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Storytelling for CIOs: From niche to bestseller

CIO

I used figures of speech and financial terms they understood, and I kept well away from technical jargon because that wasn’t my audience. The uses of storytelling Storytelling can be used to persuade senior executives to release budget, plot a change in strategy, or share good and bad news.

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13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation

CIO

Digital transformation is indeed a cornerstone of business strategy today, as 89% of enterprises see digital business as core to their growth, according to Gartner’s Board of Directors 2023 Survey. Equally telling is another statistic from that research: Just 35% of these enterprises have achieved their digital goals or are on track to do so.

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7 sins of digital transformation

CIO

“To meet digital transformation goals, companies must build structural ambidexterity, focus on short-term efficiency opportunities that fit the current structure and model, but also pursue medium- to long-term discontinuous expansion opportunities in business that potentially would require structural and cultural changes,” Senan advises.

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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

Refer back to matters decided upon at the last meeting and attempt to re-open the question of the advisability of that decision. Encourage technical decisions based on wildly optimistic expectations of scale. Kickstart a vacuous “AI strategy” that seems plausible at the surface.

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14 in-demand cloud roles companies are hiring for

CIO

These pros are experts in the cloud and stay on top of the latest innovations in cloud technology to better advise business leaders. Cloud product manager With cloud adoption often comes an increase in in-house development of cloud-based services.

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10 most difficult-to-fill IT roles — and how to address the gap

CIO

For example, Savio Lobo, CIO at managed service provider Ensono, finds talent more readily available in the UK and US than in years past, while hiring in India is as difficult as ever. CIOs must up their talent game across the board, including talent management, engagement, training, and retention, in addition to hiring.

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Chief Technology Officer: Understanding the Main Tech Person In a Company

Altexsoft

A Chief Technology Officer (sometimes called Chief Technical Officer) is the most skilled technology person in the company. If it’s a tech startup, a CTO is usually a co-founder, the main thinker behind the product. CTO vs CIO vs VP of Engineering vs Technical director. Chief Technology Officer – tech strategy.

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