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Mending the rift between business stakeholders and development teams

Xebia

In today’s business world, the synergy between stakeholders, product management and development teams are paramount. Customer’s problem At one of our major clients at Xebia customers complained, that the project velocity was inconsistent, while the development team seemed perpetually busy.

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5 surefire ways to derail a digital transformation (without knowing it)

CIO

CIOs can’t be involved in every strategic discussion or dive into every initiative’s details, but there are several high-level signs that indicate a digital transformation may be destined to underperform, especially as CIOs add initiatives. But are product managers developing market- and customer-driven roadmaps and prioritized backlogs?

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How the new AI executive order stacks up: B-

CIO

As other recent technology waves have taught us, developments will simply come too fast for such an approach and will be driven by the speed of private industry. It is a very powerful technology, and while it is not inherently good or bad, given its sheer power, guardrails must be put into place. AI must be regulated.

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8 tips for cultivating a winning IT culture

CIO

Long-term success is generally the result of leaders who make a committed effort to connect directly with their teams, rather than simply issuing memos, edicts, and other top-down commands. Projects that really excite our teams.” Our IT team has an opportunity to be on the forefront of tech innovation.

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Generative AI: Balancing security with innovation

CIO

Bad actors have the potential to train AI to spot and exploit vulnerabilities in tech stacks or business systems. As we deploy our guardrails, we also evangelize across teams at Discover through our internal learning platform, Discover Technology Academy, through various events and emails and required security training.

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Delegation: The biggest test for transformational CIOs

CIO

The point is not to slow down teams, but to have ongoing, quick governance,” she says. CIO hesitance to delegate—particularly when it comes to financial decisions—often stems from fear of failure from bad decisions and loss of control. Giving teams the autonomy to come together to make cross-domain decisions is hugely important.

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OKR Guidelines: How to Set and Reach Your Goals

Luis Goncalves

OKR Guidelines. It was developed by Andy Grove of Intel and Gary Kennedy of Oracle. And how can you apply it to your team in order to boost the growth of your company? Apart from the quarterly OKRs, it would be beneficial for your team to have yearly OKRs. But what makes OKRs so powerful? Annual OKRs are important too.