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What is a CTO? The exec who sets tech strategy

CIO

What is a CTO? The chief technology officer (CTO) is the senior executive who focuses on the technological requirements, opportunities, and challenges within an organization. What does a CTO do? What does a CTO do? Years ago, the CTO most often led the infrastructure function.

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A foundational strategy pattern for analysis: MECE

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

As lists are the raw material of strategy and technology architecture, MECE list-making is one of the most useful tools you can have in your tool box. MECE, pronounced "mee-see," is a tool created by the leading business strategy firm McKinsey. Lists are the raw material of strategy and technology architecture.

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SDLC Deployment Phase – A Step by Step Guide

Openxcell

It consists of Development (sustaining, strategic and advanced), Quality Assurance, Operations (Release Engineering, OCC, Database Administration, Network, Unix, and Operations Engineering), Program Management, and Systems Engineering. They establish business strategies and commission projects. Engineering Department.

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Are You Agile Enough for Polyglot Programming?

CTOvision

Harper Reed , the CTO for the Obama re-election campaign , knew from the beginning he was resource constrained, so he bet big on the cloud. Agencies can use Harper’s strategy of leveraging the skills he had. Your database administrators, who know SQL, will feel right at home with JSON, and pick it up in a heartbeat.

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Roles and Responsibilities

The Programmer's Paradox

Chief Technology Officer CTO In a company that produces commercial software, or software services, someone must direct the overall vision of the development effort. Like the CIO, this role is necessary to perform long-term strategy. This is essentially a privileged user role.

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How to Hire Women in Tech: The Ultimate Guide

Mobilunity

Success Stories of Women in Tech Successful businesses lead by example by valuing women CTO, developers, and team leaders. These professions range from leadership to specialized technical roles, like female web developer, demonstrating the breadth and depth of women’s competencies in the technology sector.