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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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Women IT leaders take center stage

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Early in her career as a program management specialist at AT&T, Balaban became an active member with the Project Management Institute’s New Jersey chapter, which put her front and center at plenty of events. It’s pretty much the technical term for a double standard,” Gordon says. It’s not fair, but it exists.

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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

Some of the advice is timeless, for instance the section about “General interference with Organizations and Production”: Insist on doing everything through “channels” Never permit short-cuts to be taken in order to expedite decisions. Encourage technical decisions based on wildly optimistic expectations of scale.

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14 in-demand cloud roles companies are hiring for

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According to the Foundry report, 78% of organizations say that, in response to cloud investments made by the organization, they have added new roles. These IT pros can also help organizations avoid potential risks around cloud security, while ensuring a smooth transition to the cloud across the company.

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Cushman & Wakefield builds a foundation for enterprise-wide AI

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First there was the company’s full embrace of cloud computing, and then a pivot from project management to a product operating model. It’s also important to start small, she advises. I’m not unlike a lot of CIO peers. We’re in a balancing act,” she says. Cloud Computing, Digital Transformation, Generative AI

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

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The company has forged partnerships with a wide variety of organizations that promote women in tech and serves as a sponsor to groups like She Secures , a community for women cybersecurity professionals and enthusiasts. There’s a stereotype of what security looks like, but the technical stuff is the easiest to pick up,” Lee says.

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The CIO’s call to action on gen AI

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Palmer is one of the world’s top AI experts and a longtime industry veteran who is educating and advising companies on how to approach and harness this new technology. Anna Ransley, a CD&IO known for her work at Godiva and Heineken, among others, has been advising boards and C-suites about generative AI strategy, risks, and opportunities.