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Understanding the Principles of Strategic Planning

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Learn about the three principles of strategic planning and how they can focus your efforts. What is a strategic plan, and why is it important? A strategic plan defines what your organization stands for. It defines the market where you compete and how you compete in that market.

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Navigating the future: the rise of SD-WAN in India

CIO

Most large and medium organizations are either of the categories which are: those who have already embraced SD-WAN, those in the process of implementation, and those contemplating the transition. Strategic Considerations for SD-WAN Implementation For organizations in India contemplating SD-WAN adoption, meticulous planning is imperative.

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Step 1 to becoming a business-savvy CIO

CIO

Business alignment is often heralded as a key tenet of successful IT strategies. Popular ways of ensuring IT efforts align with business goals range from co-developing strategic plans with executives on the business side of the company to actively collaborating with business users on projects aimed to derive more value from their efforts.

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The New Age of Operations: Modern COO Search Strategies by N2Growth

N2Growth Blog

Today’s COO wears many hats and is instrumental in executing corporate strategy, fostering innovation, driving technological integration, and steering the company toward its goals with insightful leadership. Thus, empathy and inclusive leadership have emerged as indispensable traits in the modern COO’s repertoire.

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Essential skills and traits of chief AI officers

CIO

The rapid rise of artificial intelligence — especially generative AI — is prompting many organizations to hire or promote a chief AI officer (CAIO). But the ranks of the CAIO are expected to increase at enterprise organizations as well in the coming years. Once hired, CAIOs are typically viewed as critical members of the C-suite.

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Why CIOs back API governance to avoid tech sprawl

CIO

Karl Mattson, field CISO at Noname Security, an API security solution, says APIs are the foundation of nearly every CIO’s strategic plans to deliver business value. Good governance is the telemetry on that investment, from which operational and tactical plans can be adjusted and focused to achieve strategic objectives,” he says.

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7 ways an MBA will advance your IT career — and 5 ways it won’t

CIO

By acquiring a broader perspective, MBA-equipped IT leaders typically gain a better understanding of all the critical elements that go into running a business, including finances, creative marketing, and working in cooperation with HR. How much higher depends on many factors, including the enterprise’s size, market, and value.