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Top 10 barriers to strategic IT success

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When asked which challenges most often force IT to redirect time and focus away from strategy and innovation tasks, CIOs most commonly cited staff and skills shortages, changing business conditions, and addressing security threats. The State of the Tech Workforce 2024 report from nonprofit CompTIA , forecasts tech employment growth of 3.1%

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15 ways to grow as an IT leader in 2024

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As workers at all levels put together their development plans for 2024, IT leaders, recruiters, researchers, and advisors share here what actions CIOs can take to advance their careers if they want to embrace a growth mindset. It’s not just talk or a label. It will come down to navigating all the human elements,” he says.

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

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IT leaders must rigorously assess their partners’ talent management and development strategies, build greater trust and transparency into the relationships, and invest in greater partner governance. World Insurance’s Corrigan advises asking what skillsets, certifications, and personality types they look for when hiring.

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What is a business analyst? A key role for business-IT efficiency

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The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), a nonprofit professional association, considers the business analyst “an agent of change,” writing that business analysis “is a disciplined approach for introducing and managing change to organizations, whether they are for-profit businesses, governments, or non-profits.”

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

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The 2022 State of the CIO research confirmed talent acquisition and retention strategies are a key issue for CIOs, cited by 38% of respondents, with cybersecurity skills, data science/analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in top demand. Despite the uptick in numbers, there remains cause for concern.

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19 organizations advancing women in tech

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Ada Developers Academy is a nonprofit, cost-free coding school for women and gender expansive adults that also prioritizes BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and low-income people. The Anita Borg Institute ( AnitaB.org ) is a nonprofit organization for women in tech that was founded in 1997 by computer scientists Anita Borg and Telle Whitney.

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Microsoft’s latest OpenAI investment opens way to new enterprise services

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And as an investor it can expect some return on its capital, although this will be limited by OpenAI’s status as a capped-profit company governed by a nonprofit. Businesses, right from the C-suite, need to put together their AI strategy and put the right guardrails in place.” Put a human in the loop,” she advised.