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CIOs step up to fill plus-size leadership roles

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Hill’s cross-over experience in both technical and nontechnical roles, coupled with CIO stints in apparel and insurance companies , gave him a breadth of leadership prowess in supply chain and strategic planning. CIO, IT Leadership It will become the norm.”

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Vendor consolidation a hot-button topic for CIOs as they try to manage the tensions between innovation and efficiency

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CIOs have always had to find a balance between the need to deliver innovation and the need to establish operational excellence. In a report , EY highlighted five steps towards delivering innovation in a way that also achieves cost efficiency. However, this tension has become even more challenging in recent years.

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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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3 key roles for driving digital success

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This is a question I am asked often by IT leaders who prefer slowing down the pace of transformation and technology innovation. To help close this digital maturity gap and drive digital transformation as a core competency, CIOs and their leadership colleagues must establish and enlist digital transformation leaders across the enterprise.

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How to succeed as a fractional CIO

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A fractional CIO may be tapped to head a specific initiative requiring senior IT leadership guidance, allowing the busy, full-time CIO to focus attention on other critical issues. In some cases, an enterprise may turn to a fractional CIO to serve as an interim executive, assuming the leadership role for a fixed period of time.

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12 strategic tips CIOs can learn from tech vendor CTOs

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Embracing change, fostering innovation, and maintaining a relentless focus on delivering value will serve CIOs well in this new era of digital transformation,’’ Purdy says. Here are 12 other tips tech vendor CTOs have to offer CIOs embarking on a more software- and services-defined digital journey.

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What IT executives are saying about vendor consolidation

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While I expected this exercise to confirm that consolidation is real, I was pleasantly surprised with the degree to which the CIO Tech Talk Community confirmed it – and how they are taking steps to realign their procurement and vendor management strategies. IT Leadership, IT Management 10X in 10 Years – can this continue?