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These 9 initiatives have been found to elicit the most significant measurable impact for professionals in this role.
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People & Leadership
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July 17, 2019
Most new IT managers feel unprepared for their new people responsibilities. Managers are essential to the success of their teams, and by failing to...
June 05, 2019
Most new IT managers feel unprepared for their new people responsibilities. Managers are essential to the success of their teams, and by failing to...
March 01, 2019
Fight the war on talent by leveraging straightforward tactics to help you build a targeted recruitment and retention strategy to attract more women...
February 14, 2019
You’re busy – don’t make your recognition program more complicated than it needs to be. Focus on day-to-day ideas and actively embed recognition in...
November 23, 2018
Employee engagement is key to IT productivity and retention, and it is the culmination of multiple day-to-day experiences. Targeting these experien...
November 19, 2018
Today, operating environments change quickly, and it is critical that IT departments develop the competencies employees need both today and in the ...
July 24, 2018
The first 100 days as a new leader presents a unique challenge in getting up to speed on organizational needs while managing multiple streams of in...
July 03, 2018
Employee engagement is key to IT productivity and retention, and is the culmination of multiple day-to-day experiences. Targeting these experiences...
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Strategy & Governance
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May 17, 2019
This blueprint helps organizations take stock of their digital maturity and compare it with their peers in the industry. By leveraging the capabili...
April 02, 2019
Learn about the evaluation of quantum capability and how to track it henceforth.
March 11, 2019
With the differentiation between products shrinking, organizations are looking towards improved customer experiences to separate themselves from th...
January 24, 2019
Organizations must move from running uncoordinated efforts within siloes to launching digital transformation initiatives organized around customer ...
December 18, 2018
Read the CIO Trend Report 2019 for an overview of emerging technologies and upcoming changes in the technology environment. Understand the multifac...
December 12, 2018
With the increasing convergence of technology and growing cybersecurity risks, manufacturing companies need a unified approach to technology integr...
October 12, 2018
Open data programs often don’t get the attention or resources they need to thrive. Build a more robust open data program by following this blueprin...
September 26, 2018
Businesses are moving faster than ever and IT needs to keep pace by delivering valuable services whenever and wherever needed. IT must increase agi...
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Value & Performance
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June 15, 2018
CIOs need to take charge of the IT value proposition, increasing the impact and strategic role of IT. Use your IT update presentation to focus deci...
June 05, 2018
Business relationship management (BRM) is not just a communication conduit between IT and the business. When implemented properly, a BRM is a value...
October 18, 2017
To properly allocate project work and establish more stable project timelines, PMOs and portfolio managers need to develop a reasonable and managea...
June 14, 2017
With the right PPM strategy, IT leaders can enable executive decision makers to make sense of the excess of project demand and prioritize those ini...
March 21, 2017
IT investment decisions are made without a shared perspective of value, resulting in cost misallocation and unexploited opportunities to improve ef...
November 03, 2016
Our program enables IT to develop the right service metrics to tie IT service performance to business value and user experience.
July 13, 2016
Completed projects aren’t necessarily successful projects. Projects are justified because they will make the organization money, save money, or mak...
April 28, 2016
Stakeholder management is something everyone does, but unfortunately few people actually do well. Taking the time to properly identify critical sta...