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6 best practices for better vendor management

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And how well an IT leader deals with and orchestrates vendor relationships can mean the difference between a well-organized and efficient IT operation and a mess that costs an organization millions of dollars without delivering positive results. Here are several key tips for making the most of vendor relationships.

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

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In addition to AI and machine learning, data science, cybersecurity, and other hard-to-find skills , IT leaders are also looking for outside help to accelerate the adoption of DevOps or product-/program-based operating models. Seek cultural affinity and ethical alignment. Double down on vendor management.

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3 key roles for driving digital success

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These digital trailblazers , as I call them, are vital for digital transformation success, as they can be delegated leadership responsibilities such as the planning, execution, and change management of your digital initiatives. When working with teams, they should simplify vendor management and reporting, including financial and other KPIs.

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How CIOs reinterpret their role through AI

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IT aligned for digital transformation Banca Etica is also adopting a new culture that interprets IT as a partner to the business, and not as an IT manager. The third is the ongoing cultural shift revolutionizing not only how IT is viewed but the roles within the CIO’s team.

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8 strategies for accelerating IT modernization

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He continues: “The CIOs we work with aren’t interested in modernizations that aren’t accretive to the organization’s mission, stakeholders, economics, or culture. Generative AI is also poised to dramatically speed up the whole process, says Rajib Gupta, senior director advisor in Gartner’s IT sourcing, procurement, and vendor management team.

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13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation

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Technical skills topped the list but also crucial are key leadership and culture capabilities such as change management, strategy building, and business relationship management, as well as critical business skills such as cost, product, and vendor management, as shown in the graphic below.

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10 cloud strategy questions every IT leader must answer

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IT leaders may need fewer people managing servers and more people performing higher-level network engineering, systems integration, vendor management, data science, cloud security, or business analysis work. Organizations also need nontechnical skills such as cloud financial management and cloud optimization, Nathan says.

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