CIO - Blueprints

Establish a Foresight Capability

An innovative CIO must identify relevant trends early and respond to them quickly. By applying strategic foresight, CIOs can help their organizations become more...
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Implement a New IT Organizational Structure

Managing organizational design (OD) changes effectively is critical to maintaining IT service levels and retaining top talent throughout a restructure. Yet many...
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CIO Trend Report 2017

Trend reports can provide an academic outlook as to what is happening in the technology landscape, but not much else. CIOs need a framework to develop concrete insight...

Apply Design Thinking to Build Empathy With the Business

IT often manages stakeholders who don’t know how to articulate what they want. Requirements often say what the business needs, but rarely does discussion about the...
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Establish Realistic IT Resource Management Practices

To properly allocate project work and establish more stable project timelines, PMOs and portfolio managers need to develop a reasonable and manageable approximation of...
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Document Business Goals and Capabilities for Your IT Strategy

Understand the business context specific to your strategic IT initiative. Each strategic IT project requires answers to a specific set of questions regarding the...

CIO Trend Report 2018

Trend reports provide an academic outlook on what is happening in the technology landscape. Additionally, our report links trends with common business enablers....

Demystify Blockchain: How Can It Bring Value to Your Organization?

This blueprint introduces a business-centric definition of blockchain around its unique and competitive technological features. Company leaders can obtain a clear...
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Manage an IT Budget

IT departments are often viewed as cost centers that always ask for more budget. To deliver value and increase business satisfaction, IT needs a reliable budget...
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Plan Your Digital Transformation on a Page

The age of digital has created new ways for organizations and customers to form relationships. To survive, organizations must digitally transform to fit customer needs....
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