Leadership and strategic planning
Effective leadership and strategic planning skills are the keys to success for any CIO. As more CIOs are expected to speak the language of the business and contribute to the success of the organization, leadership and strategic planning skills are essential. Find information and advice on effective leadership and strategic planning for CIOs, including news, tips and other resources, in this topic section.
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Leadership and strategic planning News
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February 18, 2019
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Accenture predicts post-digital age where trust is the differentiator
The latest Accenture Technology Vision report calls out 'DARQ' technologies as the new must-have for CIOs and underscores the importance of building digital trust.
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February 15, 2019
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Succeed at implementing RPA: Top tips from execs at IBM Think
Implementing RPA requires planning and coordination between multiple parts of the business to be effective. Execs at IBM Think share tips on how to craft a winning RPA strategy.
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January 23, 2019
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CIOs share their 2019 tech resolutions
We asked five CIOs to share their tech resolutions for the new year. Ambition is sky high. Projects include RPA, AI that can handle sensitive data, scaling the business and more.
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January 21, 2019
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5 IT trends shaping 2019 CIO strategies
Tech executives sound off on the IT trends they see shaping CIO strategies in 2019. AI and cloud loom large, but the test for CIOs is not just technical.
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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
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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
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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
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Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
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Advice to healthcare CIOs: Be willing to share wins and losses
Being a successful CIO means building relationships across the healthcare industry and establishing a good team within an organization, the CHIME-HIMSS CIO of the Year says. Continue Reading
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How to use AI in your business in 2019 -- AI sweet spots
Step one in figuring out how to use AI in your business is to know what AI can and can't do today. David Petersson lays out 2019's AI sweet spots for enterprise decision-makers. Continue Reading
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Barclays Bank takes a crack at IBM's quantum computer
Quantum computing may one day explain the universe. Today, the biggest challenge for an early adopter is making the problem sufficiently simple to run on a quantum computer. Continue Reading
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21st-century CIO job description puts CIOs in vortex of emerging tech
The ban against pursuing tech for tech's sake -- it's been lifted. CIOs need to dive into emerging tech to extract its business potential. Welcome to the new CIO job description. Continue Reading
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Ret. Gen. Stan McChrystal on what's wrong with modern leadership
Retired four-star Gen. Stan McChrystal talks about how modern leadership needs to change and what leadership means in the age of AI. Continue Reading
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Blockchain tutorial for CIOs
Blockchain, a distributed ledger technology, promises to change how business is done. Learn about the whats, whys and hows of this new technology in our CIO blockchain tutorial. Continue Reading
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What's the difference between SLO vs. SLA?
Often used interchangeably, the terms SLO and SLA are not the same. Find out the key attributes of each and why each is important for managing service providers. Continue Reading
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What steps can CIOs take to neutralize cloud shadow IT?
In this Ask the Expert, Gartner's Marco Meinardi explains why denying access and applying too much intermediation are not effective in neutralizing cloud shadow IT projects. Continue Reading
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How to manage multi-cloud: Deployment and maintenance strategies
Although multi-cloud deployment can help increase IT flexibility, CIOs must develop strategies to ensure these complicated environments don't create undue risk. Continue Reading