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2023 CIO Hall of Fame inductees on building a successful IT leadership career

CIO

“I wanted to be on the side that could influence a better decision rather than on the side lobbying for a better decision,” Loura says of his drive toward leadership. For example, he took on the CTO role at Rodan + Fields because he “liked the appeal of being part of the product.” Second, be intentional. Curiosity tops his list. “I

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CIOs in transition: 5 tips for landing your next IT leadership job

CIO

At some point in your career, you’re likely to find yourself in transition, having left an IT leadership job without a new one lined up. While you may have planned or negotiated an exit, very often such departures are beyond your direct control, due to a leadership change, acquisition, or another strategic event.

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#750 Exponentially Expanding Software Testing Coverage with Steve Semelsberger, CEO at Testlio

Modern CTO

We discuss how modern approaches to app testing are helping engineering leaders increase quality coverage, why the stakes for accurate app testing are higher than ever before, and why the mindset behind testing is crucial for uncovering tangible business benefits. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!

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5 key metrics for IT success

CIO

Rate of change “The most important metric for IT success is rate of change,” says Nicolas Avila, CTO for North America at IT and software development company Globant. This involves understanding how fast ideas are tested through experiments, built into working software, and eventually delivered as features to customers.”

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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

I guess I've always been fascinated with how well this has stood the test of time? I even got this particular section framed and hung up at our office: Your mission Let's say you were employed as a CTO behind the front lines and you wanted to destroy productivity for as long as you can without getting caught.

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Top 10 barriers to strategic IT success

CIO

Meanwhile, The Global CTO Survey 2023 released last November by IT consulting company STX Next found that 35% of responding tech leaders listed technical debt/refactoring as their biggest challenge — making it the No. Other executives haven’t gotten the memo, says Mikhail Papovsky, CEO and founder of Massaro Consulting.

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9 tips for achieving IT service delivery excellence

CIO

Be proactive and serve with empathy It cannot be stressed enough how important it is to be active in ensuring that all services delivered to end users are fully vetted and tested to the point where there’s no room for complaints. Your leadership team should behave like a Scrum team, enabling end-to-end delivery and support.”