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Digital transformation’s fundamental change management mistake

CIO

Ask CIOs about their biggest digital transformation challenges, and they’re likely to cite people issues or what experts identify as gaps in change management practices. When CIOs can’t drive change, new digital products and technology capabilities can become shelfware, and the business value is delayed or diminished.

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Five Ingredients of a Successful Internal Change Management Program

Change Starts Here

As change becomes ubiquitous in the workplace, more organizations are developing internal change management capability to help keep the pace. The following are five steps organizations are taking to successfully implement change management programs: Form a Centralized Team. Build a Network of Change Agents.

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Digital transformation 2025: What’s in, what’s out

CIO

Transformational CIOs continuously invest in their operating model by developing product management, design thinking, agile, DevOps, change management, and data-driven practices. CIOs must also drive knowledge management, training, and change management programs to help employees adapt to AI-enabled workflows.

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Generative AI’s change management challenge

CIO

Change management Helping workers understand what AI can do for them will be tricky, though, as they want to feel that AI is augmenting their work, and not just replacing the enjoyable parts, BCG found. “The Finally, he advised enterprises to build a responsible AI program to reassure employees that they use generative AI ethically.

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What is change management? A guide to organizational transformation

CIO

What is the main purpose of change management? In modern IT, change management has many different guises. Project managers view change management as the process used to obtain approval for changes to the scope, timeline, or budget of a project. What are the benefits of change management?

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4 prerequisites for IT leaders to navigate today’s era of disruption

CIO

Despite the reduced costs, though, the necessity for comprehensive change programs remains paramount. Effective IT leadership now demands not only the courage to innovate but also a profound understanding of change management principles. Gen AI isn’t a simple plug-and-play solution.

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How Celanese makes people central to its digital transformation

CIO

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. Our digital program is about driving value, not implementing fancy technology like robots, twins, and drones.