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The art of selling: IT budget approval made easier

CIO

Because as a young CIO, I was struggling with obtaining budget approvals for a range of IT initiatives. Sitting in this selling seminar, my persuasive difficulties with the CEO and CFO became immediately apparent to me. And because of this, IT budgeters must have open ears. Why was I at this presentation, you ask?

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The CIO’s fatal flaw: Too much leadership, not enough management

CIO

And in fact, when I conduct leadership seminars, the biggest barrier to success for most participants is figuring out and committing to their time budget. Its time budget is, to an extent, compressible. And so, management encompasses leadership as just one of the responsibilities its practitioners must master.

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Stepping up to the challenge of a global conglomerate CIO role

CIO

We have already prepared the budget towards that end, which is in the process of approval. To keep myself updated and aligned with the latest in technology I attend seminar, webinars, and the physical events. To get budgets for any new implementation, a lot of procedures and approvals are needed.

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Storytelling for CIOs: From niche to bestseller

CIO

IT leaders and CIOs have also long recognized the power of storytelling, but only recently has the phenomenon become formalized with many saying they’ve attended workshops or seminars on the topic with the express intention of improving their sense of narrative and power to communicate and persuade.

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Fed Tech Roundup October 7

CTOvision

Trade Group's FITARA Maturity Model Could Help Agencies with 2017 Budget - Nextgov. WashingtonExec’s Navigating to Industry Seminar Speaker Lineup Includes Joe Cubba, Jeremy King and Dr. John Markey. National Strategic Computing Initiative (NSCI) Matters. Three keys to better channel partnerships.

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Never stop learning – Thoughts after four years with our epic team

Xebia

For most domains, for example Marketing, a budget should lead to a maximum result. Adding budget should hopefully provide more results. From a risk point of view, IT-budget should be addressed as budget to prevent catastrophes. IT won’t stop evolving, and your people must stay on par with what’s going on.

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Pace of Tech Demands a Smarter Learning Approach. Bring On Community-Driven Learning

CIO

Some conduct ever more advanced offsite or onsite seminars and training – but these are costly, take time, and don’t adapt fast enough to incoming needs of the business and teams. Hiring for new skills is expensive and also too slow. And skills from new hires are rarely properly shared.