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5 surefire ways to derail a digital transformation (without knowing it)

CIO

Despite the best of intentions, CIOs and their organizations often struggle to deliver business outcomes from digital transformation strategies. And while KPMG reports that 72% of CEOs have aggressive digital investment strategies, McKinsey details a harsh reality that 70% of transformations fail. Five years ago, I shared that the No.

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5 signs your agile practices will lead to digital disaster

CIO

Business leaders expect IT to develop new products, improve customer experiences, automate workflows, and deliver new artificial intelligence capabilities. Many IT teams use agile methodologies to iteratively deliver feature-rich releases, improve capabilities, address technical debt, and experiment with emerging technologies.

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3 powerful lessons of using data governance frameworks

CIO

They already had a technical plan in place, and I helped them find the right size and structure of an accompanying data governance program. The DGI publication includes components it thinks should be included in a data governance program. Managing data and using data should be considered a portfolio of actions,” says Thomas.

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Digital pragmatism at Volvo means more control and less agile

CIO

As a result, many new car companies are created and competition increases, says Tobias Altehed, who leads Volvo Cars’ digital organization and sits on the company’s extended management team. Now it’s largely standard systems going in and, unlike before, the strategy is to adapt them as little as possible.

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CIOs grapple with the ethics of implementing AI

CIO

Companies need both a practical plan and a transparent communications strategy in their response.” Both executive management and boards must ensure fairness in the use of AI and guard against discrimination.” This team establishes the company’s risk tolerance, acceptable use cases and restrictions, and applicable disclosures.

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Evaluating a Microservice Architecture

Tandem

Microservice architecture has been a hot topic in the realm of software development for a while now. However, like any technology, it has its strengths and weaknesses. This adaptability also enables teams to adopt a more agile approach to software development, allowing them to quickly respond to customer needs.

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Competency Lost

The Agile Manager

The captive corporate IT department was a relatively early adopter of Agile management practices, largely out of desperation. Years of expensive overshoots, canceled projects, and poor quality solutions gave IT not just a bad reputation, but a confrontational relationship with its host business.