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CIOs’ lack of success metrics dooms many AI projects

CIO

Many organizations have launched dozens of AI proof-of-concept projects only to see a huge percentage fail, in part because CIOs don’t know whether the POCs are meeting key metrics, according to research firm IDC. In many cases, organizations appear to be launching POCs without enough preparation, Saroff says.

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Strategic planning: How CIOs can build the best possible future

CIO

Organizations erroneously believe that 100% of the value of strategic planning for the future lies in determining “what comes next” or putting a stake in the ground regarding “where we want to be.” Organizations were reluctant to spend money on technology. We will always be in the Early Days of Something.

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Learning Over Delivery – How Companies Become Learning Organizations with Dojos

Agile Alliance

Pull back the curtain on organizationsstrategic plans and you’re likely to find one or more transformation initiatives. Most organizations adopt short-form, workshop-style training despite its … Continued.

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The Strategic Planning Process

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Laying out your organization’s strategic plan can be overwhelming. Follow these steps to keep your strategic planning process simple and effective. . Strategic planning is an inherently simple process. That begins with articulating the vision, the mission, and the goals of the organization.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Ways to ward off a doomed stakeholder management strategy

CIO

To help mitigate these risks, it’s necessary for IT leaders to increase their profile and visibility across the organization, and make sure they educate all potential users. “As In our strategic plan, instead of referring to it as shadow IT, we added something called client technologist enablement,” he says.

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Strategic Planning Pitfalls

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Avoid these six pitfalls as you create your organization’s strategic plan. As you look at your organization’s strategy and your current strategic planning process, it’s critical to understand there are some really large pitfalls out there that you can fall into.