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Six steps to creating a successful IT strategy: A guide for CIOs

CIO

Governance and metrics Establishing a governance structure ensures clear oversight and accountability for the execution of strategic initiatives. Defining metrics to measure success helps track progress and evaluate the impact of the initiatives. It provides a clear path for achieving business objectives through technology initiatives.

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5 tips for better business value from gen AI

CIO

Specify metrics that align with key business objectives Every department has operating metrics that are key to increasing revenue, improving customer satisfaction, and delivering other strategic objectives. Below are five examples of where to start. Gen AI holds the potential to facilitate that.

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A blueprint for successfully executing business-aligned IT strategies

CIO

These metrics might include operational cost savings, improved system reliability, or enhanced scalability. Measuring ROI beyond financial metrics Although traditional ROI metrics remain important, modern IT initiatives must be evaluated through a broader lens considering non-financial metrics. federal agencies.

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10 AI strategy questions every CIO must answer

CIO

Too quickly people are running to AI as a solution instead of asking if its really what they want, or whether its automation or another tool thats needed instead, says Guerrier, currently serving as CTO at the charity Save the Children. How does our AI strategy support our business objectives, and how do we measure its value?

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11 ways to ensure IT-business alignment

CIO

Embrace metrics and data governance David Curtis, CTO with fintech firm RobobAI, believes IT-business alignment can be effectively judged by evaluating strategic objectives and KPIs against actual outcomes. This includes collaboration, agility, stakeholder satisfaction, and the strategic impact of IT on business outcomes,” he explains.

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Caribou grabs $3M to remove the ‘unexpected’ from healthcare cost planning

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The company, led by co-founders Christine Simone and Cory Blumenfeld and founding engineer Giorgio Delgado, gathers data on factors, like utilization, health conditions and medications, and provides financial advisors with a scalable tool to evaluate a client’s healthcare planning needs.

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How Trainline’s CTO stays on track with professional development

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Few would swap sunny San Francisco and the innovation of Silicon Valley for a train ticketing company serving disgruntled UK commuters, but try telling that to Trainline CTO, Milena Nikolic. Nothing clicked until she spoke to Trainline, the international digital rail and coach technology platform, headquartered in London.

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