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7 IT leadership hacks that deliver results

CIO

The most important thing a tech leader can do is create the architecture that staff work with,” Riley says. After that, the architecture begins to shape not only your employees but also yourself and the entire organization.” I strongly believe in situational leadership.

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What is enterprise architecture? A framework for transformation

CIO

Enterprise architecture definition Enterprise architecture (EA) is the practice of analyzing, designing, planning, and implementing enterprise analysis to successfully execute on business strategies. Making it easier to evaluate existing architecture against long-term goals.

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CIOs in transition: 5 tips for landing your next IT leadership job

CIO

At some point in your career, you’re likely to find yourself in transition, having left an IT leadership job without a new one lined up. While you may have planned or negotiated an exit, very often such departures are beyond your direct control, due to a leadership change, acquisition, or another strategic event.

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Lexmark International’s Vishal Gupta on next gen tech leadership

CIO

As software and data move to the center of a company’s products and services, the background and skills of the executive leadership team must evolve. We decided to bring the two teams together with a common architecture and Scaled Agile (SaFE) approach to user design and software development.” The silos were inhibiting our velocity.

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Architect Your Organization for Effectiveness, Productivity, and Joy

Speaker: Ron Lichty, Consultant: Interim VP Engineering, Ron Lichty Consulting, Inc.

As a senior software leader, you likely spend more time working on the architecture of your systems than the architecture of your organization. In fact, the impact of software architecture parallels the impact of organizational structure. Yet, structuring our teams and organizations is a critical factor for success.

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Innovation With Software Architectural Excellence

DevOps.com

Software architecture plays an irreplaceable role in enabling businesses to deliver value efficiently. Accordingly, achieving architectural excellence is a continuous process of efficient implementation, advanced planning, and executive leadership engagement. Furthermore, […].

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Architecture Modernization Enabling Teams (AMET)

Strategic Tech

FThis article describes a pattern we have observed and applied in multi-team-scope architecture modernization initiatives, the Architecture Modernization Enabling Team (AMET). An AMET is a type of architecture enabling team that coordinates and upskills all teams and stakeholders in the modernization initiative.