CIO

MAY 23, 2023

Halfords GroupのCIOであるNeil Holden氏は、同社がクラウド化を進めるにあたり、ITオペレーションを単に「リフト＆シフト」する以上のことを実現しようと考えました。 Holden氏は、多くのCIOがそうであるように、クラウドの利用を拡大することで会社の変革のアジェンダの実現と形成を図ろうとしており、その目的を達成するためには、技術スタックだけではなく、自社のIT部門も変革しなければならないことを認識していました。 「いかなる種類のクラウド導入でも、必ず自社のIT（部門）の構造を見直す必要があります」とHolden氏は言います。「ITは今、クラウドのためだけではなく、クラウドがビジネスにとってどのような意味を持つかということを考慮した、これまでとはまったく違った運用が必要なのです。」 (..)

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IT 325

CIO

APRIL 7, 2023

Automation has long been the lifeblood of IT work. In pockets throughout the organization, the call to automate processes has always been a key driver of IT agendas, whether it be to overhaul targeted processes within the sales or marketing function, or within IT itself. I tell my teams that automation is our salvation.” They use AI. They use RPA.

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IT Analysis Business Technology 871

CIO

MAY 25, 2023

With demand for IT workers continuing to grow and the labor market for tech talent remaining tight, CIOs can’t afford to see IT workers — particularly high-performing ones — walk out the door. And yet, walk out they just might. But knowing how to retain valuable employees requires insights into why they leave.

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IT Management Competitive Technology 822

CIO

APRIL 24, 2023

Amanda Merola, senior software engineer, The Hartford The Hartford The HartCode Academy is just one of several initiatives The Hartford has put in place to recharge its IT talent pipeline. Gartner expects demand for tech talent to continue to outstrip supply through 2026 based on its IT spending forecasts.

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IT Competitive Profiling Innovation 697

CIO

MAY 17, 2023

The big picture : In the midst of a rush to technology modernization, it’s critical to ensure the organization’s data assets are not overlooked. Why it matters:  Data-driven business decisions must factor prominently in modernization efforts. The bottom line:  Don’t leave data behind.

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IT Banking Analysis Technology 688

CIO

MAY 18, 2023

Why not pick up a book that will inspire you to be a more effective leader, help you spot challenges and pitfalls in your IT strategies and processes, or prepare for the future of information technology? CTO and co-founder of Digibee. It gives the fundamental patterns for achieving fast flow,” he says. “By

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IT Technology Technology Learning 790

CIO

MARCH 21, 2023

When Arvest, a regional bank operating in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, hired Laura Merling as chief transformation and operations officer in 2021, one of the first things she changed was its digital transformation plan. But there were challenges. Everybody was creating a retail neobank,” says Merling.

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Banking IT Retail Technology 610

CIO

MAY 10, 2023

So in monthly or quarterly combined meetings, there weren’t apples to apples being compared. It was also a lot of churning for the different groups to come up with those data on the weekly, monthly and quarterly basis.” That’s the first level of a cultural shift. And change doesn’t come easy no matter which organization you’re at.

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IT Education Business Intelligence Globalization 755

CIO

JANUARY 3, 2023

This past year was another pivotal one for IT, with IT leaders learning new lessons for implementing value-oriented IT initiatives and establishing thriving workplace cultures against the backdrop of economic uncertainty. CIOs anticipate addressing these and other challenges in the year ahead, but they also have big plans for 2023.

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IT Technology Technology Business 852

CIO

APRIL 10, 2023

Jeff Dirks is fascinated by new technologies like generative AI. But when it comes to implementation, the chief information and technology officer of workforce augmentation firm TrueBlue chooses a path that trails early adopters. We’re in the early majority,” is the CIO/CTO’s blunt self-assessment. We did not have a solution to do this.

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Innovation IT Due Diligence Technology 896

CIO

APRIL 25, 2023

They usually read like they were written by Captain Obvious, but that doesn’t make them wrong. Just repetitious. So in an attempt to provide advice you haven’t already received, here are seven venial sins of IT management, presented in no particular order, that you aren’t likely to get advice about from anywhere else. No, don’t thank me … 1.

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Management IT Technology Technology 696

CIO

MAY 22, 2023

IT leaders have known for years that having “a seat at the table” is essential to their success. Without insight into and influence over key organizational decisions and priorities, CIOs are disadvantaged when it comes to launching and supporting initiatives that will help the business thrive. Being CIO isn’t just about making sure the emails work.

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IT Technology Technology Security 662

CIO

MARCH 6, 2023

As CIO Neil Holden moved his company, Halfords Group, further into the cloud, he sought to do more than simply “lift-and-shift” IT operations. Rather, Holden — like most CIOs — wanted his increasing use of cloud to enable and shape the company’s transformation agenda. Here, four IT leaders detail how they have taken action on this front.

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IT Security Security Globalization 696

CIO

MAY 16, 2023

For companies looking for an edge in the tight talent market, a solid DEI strategy and employee engagement often go hand in hand, creating a balance that fosters an inclusive work environment. And those efforts have paid off, with BCBSNC coming in at No. 1 on Computerworld’s 2023 Best Places to Work in IT list for large companies.

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IT Benchmarking Knowledge Security 617

CIO

MAY 18, 2023

Cracking the code for fast, reliable automotive service requires vision — especially in an era in which customers expect flexible, convenient experiences delivered on their terms. Adopting a just-in-time delivery system could help accomplish that goal, but it would require a way to better anticipate customers’ needs.

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IT Retail Innovation Technology 617

CIO

APRIL 26, 2023

It’s widely recognized that introducing IT teams to the latest technology, business, and security advancements is essential for maximum performance and productivity. Is your organization giving its teams the training they need to keep pace with the latest industry developments? Perspectives matter, he notes.

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IT Security Security Intelligence 662

CIO

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

But how do you prepare others on your team for this next career step? This is one of the more challenging steps in any IT career. It’s necessary, though. Because if you don’t do the upfront work to prepare your team to take the helm, you won’t have anyone to fill those seats when you want to move up — or step down. Here is their advice.

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IT Management Learning Technology 793

CIO

APRIL 3, 2023

CEOs continue to see the need for more collaboration between IT and the business units, so much so that in a recent survey CEOs listed that as the No. 1 objective for the IT function. 2 on the list) and improving the customer experience (No. 2 on the list) and improving the customer experience (No.

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Business IT Win Technology 868

CIO

APRIL 13, 2023

There was a time in the not-too-distant past when the prevailing thinking among IT organizations was that what we deliver is more important than how we deliver it. Today’s most successful CIOs recognize that service missteps can make or break their team’s reputation. What does it take to achieve IT service excellence?

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IT Business Technology Technology 829

CIO

APRIL 11, 2023

When Tim Potter, principal at Deloitte Consulting,surveys the current enterprise software and services landscape, he sees potential for IT organizations to spur both innovation and rapid growth. Supporting the business while protecting corporate data will continue to be a challenge for CIOs,” Potter notes. “As

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Marketing Marketing IT Innovation 804

CIO

JANUARY 17, 2023

The CIO role continues to evolve, changing as dramatically as the technology it manages and maintains. Moreover, the pace of the chief IT position’s transformation seems to be accelerating — likewise mirroring the speed of change in the tech stack. Consequently, tech executives must lead, manage, and work differently than they did in the past.

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IT Technology Technology Management 909

CIO

MARCH 9, 2023

“I gave this to a developer, who told me it was a bad spec. So I wanted your opinion.” Accomplice it is. Still, I looked at the spec. It was a reasonable document as these things go. But like many specs it was bad for one simple reason: The business analyst had used it to communicate specifications to the developer.

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IT Business Management Marketing 697

CIO

JANUARY 3, 2023

Manfred Grossmann has seen the scenario play out over and over. “I I think companies that sell new products in an IT environment don’t always use them themselves,” said the vice president of corporate IT and project excellence for digital service provider Sycor Group. Like everybody else, they focus on things that are not quite new.”

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IT Innovation Technology Technology 617

CIO

APRIL 21, 2023

The speed at which enterprises adopt emerging technology is widely acknowledged as a key driver of success. As a result, organizations often rush to adopt new technology believing it will make them operationally more efficient and enhance their competitiveness. For the technology leader from the bank, it served as a valuable lesson.

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IT Due Diligence Loss Technology 656

CIO

MAY 24, 2023

In my work with industry-leading CIOs who help their organizations transform, I see four ways that IT leaders can help their companies transform: 1. As part of this process they are evaluating a broad range of “as a service” options from multiple outsourced providers and cloud vendors. My advice: Be proactive. hyperscale, private cloud).

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Business IT Security Security 617

CIO

AUGUST 17, 2022

In March 2022, Steve Demetriou, chair and CEO of Jacobs, announced a new multiyear strategy that would focus on three accelerators for the $15B professional services business: climate response, consulting and advisory, and data solutions, each supported by significant acquisitions. Three modes of IT.

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IT Business Globalization Pharmaceutical 697

CIO

OCTOBER 6, 2022

As an IT leader, being able to foster innovation not only benefits the IT itself, with greater efficiency, effectiveness and value, but the organization it serves and you personally, as it illustrates your ability to be an internal agent of change, a true business partner, and an asset at the strategy table. Think specificity.

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Innovation IT Business Competitive 909

CIO

APRIL 5, 2023

IT is no longer perceived as a cost factor or a pure support function at many organizations, according to management consultancy 4C Group’s Markus Matschi. And the digitization push during the pandemic accelerated this. But despite such advances, the question of the value contribution of IT isn’t always clearly answered.

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Business IT Analysis Business Environment 801

CIO

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Moreover, they say mentorship programs are critical not only because they’re helpful for individual career advancement in general but also because they create a support system — or, a community, as Hammett puts it — that’s intentional about helping to end the underrepresentation of Blacks in the tech profession.

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IT Globalization Management Technology 662

CIO

MAY 2, 2023

The make-versus-buy decision at the heart of any outsourcing proposition is not as black-and-white as many IT leaders think. Keeping IT work insourced versus contracting with a partner organization no longer needs to be a yes or no decision. Unfortunately, here is where far too many organizations get it wrong.

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IT Innovation Win Business 594