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Building an Effective Chief Technology Office on Different Business Scales

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It is now common for a team leader or project manager to find themselves placed in the CTO’s shoes at a moment’s notice. Often, this brand-new executive is forced to form a Chief Technology Office out of thin air and without any help. This is the challenge facing what we call the accidental CTO.

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Software project management challenges — and how to handle them

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The intersection of agile software development practices and ‘traditional’ project management remains a challenge for many organizations,” Chowning says. “By This can present a dilemma, as the software development practice and the project management practice try to proceed in two completely different and disconnected approaches.”

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Liberis CTO Georgina Owens on the power of mentoring and apprenticeships

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CIO: How has your career evolved to becoming an IT director/CIO/CTO? This is how I found myself in the technology industry and my route has since been fairly traditional, as I progressed through development, architecture, project management and then into leadership roles.

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The platform that allows Royal Opera House CTO to stream events into homes

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Appointed as CTO, he was immersed in a non-profit feeling the brunt. Agile was in use in pockets when I joined and we’ve subsequently rolled out more widely within the technology teams. With between 30 and 40 digital projects in flight, Whitebread admits it’s all in the pursuit of better customer experience. “We

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AI In Project Management

CTOvision

Read Ronald Schmelzer’s article in Forbes focusing on how AI is being used to transform project management. Ever since humans have had people and projects to manage, we’ve had challenges keeping the projects on time, on budget, and people on task.

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

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For example, he took on the CTO role at Rodan + Fields because he “liked the appeal of being part of the product.” Srini Koushik, EVP and CTO, Rackspace Technology Rackspace Technology Koushik credits all his past positions for preparing him for where he is now and the AI role specifically. Second, be intentional.

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Selecting a Software Development Company in 2024

TechEmpower CTO

Project Management: Get a clear understanding of the company's process. How does the percentage of their projects launched on-time and on-budget compare to upfront estimates? Is there a project manager? An account manager? While beneficial, some project managers hinder effective communication.