CIO

JANUARY 17, 2024

I used figures of speech and financial terms they understood, and I kept well away from technical jargon because that wasn’t my audience. The uses of storytelling Storytelling can be used to persuade senior executives to release budget, plot a change in strategy, or share good and bad news.

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CIO

JANUARY 14, 2025

But before we get into that, lets talk about what steps CIOs have taken to ensure their teams are equipped to navigate this rapidly changing environment. Organizations have adopted several strategies to acquire and develop talent, as illustrated in the bar chart below. Contact us today to learn more.

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CIO

JULY 29, 2024

Primed by a rotational program that cycled through varied assignments to build a technology-plus-business foundation, Brown was able to develop a robust process orientation in addition to skills in communications, large-scale change management, even a Master Black Belt Six Sigma certification.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Code change management processes One rule that can occasionally be broken without outside repercussions is sending new code or a new capability into production without first following a required change management process, Chowning says.

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CIO

JUNE 3, 2024

Rethinking talent strategies To address its AI crunch, TE Connectivity just launched a four-tier training program that will range from basic education about AI and how to use it in office jobs to ways engineers can use AI to help design specific products. Reskilling employees is a crucial step, he adds. “In

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CIO

JULY 20, 2022

The 2022 State of the CIO research confirmed talent acquisition and retention strategies are a key issue for CIOs, cited by 38% of respondents, with cybersecurity skills, data science/analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in top demand. As senior people retire, we’ve taken a hit,” she says.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

As I advise in my presentation “ Building a Smarter Organization Powered by Machine Learning ” there are three key focus areas successful organizations master to get value from AI: Mindset, Skillset, Toolset. AI should be used to support your business strategy not be your business strategy. Be clear on the “why”.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

We have extended support annually for the last six years, and will continue to do so until Oracle’s strategy and support for PeopleSoft changes,” the company said in a blog post in March. She advised CIOs to do the math and weigh the trade-offs. “Oracle continues commitment to a rolling 10 years of support for PeopleSoft.

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CIO

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Nor do they expect to get their way all the time, as the days of command-and-control leadership over all technical decisions are long gone. Schadler advises CIOs to live with it. Bring them in as advisors to you and the business, to step into the conversation and to problem-solve, Schadler says. CIOs get that.

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CIO

APRIL 22, 2024

“A truly business-driven IT team shouldn’t just be aligned with business strategy, it should have a seat at the leadership table, have a hand in directing business strategy, and be brought in on any major transformational initiatives from the get-go.” But now we’re integral to the strategy as it’s being created.

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CIO

JUNE 21, 2023

But as legendary Apple designer Jony Ive once advised Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky as the company mulled cuts, “You’re not going to cut your way to innovation.” How do you convince decision-makers to collaborate on linking IT strategy with business strategy?

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CIO

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

When I started at Novanta about five years ago, my first mission was to bring scalability to our Enterprise solutions, as well as developing a digital roadmap to modernize the technology footprint, reduce technical debt, and explore strategies to ensure that we’re growing at scale. They’re there to advise and help, which is huge.

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CIO

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In fact, research firm Gartner named IT talent strategy as one of five common CIO pain points that will persist through 2025. But to assemble a high-performance team today , CIOs must pay particular attention to their management ranks. Building a great team is one of the most critical tasks for any CIO.

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CIO

DECEMBER 22, 2023

These pros are experts in the cloud and stay on top of the latest innovations in cloud technology to better advise business leaders. Skills: Relevant skills for this role include product management, UX design, communication and collaboration, and a strong technical background.

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Perficient

JULY 3, 2024

Through anecdotes and historical context, Bradie illustrates how socio-technical systems — the blend of social systems and technical systems in the workplace — are pivotal for true organizational development and change management.

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CIO

JANUARY 9, 2025

A strong CDO who can communicate and drive the strategy is essential for getting value out of these AI investments. By maintaining executive awareness about the artificial intelligence landscape and its relationship to corporate strategies, literacy programs create an ongoing, two-way dialogue about ideas and opportunities, he says.

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Perficient

MAY 10, 2023

As businesses increasingly adopt multicloud architectures to drive innovation and create value, IT leaders face mounting pressure to develop a successful multicloud strategy. To define your objectives, you need to identify pain points with your current provider and decide what you want to achieve with a multicloud strategy.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

They are subject matter experts in their field, the brightest minds, and equipped with the immense technical skills and experience to be at the helm of the world’s most powerful and disruptive companies. That’s also why leadership assessments are a fundamental component of the N2Growth executive coaching strategy.

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CIO

AUGUST 14, 2023

And when performed strategically in succession as Mahon has done at Werner, such quick wins can lead to much larger business transformation over time — with less big-bang disruption and change management thanks to measurable proof of enhancement along the way.

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Samanage

AUGUST 15, 2019

A change advisory board (CAB) is a board made up of representatives from important areas within an organization like IT, finance, and facilities, including technical staff and key decision makers. . These members advise the Change Manager on the assessment, prioritization, and scheduling of changes within the IT environment.

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Capgemini

MAY 12, 2020

We really had to do some change management on ourselves as working with SAP S/4HANA is very different than the ECC and R/3 days. This is a pure Agile method, where we are no longer talking about BPP’s, functional specs and technical specs. We talked about this a lot with Gartner as well, and think it resonated.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 13, 2020

For example, you might have a small technical problem with Office 365. You need someone who can advise on products from Microsoft pay now and get it fixed quickly. Change Management. Change is a constant reality but it’s no less of a headache for that. External consultants are very helpful agents of change.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 29, 2016

Professors of business and corporate strategy (which includes me) research and lecture about the goal of long-term “sustained” competitive advantage, driven by grand plans that mesmerize and seduce the most seasoned leaders and leadership teams. The hard truth is that companies that do not pursue corporate entrepreneurship are doomed.

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CIO

JANUARY 14, 2025

To counter such statistics, CIOs say they and their C-suite colleagues are devising more thoughtful strategies. Here are 10 questions CIOs, researchers, and advisers say are worth asking and answering about your organizations AI strategies. Is our AI strategy enterprise-wide?

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CIO

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The following article provides an overview of the most important change management methods and models. What is change management? But what exactly does change management address? And it is precisely this human factor that change management addresses. As humans, we find change difficult.

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Capgemini

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Processes and responsibilities must be defined and adhered to throughout the AI lifecycle, covering data, models, systems, and use cases, aligning with technical, procedural, and regulatory requirements. This strategy must then be effectively conveyed through a comprehensive communication plan.

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Capgemini

OCTOBER 11, 2024

As part of our value proposition, Gen AI strategy and solutions for business growth , we answer that question and more in the below blog post. But how widespread is the adoption of sound Gen AI strategies. Each use case demands a tailored strategy, and process optimization is no exception.

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