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Top 10 barriers to strategic IT success

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The State of the Tech Workforce 2024 report from nonprofit CompTIA , forecasts tech employment growth of 3.1% Tech debt and legacy tech Technical debt and legacy tech are both big speedbumps. At the same time, addressing technical debt and legacy debt can be an expensive and risky endeavor. Last year saw a 1.2%

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15 ways to grow as an IT leader in 2024

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As workers at all levels put together their development plans for 2024, IT leaders, recruiters, researchers, and advisors share here what actions CIOs can take to advance their careers if they want to embrace a growth mindset. It will come down to navigating all the human elements,” he says.

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

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Such partnerships include long-standing ones such as business consultancies to advise on transformation efforts, software vendors with expertise in vertical or horizontal solutions, system integrators to help design and implement multi-vendor tech stacks, and managed service providers to run and optimize targeted IT domains.

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What is a business analyst? A key role for business-IT efficiency

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The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), a nonprofit professional association, considers the business analyst “an agent of change,” writing that business analysis “is a disciplined approach for introducing and managing change to organizations, whether they are for-profit businesses, governments, or non-profits.”

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Come hear about the opportunities in space observation at TC Sessions: Space

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The recipient of a Harvard MBA and an undergraduate degree from Vienna’s prestigious Technical University, Platzer received his early training at CERN and the Planck Institute before turning to a consulting career at BCG. If you’re looking for more ways to save, we’ve got you covered.

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19 organizations advancing women in tech

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Ada Developers Academy is a nonprofit, cost-free coding school for women and gender expansive adults that also prioritizes BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and low-income people. The Anita Borg Institute ( AnitaB.org ) is a nonprofit organization for women in tech that was founded in 1997 by computer scientists Anita Borg and Telle Whitney.

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

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The average woman professional exits the cybersecurity industry at age 30, notes Women in Cyber Security (WiCyS), a nonprofit devoted to advancing women in the field. There’s a stereotype of what security looks like, but the technical stuff is the easiest to pick up,” Lee says. As senior people retire, we’ve taken a hit,” she says.