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The 4 most common mistakes to avoid when working with tech contractors and consultants

As more employers turn to contractors and consultants to solve their in-demand tech talent gaps, itu2019s crucial to learn how to get the most out of this relationship. Here are the most common mistakes to avoid.

By Monika Dowal

Dec 3, 2019

What is citizen development? The CIO’s solution to shadow IT

Users are increasingly creating tools to solve business problems. Fortunately, CIOs have help in the form of low- and no-code platforms that enable non-coders to build applications u2014 guardrails included.

By Clint Boulton

Dec 3, 2019 7 mins

IT Strategy Software Development

AI is already disrupting sales, today

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are readily available now, and we know it can be used to automate much of the repetitive tasks and processes that humans do now. With the assistance of AI, sales managers can also focus on the bottom line

By Brian E. Thomas

Artificial Intelligence CRM Systems Machine Learning

The business case for certifications

Business analysis as a profession continues to mature in the world today and with that comes organizations and certifications indicating experience and knowledge. These certifications take time and money to achieve, and there are many different optio

By Jamie Champagne

Certifications IT Jobs Salaries

What is the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018? Influencers in the know break down the details

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 is a bill intended to enhance online privacy rights and consumer protection for residents of California, United States. But the bill has national and global implications. Hereu2019s how to prepare your orga

By Ginevra Adamoli

Government Legal Technology Industry

Why RPA is a CIO priority

Cognitive automation technologies are changing our business. RPA is the first step in that evolution. Be part of the business-value realization with RPA.

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10 tech certifications that pay the highest and are still growing in value

While pay for tech certifications has been declining overall, these certs are bucking the trend more than most.

By David Foote

Certifications IT Jobs IT Skills

10 future trends and how CIOs can keep ahead in 2020

After years of digital disruption and uncertainty, the future enterprise is finally coming into focus. Here's a look at what's ahead for IT organizations.

By Serge Findling

CIO Digital Transformation IT Strategy

10 best tech MBA programs

Looking to launch a career in IT leadership? These top-ranked tech-focused MBA programs can help vault you to the top.

Dec 2, 2019 6 mins

CIO Careers IT Skills

High performing multi-vendor transformation teams – How to make it work

There can be a significant pay-off for clients who enable a multi-vendor model to support their transformational programs. However, companies need to be prepared to put forward the effort required to enable the capturing of program benefits.

By John Belden

Nov 27, 2019

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AI in retail: Survival depends on getting smart

Machine learning is fast becoming a must-have for retailers looking to stave off disruption, but the barriers to entry — upfront cost and data prep — remain an obstacle for most.

By Maria Korolov

Nov 27, 2019 11 mins

At SUSE, mentoring helps shape the future for women in tech

Melissa Di Donatou2019s first priority as CEO of SUSE was to implement a mentoring program to uplift women in their tech careers.

Careers Diversity and Inclusion Staff Management

Nov 27, 2019

The ever-changing role of a startup CTO

Tech startups are only as successful as their tech. With fast-paced growth, a CTO must build upon and constantly iterate with the changing times to succeed.

By Sandeep Chouksey

Nov 26, 2019 6 mins

CTO IT Leadership

9 dark secrets of DevOps

Organizations are increasingly turning to DevOps in support of digital transformations. Here is a clear-eyed view of what you are getting into when you do.

By Peter Wayner

Nov 26, 2019

Devops Software Development

12 awards that recognize women in tech

These 12 awards recognize hard-working women who promote diversity and inclusion and who inspire other women to grow their careers in tech.

By Sarah K. White

Nov 26, 2019

Careers Diversity and Inclusion IT Leadership

Take the training wheels off your vendor-management office

Why youu2019re not getting the most out of your third-party relationships.

Change Management IT Leadership Supply Chain Management Software

How to handle the blow-up meeting and create breakthroughs

If you're going to challenge peopleu2019s assumptions, be prepared to manage tough dialogs and lead them to breakthrough moments.

By Isaac Sacolick

Digital Transformation IT Leadership

5 factors that will shape data-driven innovation in 2020

The coming year promises new challenges and opportunities for companies building data-driven services.

By Martin De Saulles

Digital Transformation IT Strategy Innovation

What’s next for content moderation?

The Transatlantic Working Group considers transparency, alternative dispute resolution mechanisms and limitations on algorithms as ways forward.

By Mark MacCarthy

Government Legal Technology Industry

8 tips for dealing with IT project pushback

Technical initiatives are often met with resistance from business leaders, IT pros and end users alike. Here's how to transform friction into feedback that can help push your project forward.

By Paul Heltzel

Nov 25, 2019 11 mins

IT Leadership Project Management

Intuit proves the power of CTO-CIO collaboration

Intuit CTO Marianna Tessel and CIO Atticus Tysen collaborate to reimagine the company's financial software as self-service technology supported by AI.

By Clint Boulton

Nov 25, 2019 7 mins

Collaboration Software Digital Transformation Small and Medium Business

Your personal advisory board: The secret to a great career

A personal advisory board can advise, counsel and champion you through all stages of your IT career. Hereu2019s how to create your own.

Nov 22, 2019 10 mins

Careers IT Leadership

Dreamforce 2019: Salesforce gives CRM ‘single source of truth’

At its annual customer conference, Salesforce.com introduced Customer 360 Truth and a curiously British-sounding Einstein that your customers can now access.

CRM Systems Salesforce.com Technology Industry

Nov 22, 2019

How human-centered design is driving digital health

Healthcare tech has mostly focused on designing systems for claiming federal incentives in the past decade. Design thinking stands this logic on its head.

By Paddy Padmanabhan

Nov 21, 2019

Digital Transformation Healthcare Industry Technology Industry

Plan the work, execute the work

In our jobs, itu2019s not enough to be busy, we need to be productive. By being deliberate about choosing what to work on, we can make real strides for our product, our businesses and ourselves.

By Dave Mangot

Nov 21, 2019

Careers IT Leadership Staff Management

6 tips for an effective IT internship program

A well-run internship program can provide a talent pipeline, help build your brand, and even jumpstart business innovation. Here's how to ensure your interns are engaged, productive, and singing praise.

By Christina Wood

Nov 21, 2019 10 mins

Inside HPE’s massive S/4HANA consolidation

Taking a top-down approach is the key to ERP consolidation success, says HPE SVP and CIO Archana Deskus. Unless the CEO is on board, something this big wonu2019t get done.

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Nov 21, 2019 7 mins

The big picture from Tableau Conference 2019

More AI, more preparation, more cloud integration were the key takeaways from the analytics platform makeru2019s annual event.

Analytics Technology Industry

Nov 20, 2019

9 pitfalls to scaling innovation from pilot to production

From a lack of a handoff plan to a failure to loop in business users at the right time, innovative projects all too often stall when pushed out into the real world. Hereu2019s how to do it right.

By Mary K. Pratt

Nov 20, 2019 11 mins

Emerging Technology IT Leadership Innovation

RPA and AI help ADP work smarter and faster

CIO Vipul Nagrath discusses how the payroll software company is leveraging technology to improve the customer experience.

By Martha Heller

Nov 20, 2019

Cloud Management Innovation Robotic Process Automation

Sustainability doesn’t work without transparency

Do you know what your current carbon footprint is? If not, how would you go about calculating it? What information do you need?

By David Mytton

Nov 19, 2019

Government Green IT Technology Industry

7 ways IT can help cut friction from the customer experience

Top-notch CX is a digital business imperative. Here's how to ensure your organization's customer and client experience is hassle-free.

By Bob Violino

Nov 19, 2019 11 mins

Digital Transformation IT Skills Robotic Process Automation

Intel flexes AI processing muscle

The insatiable demand for AI processing is giving rise to new alternatives, and Intel is answering the call. But is what the company offering enough to take share in the cloud and datacenter?

By Mike Feibus

Nov 18, 2019

Artificial Intelligence Intel Technology Industry

How analytics help justify the role of the CIO

CIOs require unified intelligence for data-driven insights leading to actionable organizational decision making.

Analytics CIO IT Strategy

Nov 18, 2019 13 mins

Reskilling helps Stanley future-proof its factories

Committed to forging 10 million 'makers' by 2030, Stanley Black & Decker is training up factory workers to work with robotics, AI, IoT and AR. Here's how the power tools manufacturer is doing it.

By Clint Boulton

Nov 18, 2019 6 mins

Digital Transformation IT Skills Manufacturing Industry

Top career tips for aspiring CIOs

CIOs share hard-earned lessons and time-honored advice to those seeking top technology leadership roles.

By Esther Shein

Nov 18, 2019 13 mins

CIO Careers IT Leadership

Application proliferation – the lurking crisis

There are literally thousands of SaaS applications that can be used to manage almost every aspect of a companyu2019s internal operations. On a bad day it may seem as if your company has purchased all of them! Here are some tips on how IT organization

By Mark Settle

Nov 15, 2019

Application Life Cycle Management SaaS System Management

10 reasons IT leaders fail at innovation

Tech leaders have been given an innovation mandate, but many still struggle to build a robust innovation capability. Whatu2019s holding them back?

By Khalid Kark

Nov 15, 2019 5 mins

IT Leadership Innovation

7 factors women look for in an IT employer — and how to address them

Trying to improve diversity in your hiring pipeline? Hereu2019s what will make your organization attractive to women and other minorities.

Diversity and Inclusion IT Leadership Staff Management

Nov 15, 2019

IT-business alignment in the digital age

The most effective IT models are tightly aligned with desired business outcomes. Getting there may require a new IT operating model.

By Martha Rounds

Nov 14, 2019

IT Leadership IT Strategy

Microsoft shows off hybrid cloud management and cloud analytics tools at Ignite

Enterprises will soon have access to Azure Arc and Azure Synapse Analytics, two new services that bolster Microsoftu2019s cloud offerings.

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Nov 14, 2019

The 22 best project management tools for business

Having the right set of tools to tackle analytics, requirements, change, and project progress will help project managers perform at their best.

By Moira Alexander

Nov 14, 2019 23 mins

IT Leadership Project Management Tools

Creating a learning organization

Innovation and success at digital transformation are built upon a foundation. So, what wisdom do CIOs have about creating learning organizations?

By Myles F. Suer

Nov 13, 2019

Digital Transformation IT Leadership Innovation

IT’s new ROI: Return on innovation

CIOs struggle to temper business expectations of 100 percent innovation success with the realities. Here's how to foster a healthy innovation outlook.

By Stacy Collett

Nov 13, 2019 9 mins

A ‘first 100-days’ plan for the new CIO

SAIC CIO Nathan Rogers offers an approach for managing your new CIO job.

By Martha Heller

Nov 13, 2019 8 mins

CIO IT Leadership

Who’s in charge of upskilling tech talent? You are. Here are 5 ways to get started

Canu2019t find talent fast enough? Train them! Itu2019s no secret that hiring external talent is no longer sufficient to fulfill todayu2019s tech employment demands. Thatu2019s why many companies are investing more resources in upskilling.

By Anna Frazzetto

Careers IT Leadership IT Skills

3 practices Industrial IoT can learn from digital health and the Internet of Medical Things

The human-centric focus of healthcare has given digital health developers a perspective on how to deploy IoT technology that industrial developers can use to accelerate the success of their operation-centric efforts.

By Scott Nelson

Healthcare Industry Internet of Things Manufacturing Industry

Designing an artificial intelligence center of excellence for disciplined transformation

The heart of establishing a center of excellence is to achieve scale, sustain innovation and expand cultural adoption. The pillars of vision, collaboration and culture will help your organization use data faster to realize value.

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Why are most organizations late to change?

The pace of change continues to escalate, and the saying u201cif you snooze you loseu201d has never been more relevant. Here are four ways to help your organization avoid being late to change.

By Randy Pennington