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Digital transformation’s fundamental change management mistake

CIO

Over the past decade, CIOs have invested significantly in digital transformation initiatives in an effort to improve customer experiences, build data analytics capabilities, and deliver productivity enhancements with automation. Unfortunately, the business impact of many digital transformations continues to fall short of expectations.

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14 in-demand cloud roles companies are hiring for

CIO

Skills: Skills for this role include knowledge of application architecture, automation, ITSM, governance, security, and leadership. With 65% of IT decision-makers choosing cloud-based services by default when upgrading technology, cloud architects will only become more important for enterprise success.

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A comparative assessment of digital transformation in Italy

CIO

But until there’s a change in corporate will and the CIO’s vision combines with other management to drive a full-scale project, success can only be measured by the strength of the corporate culture. “I Change management is the real heart of digital transformation, even before technologies.

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3 key roles for driving digital success

CIO

These digital trailblazers , as I call them, are vital for digital transformation success, as they can be delegated leadership responsibilities such as the planning, execution, and change management of your digital initiatives. On the other hand, creating bureaucratic processes and rigid standards slows and demoralizes teams.

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Mitigating mayhem in a complex hybrid IT world

CIO

But on offense, when you have an automated change management solution in place along with processes to scan your code, your organization can more easily find and understand vulnerabilities before they become a problem. When I see issues at the customer level, the first question to ask is, “What changed?”

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7 sins of digital transformation

CIO

Neglecting change management from the start Leaving communications as an afterthought and addressing change management just before new capabilities are ready to deploy is another recipe for transformation failure. There’s often ambition to address all or most problems, but that can leave the system user behind.

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13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation

CIO

Technical skills topped the list but also crucial are key leadership and culture capabilities such as change management, strategy building, and business relationship management, as well as critical business skills such as cost, product, and vendor management, as shown in the graphic below.