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8 ways IT can help supercharge your sales team

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Form a strong partnership Forming an effective IT-sales partnership requires embracing a startup mentality, even at large, long-established organizations, advises Amit Vashisht, assistant vice president at retirement services firm Jackson Enterprise Technology. Yet he also advises proceeding with caution.

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Top 10 barriers to strategic IT success

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And while CIOs are working to train internal candidates within IT and the business units for tough-to-fill tech jobs or are using contractors to fill in staffing gaps , Sengupta says those practices create talent challenges, too. Tech debt and legacy tech Technical debt and legacy tech are both big speedbumps. 1 challenge listed.

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7 sins of digital transformation

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By focusing on technology, CIOs can deliver transitionary results, such as improving infrastructure agility by migrating to the cloud or improving user experiences by upgrading legacy systems to SaaS. IT loves solutioning and implementing, especially when some underlying technical limitations are rooted in legacy systems and technical debt.

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13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation

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This underlines the need for organizations to embrace change and adopt a more agile and forward-thinking approach to digital transformation skills in order to overcome challenges and achieve digital transformation,” says Monika Sinha, research vice president in Gartner’s CIO Research group. And that is the rub.

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

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The role of a business analyst is constantly evolving and changing — especially as companies rely more on data to advise business operations. Unlike certifications, which are designed to prove the skills you already have, boot camps are designed to teach you new skills or improve your current skillset.

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7 ways to spot hidden IT talent within your ranks

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Look for agility in seeking out new challenges Diane Schwarz, vice president and CIO at building services equipment manufacturer Johnson Controls, says she looks for leaders with an agile learner’s mindset. Agility is embedded in a person’s DNA and doesn’t change, Schwarz claims. That means you’re learning!”

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

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The problem: She had no formal training and experience in computer science. In searching for key talent to staff security teams, Lee has drawn on professional writers, project managers, and others who don’t have the formal technical qualifications and CV experience one would expect for a cyber security role. Capital One.