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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

CIO

Enterprise CIOs have always been at a disadvantage competing with tech firms for skilled IT pros, but accelerated transformation efforts and an AI gold rush have significantly intensified the talent war, prompting CIOs to increasingly turn to outside firms for help. D ue diligence pays off. Seek cultural affinity and ethical alignment.

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Digital transformation’s fundamental change management mistake

CIO

Underpinning these initiatives is a slew of technology capabilities and strategies aimed at accelerating delivery cycles, such as establishing product management disciplines, building cloud architectures, developing devops capabilities, and fostering agile cultures. This dip delays when the business can start realizing the value delivered.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Zero-day exploits, breaking into Japan, algorithmic VC investing

TechCrunch

We work with contributors to develop guest posts that will help TechCrunch+ readers solve actual problems, so it’s always a delight to present a comprehensive “how to” article. A shift toward a more P/E world for tech companies over a P/S stance would make profit more, well, profitable for companies.

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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

Technology When joining, require a 6-18 months rewrite of core systems. Split systems along arbitrary boundaries: maximize the number of systems involved in any feature. Encourage technical decisions based on wildly optimistic expectations of scale. Encourage communal ownership of systems.

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The startup CIO’s guide to formalizing IT for liquidity events

CIO

You see the systems that must be repaired (or built) if the firm is to comply with SOX. Fortunately, Brian Hoyt does — and he’s been there, having served as CIO of real-time 3D content creator Unity Technologies, for which he prepared the IT department for IPO in 2020. You start to see the cracks in its foundation. A couple of reasons.

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Q1 2021 in Review: Planbox Future-Fits Innovation Practices

Planbox

They will help their organisations excel in technology innovation, make big bets on new business models, new talent, and new ways of working, and be more adaptive and resilient to the disruptive forces that will characterise the 2020s.” – Forrester blogs, Seize The Moment To Become A Future Fit Tech Leader , Phil Brunkard, February 2021.

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Planbox 2021 Year in Review: Pushing Innovation Forward

Planbox

This year, Planbox spearheaded a global initiative that brought together thought leaders and digital transformation experts to cocreate the Future-Fit Manifesto — a human-centered and tech-driven approach that builds on the Agile Manifesto to help leaders drive strategies that are more adaptive, creative, and resilient.