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Avoiding ‘The Overlap Trap’: Poor org structure can sabotage results

CIO

She has held various P&L and technology leadership roles at companies such as British Petroleum, ExxonMobil, Guess, and Carters. I’ve opted to take the positive spin on this concept, but the reality is, poor structure can cripple results. Teams, leaders, and employees want and need clarity. They’re clamoring for it.

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10 ways to kill your IT culture

CIO

Without a strong IT culture, inspiring IT teams to extend beyond their “run the business” responsibilities into areas requiring collaboration between business colleagues, data scientists, and partners is challenging. Additionally, 84% of leaders believed their organizations had strong teamwork compared to 60% of team members.

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Red Sox CTO Brian Shield on building a world-class IT team

CIO

As SVP and CTO for the Boston Red Sox, Brian Shield is responsible for the strategic direction of technology, fan engagement, day-to-day IT operations, and cybersecurity in support of the team, their fans, and Fenway Sports Management. Any successful team starts with cultivating the right talent, whether that’s in baseball or in IT.

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Improving cloud ROI—and why CIOs are just the ones to do it

CIO

This often took both budget and control away from CIOs. The recent explosion of generative AI (GenAI) is beginning to expose many of the weaknesses of shadow IT. As new technologies and delivery models evolve, it’s more important than ever for companies to rely on the expertise of the CIO.

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CIOs take note: Platform engineering teams are the future core of IT orgs

CIO

Three years ago BSH Home Appliances completely rearranged its IT organization, creating a digital platform services team consisting of three global platform engineering teams, and four regional platform and operations teams. We see this as a strategic priority to improve developer experience and productivity,” he says.

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Unicorns wanted: Navigating the Product Owner shortage in IT

CIO

You’ve seen the virtues of transforming from a project to a product operating model: value-driven work, delivered by dedicated teams rather than through projects led by disparate team members. Ask the following of your company: Is learning tolerated? Say you’re a technology executive at a biopharma company.

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7 Effective Tips on Hiring Remote Software Developers

The Crazy Programmer

Getting more for less – these four words describe the main reason why companies opt for hiring remote developers. So, how do you hire dedicated development team you won’t regret working with down the road? What are your budget constraints? How are you going to communicate with your dedicated developers?