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7 signs business stakeholders will sink your IT project

CIO

Common factors of project failure are missed deadlines, blown budgets, or deliverables that fail to meet original objectives. CIOs and project managers understand these risks. They set and manage expectations and guard against scope creep. They do everything they can on the IT side to address them.

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10 digital transformation roadblocks — and 5 tips for overcoming them

CIO

Transformation efforts can be derailed for any number of reasons, but there are several common themes as to why digital initiatives fall short — and most revolve around leadership. IT leaders must work with business leadership to help establish a clear understanding of digital transformation goals and a practical roadmap for achieving them.

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3 key digital transformation priorities for 2024

CIO

Luckily, many are expanding budgets to do so. “94% As every CIO can attest, the aggregate demand for IT and data capabilities is straining their IT leadership teams. Doing so will help CIOs increase the number of initiatives IT can launch, while delivering results faster and reducing the organization’s friction to change.

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What is data governance? Best practices for managing data assets

CIO

Data governance definition Data governance is a system for defining who within an organization has authority and control over data assets and how those data assets may be used. It encompasses the people, processes, and technologies required to manage and protect data assets.

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The end of digital transformation and the rise of business model innovation

CIO

Investments hadn’t tied us much to business strategy and goals as they were to iterative improvements, digitization, shiny objects, unrealistic expectations, under-resourced budgets, training, expertise, and resources, and a lack of commitment to change management.

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To achieve enterprise sales success, tailor your approach to CIOs

TechCrunch

The mistake most companies make is going straight to the CIO without buy-in from the leadership group immediately under them. Make sure your ROI is definitive. Most CIOs already suffer from tool fatigue, managing a budget that includes hundreds of SaaS applications. Build confidence with that team first.

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Giant Eagle CIO Kirk Ball’s recipe for digital transformation success

CIO

Ball embodies the key leadership attributes that separate top CIOs from the rest, differentiators I’ve dubbed the 7 Cs, because these leaders maintain a laser-like focus on customer, culture, cultivating talent, courage, change, communication, and collaboration. It’s a simple definition but helpful when discussing with others.