Agile, Strategy and Vendor Management

8 strategies for accelerating IT modernization

CIO

APRIL 1, 2024

Here veteran IT leaders and advisers offer eight strategies to speed up IT modernization. Apply agile principles for quick wins Although legacy tech can be monolithic, there’s no reason that the approach to their modernization should be clunky all-or-nothing propositions. That’s the black swan for gen AI,” Gupta says.

Strategy

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10 cloud strategy questions every IT leader must answer

CIO

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Although some continue to leap without looking into cloud deals, the value of developing a comprehensive cloud strategy has become evident. Without a clear cloud strategy and broad leadership support, even value-adding cloud investments may be at risk. And it’s never too late for CIOs to reassess their cloud strategies.

Strategy

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3 key roles for driving digital success

CIO

AUGUST 22, 2023

As such, organizations must evolve their digital strategies with market changes, such as the shift to remote work in 2020, the evolution to hyperautomation in 2022, and how generative AI will now require CIOs to overhaul their roadmaps. “You Information security specialists guide agile teams on shift-left security practices.

Technical Review

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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment

CIO

JANUARY 10, 2024

FinOps is part of the equation, but from a CIO perspective, you need a top-down view that starts with the strategy before you talk about the components of it,” McMasters says. In this way, you can take advantage of the cloud’s agile, on-demand approach with unlimited capacity without breaking the budget. That helps me plan.”

Cloud

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13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation

CIO

JUNE 5, 2023

Digital transformation is indeed a cornerstone of business strategy today, as 89% of enterprises see digital business as core to their growth, according to Gartner’s Board of Directors 2023 Survey. For example, strategy building skills enable IT teams to unlock new business opportunities.

Technical Advisors

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The CIO’s guide to smarter vendor negotiation: 10 tips

CIO

MARCH 9, 2023

Prices are increasing, and negotiation is becoming more difficult,” agrees Melanie Alexander, senior director analyst on Gartner’s sourcing, procurement, and vendor management team. Vendors are not granting the same concessions they have in the past.” This tends to be driven by a position-based negotiation strategy.”

Technical Advisors

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CIOs still grapple with what gen AI can do for the enterprise

CIO

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

It can be used to curate internal and external industry data that’s then used to train traditional algorithms to deliver agile results.” Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, IT Leadership, IT Skills, IT Strategy, Predictive Analytics, Supply Chain, Vendor Management

Artificial Inteligence

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Competency Lost

The Agile Manager

MARCH 31, 2023

The captive corporate IT department was a relatively early adopter of Agile management practices, largely out of desperation. Their replacements weren't quite as capable: what they possessed in knowledge of the mechanical process of product management they lacked in fundamentals of Agile requirements definition.

Weak Development Team

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Cooperation and Collaborative Partnerships are Key to Protect Businesses

Palo Alto Networks

MAY 22, 2020

With a cybersecurity landscape dominated by fragmented security vendors and tools, businesses struggle to protect themselves. I t takes a collaborative approach across cybersecurity vendors, managed security service providers (MSSP) and organizations to take up the global cyber threat challenge.

Malware

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Key Software Asset Management Tools and Benefits

Apiumhub

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Cost Optimization: By providing insights into software usage and license compliance, software asset management tools enable organizations to optimize their software spending. This may involve reallocating licenses, negotiating better licensing agreements, or identifying opportunities to consolidate software vendors.

Tools

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CIS Guide Outlines How To Attain an Affordable Cyber Hygiene Foundation

Tenable

AUGUST 18, 2023

Working with CISA’s Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative ( JCDC ), a group of public- and private-sector collaborators participated in the creation of the “Remote Monitoring and Management Cyber Defense Plan,” which was released this week.

Software Review

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IT Leaders’ Top 5 Outsourcing Headaches

Seerene

MAY 22, 2018

They find it’s faster and less risky to pull in providers who know how to implement and manage the systems at scale. As we talk with enterprises and domain experts about their outsourcing strategies, I’ve noticed the following recurring themes that come up again and again: 1. Keeping up with the Joneses. Measuring outsourcing value.

Software Review

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Vendor consolidation a hot-button topic for CIOs as they try to manage the tensions between innovation and efficiency

CIO

MARCH 9, 2023

New Methodologies – Agile methodology is more needed than ever, so organisations can experiment, measure outcomes, and learn fast. Governance and Ownership – striking the right balance between retaining the right level of control while also allowing the Agile approach to thrive is critical.

Innovation

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Utilities, Strategic Investments, and the CIO

The Agile Manager

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

More and more, we're seeing corporate eCommerce chiefs who are "digital asset investors", responsible for the digital strategy and assets of a business. The proto-CIO is a strong technologist with vendor management and negotiating skills, with a steady-as-she-goes disposition.

eCommerce

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12 strategic tips CIOs can learn from tech vendor CTOs

CIO

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Here are 12 other tips tech vendor CTOs have to offer CIOs embarking on a more software- and services-defined digital journey. Adopt the new agile Just as CIOs have begun ramping up their organizations on agile methodologies, it’s important for them to know that the days of Scrum masters and Kanban boards are already past.