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What is technical debt? A business risk IT must manage

CIO

What is technical debt? Technical debt is the cost accrued over time from technology implementation decisions that emphasize expediency over long-term quality and maintenance. Why is technical debt important? So, is technical debt bad? The question misses the point of its importance.

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11 ways to ensure IT-business alignment

CIO

They understand that their strategies, capabilities, resources, and management systems should be configured to support the enterprise’s overarching purpose and goals. A key way to facilitate alignment is to become agile enough to stay ahead of the curve, and be adaptive to change, Bragg advises.

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10 AI strategy questions every CIO must answer

CIO

Here are 10 questions CIOs, researchers, and advisers say are worth asking and answering about your organizations AI strategies. Otherwise, organizations can chase AI initiatives that might technically work but wont generate value for the enterprise. As part of that, theyre asking tough questions about their plans.

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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

Refer back to matters decided upon at the last meeting and attempt to re-open the question of the advisability of that decision. Technology When joining, require a 6-18 months rewrite of core systems. Split systems along arbitrary boundaries: maximize the number of systems involved in any feature. Blame the previous CTO.

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Bliki: ConwaysLaw

Martin Fowler

Important enough to affect every system I've come across, and powerful enough that you're doomed to defeat if you try to fight it. Any organization that designs a system (defined broadly) will produce a design whose structure is a copy of the organization's communication structure. -- Melvin Conway.

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What is ERP? Enterprise resource planning systems explained

CIO

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a system of integrated software applications that manages day-to-day business processes and operations across finance, human resources, procurement, distribution, supply chain, and other functions. ERP systems improve enterprise operations in a number of ways. Key features of ERP systems.

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6 roadblocks to IT innovation

CIO

Legacy tech and all that goes with it Legacy systems and technical debt top the list of common innovation roadblocks. Legacy systems and bureaucratic structures hinder the ability to iterate and experiment rapidly, which is critical for developing and testing innovative solutions.