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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

SoCal CTO

It was like having a bunch of mini- Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions all in one room. But what was interesting to me was that I found myself recommending that each of them should have a technical adviser. Structure development contracts appropriately or directing the in-house team appropriately.

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Top 10 barriers to strategic IT success

CIO

Tech debt and legacy tech Technical debt and legacy tech are both big speedbumps. Meanwhile, The Global CTO Survey 2023 released last November by IT consulting company STX Next found that 35% of responding tech leaders listed technical debt/refactoring as their biggest challenge — making it the No. 1 challenge listed.

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6 signs an IT manager is struggling — and how to help

CIO

This can lead less experienced managers to have difficulty balancing technical requirements and business objectives, he says. Work with their manager or mentor to establish short-term goals that are clear and achievable,” Clark says. You need to focus on developing relationships so you have a network to call on when you are struggling.”

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Top IT exec recuiters weigh in on talent trends today

CIO

Banerji is the managing partner for the Data, Digital & Technology Leaders Practice at Caldwell, recruiting such roles as CIO, CTO, chief digital officer, chief data officer, CISO, and the related leadership suites. Heller: I advise these CIOs to consider, first of all, what are the big buckets? Do you want a full-time job?

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Buying advice for CIOs as low-code/no-code spending rises

CIO

Faced with a long-running shortage of experienced professional developers, enterprise IT leaders have been exploring fresh ways of unlocking software development talent by training up non-IT staff and deploying tools that enable even business users to build or customize applications to suit their needs.

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2023 CIO Hall of Fame inductees on building a successful IT leadership career

CIO

To achieve that, Loura recognized the need to give up time performing the technical work he loved to do more of that decision-making. For example, he took on the CTO role at Rodan + Fields because he “liked the appeal of being part of the product.” NTT i 3 ), a research and development center; and CIO and CTO of Magellan Health.

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CIOs confront generative AI’s workplace X factor

CIO

In the rush to establish technical strategies for making good on the promise of generative AI, many CIOs find themselves running headlong into what may be their most challenging task yet: preparing their organization’s end-users — from knowledge workers and assembly line laborers to doctors, accountants, and lawyers — to co-exist with generative AI.