Tips

Tips

• CIOs assess the value of managing employee performance

  The CIO quest for skilled IT folks is escalating into an all-out talent war. Smart management of employee performance is a good place to start.  Continue Reading

• CIOs: Recalculate technology innovation strategy on a real-time basis

  ASAE CIO Reggie Henry shares how he and his team will invest in technology innovation for improved business process management in 2014.  Continue Reading

• Companies must engage customers on three fronts: Are CIOs ready?

  According to Forrester Research, to win in the 'age of the customer,' CIOs must help their businesses engage customers on three fronts.  Continue Reading

• Trimming the 'fat' from your IT roadmap in 2014

  SearchCIO's #CIOChat-ers tell us where to trim 'fat' from the technology budget in 2014 in order to establish a sustainable IT roadmap.  Continue Reading

• #CIOChat: Technology phrases we're swearing off in 2014

  In SearchCIO's year-end tweet jam, participants shared the technology phrases they plan to banish from their IT vocabulary in 2014.  Continue Reading

• How to resolve IT issues in 2014: #CIOChat IT resolutions abound

  Have you made your IT resolutions list and checked it twice? Our #CIOChat participants weighed in how to resolve IT dilemmas in the New Year.  Continue Reading

• Project focus regrets of 2013: Cloud and data make the cut

  What are you biggest IT regrets of 2013? In our final tweet jam of the year, participants share where their project focus went awry.  Continue Reading

• Move like Jagger to nail down a digital strategy

  The collaborative skills of Quincy Jones, longevity of the Rolling Stones and tenacity of Tina Turner are the makings of a potent digital strategy.  Continue Reading

• Disaster recovery practices and business continuity plans for SMBs

  Disaster recovery practices and business continuity plans are no longer a luxury for SMBs. We've rounded up some of the best DR/BC advice for CIOs.  Continue Reading

• Forrester: Three competencies CIOs need to master digital disruption

  CIOs need three competencies to keep pace with digital disruption. Plus, do you play soldier, captain or general in digital disruption?  Continue Reading

• IT budgeting, purchasing and cost-cutting tips for finance-minded CIOs

  IT budgeting, purchasing and cost cutting are constant SMB concerns. As the year winds down, CIOs must consider what's hot and what's not for 2014.  Continue Reading

• Where to invest in IT: Tweet jammers discuss budget forecast for 2014

  As a CIO, where do you plan to invest in IT in 2014? Our #CIOChat tweet jam participants talk about the budget forecast for enterprise IT.  Continue Reading

• Social gamification: How it benefits companies and their users

  Social gamification is proving its worth in organizations large and small. In this Q&A, Sonya Barry, a community manager at Java.net, explains how.  Continue Reading

• Best project management practices for CIOs and IT managers

  The best project management practices emphasize efficiency over chaos, so we've gathered some top project management tips from our sister sites.  Continue Reading

• A CIO goes beyond Agile and straight to the drawing board

  CIO Niel Nickolaisen's three mottos of software development have served him well over the years. But now, he says, it's time to go beyond Agile.  Continue Reading