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Top 10 barriers to strategic IT success

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Other top challenges included budgetary constraints, compliance with laws and regulations, and responding to inquiries from other leaders within the organization. Tech debt and legacy tech Technical debt and legacy tech are both big speedbumps. 1 challenge listed. And they’re thinking about how to ‘hollow the core.’

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7 ways an MBA will advance your IT career — and 5 ways it won’t

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Ben King, head of mobile app development firm Aviato Consulting, is convinced that it can provide a major career boost. You must understand budgets, forecasting models, regulatory compliance, and a host of other topics.” Does it make sense for an IT leader to seek an MBA?

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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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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

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IT leaders must rigorously assess their partners’ talent management and development strategies, build greater trust and transparency into the relationships, and invest in greater partner governance. Many of the new skills are in rare supply, as are team leaders experienced in this new development paradigm.”

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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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7 common IT training mistakes to avoid

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“Treating training as a checkbox exercise sends the message to your team that you don’t really care all that much about the content they’re learning — and that mindset is contagious,” warns Steve Ryan, a manager at BARR Advisory, a cloud-based security and compliance solutions provider. Don’t fear attrition — fear stagnation, Ávila advises.

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What Is Compliance Reporting and What Are Its Benefits?

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Companies, therefore, need to create compliance reports, either as a part of an audit requested by regulatory agencies or for their own reference, so as to not violate standards. What Is Compliance Reporting? Compliance is a never-ending journey, and as standards evolve, so do the reporting requirements.