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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. And because of this, IT budgeters must have open ears.

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The CIO’s fatal flaw: Too much leadership, not enough management

CIO

Because what’s frequently missed in the perennial leadership vs. management fracas is that management is about getting work out the door. Leadership is an important collection of techniques managers use to get the people in their organization to embrace the direction they’re trying to set. So why does leadership get all the buzz?

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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO

Fifty-two percent of organizations plan to increase or maintain their IT spending this year, according to Enterprise Strategy Group. 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. IDC is forecasting a 5.1%

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7 IT leadership hacks that deliver results

CIO

Langley sets up bull sessions each quarter with his entire organization for feedback he says has improved his leadership. “We We have candid discussions about anything from our enterprise strategy to how we manage work-life balance,” he says. I strongly believe in situational leadership.

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Re-Tooling Your Way to a More Efficient Enterprise

CIO

To create a more efficient and streamlined enterprise, businesses often find themselves tempted to bring in brand new systems that promise major improvements over the status quo. This blog will examine how enterprises can take stock of their systems, and offer best practices for IT teams with small budgets looking to re-tool.

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Despite Downturn, Enterprise IT Budgets Remain Intact

DevOps.com

with at least 500 employees and an annual IT budget in excess of $5 million finds a surprising amount of resiliency at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The post Despite Downturn, Enterprise IT Budgets Remain Intact appeared first on DevOps.com. A survey of 137 IT operations leaders at companies in the U.S

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Understanding Innovation as a Large, Well-established Enterprise

CIO

Innovation is crucial to the continuing success of any business, especially well-established enterprises. Here are five questions for well-established enterprises navigating innovation: What is innovation? Gears need to shift, processes need to be reformed, and budget needs to be allocated. IT Leadership.