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How to succeed as a fractional CIO

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A fractional CIO is typically an experienced IT leader who is external to the enterprise yet acts as an accountable leader and extension of the executive team, says Dave Hartman, president of IT management consulting firm Hartman Executive Advisors. “A A fractional CIO develops and leads the execution of a company’s IT strategy,” he states.

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Storytelling for CIOs: From niche to bestseller

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I used figures of speech and financial terms they understood, and I kept well away from technical jargon because that wasn’t my audience. The uses of storytelling Storytelling can be used to persuade senior executives to release budget, plot a change in strategy, or share good and bad news.

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

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Such partnerships include long-standing ones such as business consultancies to advise on transformation efforts, software vendors with expertise in vertical or horizontal solutions, system integrators to help design and implement multi-vendor tech stacks, and managed service providers to run and optimize targeted IT domains.

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8 top priorities for CIOs in 2023

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As technology projects, budgets, and staffing grew over the past few years, the focus was on speed to market to maximize opportunity, says Troy Gibson, CIO services leader at business and IT advisory firm Centric Consulting. To achieve this goal, “CIOs need to treat the assessment and analysis of data as a scientific discipline,” he advises.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: TAM takedown, green card layoffs, when to ignore investor advice

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Several months later, we’ve since learned that cutting marketing budgets doesn’t make early-stage startups healthier, but it is a great way for VCs to reduce burn rates across their entire portfolio. “Show investors how you are going to build an ever-expanding cadre of delighted customers,” Reichert advises.

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Unleashing Creativity through Constraints

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The budget won’t allow this to be great. No matter the situation, constraints will be present. Even reaching out to someone who knows very little about the topic who can ask the simple questions of “why” or “why not” can allow you to see the obvious when you were stuck on the technical. Our resources aren’t a perfect fit.

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Meet the 50 CISOs to Watch in 2024

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Lacework is proud to present our second annual group of 50 CISOs to Watch, a compilation of the most visionary and effective cybersecurity leaders in the industry. Not only are these CISOs problem solvers, negotiators, and mentors, but they’re also consultants, strategic thinkers, technical experts, educators, and crisis managers.

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