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

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“I wanted to be on the side that could influence a better decision rather than on the side lobbying for a better decision,” Loura says of his drive toward leadership. For example, he took on the CTO role at Rodan + Fields because he “liked the appeal of being part of the product.” Second, be intentional. Curiosity tops his list. “I

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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. As we now move to deliver projects across the organisation, agile as a methodology and some of the tools associated with agile project management such as JIRA are becoming more common place outside of the technology teams.”

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7 tips for leading without authority

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The mood of leadership now is all about collaboration, mutual elevation, and leading without authority. Even if you have a job title where you could reasonably expect everyone who reports to you to do as you say, command-and-control leadership no longer has a reasonable shelf life. But it is necessary. It is a power within us all.

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10 hottest IT jobs for salary growth in 2023

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Project manager The role of project manager is important for planning, executing, and completing IT projects on time and on budget. As organizations across every industry take on digital transformation, having project managers to help lead IT projects is a top priority.

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5 key metrics for IT success

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Rate of change “The most important metric for IT success is rate of change,” says Nicolas Avila, CTO for North America at IT and software development company Globant. Speed, quality, and value metrics represent a shift from traditional project management metrics focused on time, scope, and cost. IT Leadership, IT Strategy

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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

I even got this particular section framed and hung up at our office: Your mission Let's say you were employed as a CTO behind the front lines and you wanted to destroy productivity for as long as you can without getting caught. Technology When joining, require a 6-18 months rewrite of core systems. Blame the previous CTO.