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Step 1 to becoming a business-savvy CIO

CIO

Popular ways of ensuring IT efforts align with business goals range from co-developing strategic plans with executives on the business side of the company to actively collaborating with business users on projects aimed to derive more value from their efforts. Book-to-bill shows whether orders are outpacing billings (i.e.,

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#768 Takeaways from the Largest Tech Conferences in the World with Jim Harris, Keynote Speaker & Best Selling Author

Modern CTO

For booking inquiries, email booking@proseriesmedia.com About Jim Harris Jim Harris is one of North America’s foremost management consultants, public speakers, authors and thinkers on change and leadership. His most recent book, Blindsided! All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! Let us know here.

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Course Enterprise Architecture – Step 1 – Strategy

Xebia

The Enterprise Architect course I teach, together with two other experienced architects, Ton Eusterbrock and René Bliekendaal are fully-booked three times a year. We construct our course around the book “Designed for digital: How to architect your business for sustained success. “ by Ross, J. M., & Mocker, M.

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What are You Noticing? Insights and Obserations as the Year Comes to an End

Let's Grow Leaders

We see a renewed commitment to strategic planning groups. If you’re looking for more thoughts on hope, David shares even more about healing and hope for humanity in his latest book, Tomorrow Together. Strategic Planning Tool: How to Engage Your Team in Better Conversation. What are you noticing right now?

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Don’t do IT yourself: The trick to ensuring business alignment

CIO

There are many ways to implement an ITSC, but to start, you and your committee members must work together continuously on a strategic plan until the planning group can finalize an immediate one-year plan that is approved by all departments. Let me address the range of concerns you’re likely to encounter. ‘I

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What business executives don’t understand about IT

CIO

What IT’s role is in corporate strategic planning Next, the company’s top executives must ensure that the CIO participates in the corporate strategic planning process. I would strongly recommend that current CIO’s and their senior staff develop plans to present these ideas to their peers.

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Strategy Execution Newsletter - September 2011 - The Strategic Planning Edition

Six Disciplines

Strategic Planning: THIS Time, Do It Differently - Do It Right ! In business, it means closing out Q3, leading to the final quarter of the year, and the annual strategic planning season. How will you approach your strategic planning session this year? Tis The Season for Strategic Planning.