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13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation

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“This underlines the need for organizations to embrace change and adopt a more agile and forward-thinking approach to digital transformation skills in order to overcome challenges and achieve digital transformation,” says Monika Sinha, research vice president in Gartner’s CIO Research group. And that is the rub.

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7 sins of digital transformation

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“To meet digital transformation goals, companies must build structural ambidexterity, focus on short-term efficiency opportunities that fit the current structure and model, but also pursue medium- to long-term discontinuous expansion opportunities in business that potentially would require structural and cultural changes,” Senan advises.

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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. She adds that storytelling is also being used increasingly in M&A, and she’s advised on Accenture’s recent acquisition of UK creative change management consultancy, The Storytellers.

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6 IT rules worth breaking — and how to get away with it

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Code change management processes One rule that can occasionally be broken without outside repercussions is sending new code or a new capability into production without first following a required change management process, Chowning says.

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5 steps to move AI beyond buzzwords to deliver true transformative impact

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As I advise in my presentation “ Building a Smarter Organization Powered by Machine Learning ” there are three key focus areas successful organizations master to get value from AI: Mindset, Skillset, Toolset. Until now, a comprehensive list of AI and ML use cases that serve as meaningful references for business leaders simply did not exist.

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Generative AI won’t automate your way to business model innovation

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But as legendary Apple designer Jony Ive once advised Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky as the company mulled cuts, “You’re not going to cut your way to innovation.” Avoid technical jargon and use concrete examples and case studies. One report estimates that 4,000 positions were eliminated by AI in May alone.

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

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In searching for key talent to staff security teams, Lee has drawn on professional writers, project managers, and others who don’t have the formal technical qualifications and CV experience one would expect for a cyber security role. As senior people retire, we’ve taken a hit,” she says.