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Leadership and strategic planning

• The CIO role, from IT operator to business strategist

  The CIO position has changed dramatically since its inception 40 years ago. This in-depth review traces the job's evolution and explains what is required of the CIO role today. Continue Reading

• CIO (Chief Information Officer)

  A chief information officer (CIO) is the corporate executive in charge of information technology (IT) strategy and implementation. Continue Reading

• digital transformation

  Digital transformation (DX) is the reworking of the products, processes and strategies within an organization by leveraging current technologies. Continue Reading

• Championing IT operational excellence: The strategic CIO's first day

  CIOs may be tempted to roll out their strategic initiatives to C-suite peers on day one, but savvy CIOs know IT operational excellence is step No. 1. Continue Reading

• strategic management

  Strategic management is the continuous planning, monitoring, analysis and assessment of all that is necessary for an organization to meet its goals and objectives. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • CIO (Chief Information Officer)
  • digital transformation
  • strategic management
  • Chief Digital Officer (CDO)

  • SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis)
  • soft skills
  • value proposition
  • project management

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• Chief Digital Officer (CDO)

  A chief digital officer (CDO) is an executive enlisted to help businesses transform traditional IT policies and business processes to accommodate digital sectors such as mobile technology and applications and Web-based information management and ...Continue Reading

• SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis)

  SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis) is a framework for identifying and analyzing the internal and external factors that can have an impact on the viability of a project, product, place or person.Continue Reading

• 6 free IT strategic planning templates for CIOs

  As technology has become a business differentiator, IT strategy is more crucial than ever. These IT strategic planning templates help CIOs make IT a business driver.Continue Reading

• soft skills

  A soft skill is a personal attribute that supports situational awareness and enhances an individual's ability to get a job done. The term soft skills is often used as a synonym for people skills or emotional intelligence.Continue Reading

• Andrew Ng's AI playbook for the enterprise: 6 must-dos

  AI legend and online education pioneer Andrew Ng has developed an AI playbook for businesses. Here are six must-dos.Continue Reading

• Free IT mission statement examples for CIOs

  These free IT mission statement examples and how-tos can help CIOs and their IT departments identify and refine their organizational goals.Continue Reading

• value proposition

  A value proposition is a statement that clearly identifies the benefits a company's products and services will deliver to its customers.Continue Reading

• project management

  Project management is the discipline of using established principles, procedures and policies to successfully guide a project from conception through completion.Continue Reading

• Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)

  A chief strategy officer (CSO), or chief strategist, is an executive charged with helping formulate, facilitate and communicate the overarching strategy of an organization, usually a large corporation.Continue Reading

• How can companies build a strategy for monetizing data?

  To extract value from data, most companies will face people, process and technology challenges. Matt Maccaux explains the ins and outs of monetizing data.Continue Reading