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Is the gen AI bubble due to burst? CIOs face rethink ahead

CIO

million to roll out, with a recurring annual budget hit of $8,000 to $11,000 per user. A virtual assistant may save employees time when searching for old documents or composing emails, but most organizations have no idea how much time those tasks have taken historically, having never tracked such metrics before, she says.

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Software project management challenges — and how to handle them

CIO

Delivering on time and on budget Completing software projects in a timely manner while staying within budget is a long-time challenge of software development. On time and on budget are much easier to judge with the finger on the pulse of expectations of both the users and the developers.”

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

CIO

For the more specialized IT needs, there just aren’t enough people to meet the demand,” says Michael Manos, CTO of Dun & Bradstreet. However, this approach comes with its own sets of challenges such as compliance issues, misaligned workplace culture, and privacy concerns.” Seek cultural affinity and ethical alignment.

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What Does It Take To Be A Successful CIO?

The Accidental Successful CIO

In this environment, a new generation of CIOs are leading the way by rewriting the culture of IT to better embrace the importance of information technology. The real measure of the person in the CIO position’s importance is their influence, not their budget or their team size. Gaining Expertise In Technology.

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Prerequisites for evolutionary architectures

CircleCI

Build a responsive culture. Trying to implement a number of ‘features’ to a deadline and budget is often necessary but if every change to your software happens this way then that short term focus never leads to longer term consideration of the product or platform and it’s quality properties. In development. In production.

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How to hire the right product manager for your IT needs

CIO

Seth Dobbs, CTO at IT services and consulting firm Bounteous, gives a pretty good thumbnail sketch of what an ideal product manager would look like. Lots of folks are stressing metrics and being data-driven,” says Shane Quinlan, director of product management at software development firm Kion. Emphasize measurable outcomes.

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AI Chihuahua! Part I: Why Machine Learning is Dogged by Failure and Delays

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The K9s CEO states to the executive team that she wants to increase online sales by a 10% without changing marketing strategy or budget. The CEO loves the idea and wants the CTO to work out the details with the team to figure out what they need to make it happen. ML engineer: Feedback loops. Kubernetes (K8s) is an obvious choice.