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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

CIO

But partnering for expertise, experience, and strategic insight demands a different approach than old-school outsourcing. 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.

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CIOs step up to fill plus-size leadership roles

CIO

There’s a natural pull to look at CIOs now not just for running data centers and applications, but to be a transformative catalyst for the business.” He now heads up global contact center strategy and operations, including for employees, guests, and franchises — the latter being a revenue-generation business vertical.