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7 risk management rules every CIO should follow

CIO Business Intelligence

Rule 1: Start with an acceptable risk appetite level Once a CIO understands their organizations risk appetite, everything else strategy, innovation, technology selection can align smoothly, says Paola Saibene, principal consultant at enterprise advisory firm Resultant. Cybersecurity is now a multi-front war, Selby says.

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10 AI strategy questions every CIO must answer

CIO Business Intelligence

The 2024 Enterprise AI Readiness Radar report from Infosys , a digital services and consulting firm, found that only 2% of companies were fully prepared to implement AI at scale and that, despite the hype , AI is three to five years away from becoming a reality for most firms.

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CIO metrics are failing digital transformation; it’s time to radically rethink success

CIO Business Intelligence

As digital transformation becomes a critical driver of business success, many organizations still measure CIO performance based on traditional IT values rather than transformative outcomes. This creates a disconnect between the strategic role that CIOs are increasingly expected to play and how their success is measured.

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How to get the most out of IT consultants

CIO Business Intelligence

As enterprises continue to plan, expand, or evolve their digital transformation efforts and shifts to the cloud, many are likely relying on IT consultants or considering hiring them for help. Here are some tips for getting the most value from using IT consultants and ensuring that the engagement is successful and aligned with your objectives.

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3 consultant mistakes CIOs can’t help making

CIO Business Intelligence

There comes a time in the professional life of most CIOs when they — you — need to bring in a consultant. Having spent time on both sides of the CIO/consultant relationship I can say, with confidence, that a lot of CIOs don’t know how to best work with us. Consultant selection: Who to avoid. Not a contractor.

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6 steps to measure the business value of IT

CIO Business Intelligence

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. In order to make progress along this path, the consultants developed a process model with several development and evaluation phases, using current scientific findings and speaking to CIOs.

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The Quality of Auto-Generated Code

O'Reilly on Data

Our guess is that, without ways to measure “code quality” rigorously, code quality will probably degrade. Ever since Peter Drucker, management consultants have liked to say, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” Thomas Johnson said, “Perhaps what you measure is what you get.

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