024

He adds, “This mindset stifles creativity, limits growth, and can prevent the organization from keeping pace with changing market dynamics.” Unlike tech leaders pushing forward with transformational characteristics, these CIOs often do not see the value of manifesting growth and market leadership, Arnold says.

Technical Review 197

Technical Review Innovation Survey Systems Review 197