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The Top 20 Symptoms of a Weak Development Team

TechEmpower CTO

When speaking with founders and CEOs, we often hear concerns like this: My project manager is losing confidence in the development team. I think that poor communication and differing team cultures might be part of the problem, but how can I know for sure? These are the worries that keep team leads up at night.

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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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5 tips for better business value from gen AI

CIO

For example, developers using GitHub Copilots code-generating capabilities have experienced a 26% increase in completed tasks , according to a report combining the results from studies by Microsoft, Accenture, and a large manufacturing company. These reinvention-ready organizations have 2.5 times higher revenue growth and 2.4

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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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Overcoming the 6 barriers to IT modernization

CIO

Many organizations lack the expertise required to implement and manage modern IT solutions. Furthermore, resistance to change among employees can impede modernization efforts. Solution: Invest in continuous learning and development programs to upskill the existing workforce. A: Expensive, bad processes.

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CIO hiring on the rise: How to land a top tech exec role in 2025

CIO

Cloud security and third-party risk is also a must, with bad actors becoming more sophisticated, Hackley says. In terms of management skills, organizations are looking for CIOs who have driven change management at scale, Hackley explains. Some CIOs note that the technology change is easy.

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Ways to ward off a doomed stakeholder management strategy

CIO

Leonard Poor stakeholder management can also lead to a lack of buy-in, miscommunication, and, ultimately, the failure of crucial initiatives. I’ve seen projects falter when IT leaders fail to recognize non-traditional stakeholders like marketing teams using unsanctioned tools,” says Leonard. “In

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