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The art of selling: IT budget approval made easier

CIO

Because as a young CIO, I was struggling with obtaining budget approvals for a range of IT initiatives. A majority of CIOs I speak with dread the budget approval process and breathe a welcome sigh of relief when annual budgeting comes to an end. In other words, the IT resources needed for this project are substantial.

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IT budgets remain solid, despite tech industry headwinds

CIO

A report issued Monday by private investment company Bain Capital indicated that, despite the numerous disruptions to the technology industry—including a global supply chain crisis and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—most IT decision makers foresee either stable budgets or increases for the coming year. Budgeting, IT Strategy

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6 tips for making the most of a tight IT budget

CIO

IT leaders seeking to drive enterprise growth through technology investments are often saddled with budgets that make their tasks of increasing the top and bottom lines challenging. Despite an estimated increase to IT budgets of 5.1% The year 2023 seems to be no different.

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Zero-based budgeting: A proven framework for extending runway

TechCrunch

Enter zero-based budgeting. <span <span style="font-weight: 400;">Zero-based budgeting (ZBB) is a budgeting approach that requires companies to </span>build their budgets from zero<span style="font-weight: 400;"> every budget period to verify all of the line items are relevant and cost-effective.</span>

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Success Story: Swiss Insurtech Company Hires a Remote CTO from Ukraine

Hiring top management resources is challenging for any organization no matter the size, and when the local job market is already overheated, companies need to become creative in attracting the top talent. Swiss Insurtech startup decided to go the 2nd way and found a trusted partner to build a dedicated development team in Ukraine.

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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO

The numbers are higher from Foundry’s 2023 State of CIO survey , which finds that 91% of CIOs expect their tech budgets to either increase or stay the same in 2023. These network, security, and cloud changes allow us to shift resources and spend less on-prem and more in the cloud.”

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Even startups on tight budgets can maximize their marketing impact

TechCrunch

Leveraging this material with best practice techniques enables any startup, no matter how limited its budget, to run an effective marketing campaign. To be clear, we are developers not marketers. This took the form of tutorials on web development and opinion pieces on headless CMS and other topics within our areas of expertise.

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