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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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Collaboration with external partners allows enterprises to enhance their IT prowess, drive innovation, and bridge skill gaps more effectively amid a swiftly evolving digital landscape,” says Arpita Dwivedi, practice director at Everest Group. Dig into talent management details. Staff augmentation and outsourcing are nothing new.

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13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation

CIO

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. And that is the rub.

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How CIOs reinterpret their role through AI

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As businesses digitally transform, technology is increasingly integrated into every activity, and the CIO is becoming more of a catalyst for data-driven value creation through analytics, new AI model training, software development, automation, vendor engagement, and more.

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JLR revs up AI and intelligent automation initiatives

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Generative AI has already made its entry into the company, with some software development teams using it in various parts of their coding schema and methodology, he says. Artificial Intelligence, Automotive Industry, Chief Data Officer, CIO, Data Management, Emerging Technology, Generative AI, Innovation, IT Leadership, Vendor Management

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CIOs still grapple with what gen AI can do for the enterprise

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The self-service chatbot developed at Albemarle evolved into a tool to help with other corporate functions, which then developed into a virtual personal assistant that manages federated workflows, making it easier for employees to work with several systems at once without having to log into all of them. “It

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How Accenture’s solution erases the blind spots of services spend management

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As it faced its latest challenge, Accenture chose SAP Fieldglass , a vendor management system for services procurement and external workforce organization, to provide reporting and analytics. Users report 99% greater accuracy, as well as 7% error reduction per 10,000 SOWs.