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6 key challenges of complex cloud environments — and how to manage them

CIO Business Intelligence

Moving to the cloud means that we need to manage change to reduce risk and cost, with governance as the top layer to facilitate that change.”. CIOs must ensure that procurement of these applications goes through an IT-led vendor risk assessment process,” he says. Addressing cybersecurity risks.

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6 best practices for better vendor management

CIO Business Intelligence

“Proactive and collaborative partnerships are built successfully if both sides avoid the trappings of a purely transactional relationship,” says Anja Allen, principal in the technology consulting practice at EY Consulting. “If This deepens and elevates your relationship into a strategic partnership and can lead to innovative solutions.”

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Provider or partner? IT leaders rethink vendor relationships for value

CIO Business Intelligence

It’s someone who can make a long-term difference,” says Ed Bouryng, president and founder of Meta, a technology and change management consultancy. Byproduct of IT’s evolution Gayatri Shenai, senior partner at management consulting firm McKinsey & Co., says this provider-partnership dynamic is a byproduct of IT’s evolution.

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What is a project management office (PMO)? The key to standardizing project success

CIO Business Intelligence

Debra Chin, a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and program manager/consultant with ROC Implementation & Management Group (ROCIMG), describes the PMO more succinctly, saying, “It’s a centralized point that helps manage projects.”

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How to get your CFO to buy into a better model for IT funding

CIO Business Intelligence

This article explores how CIOs can address each of their CFO’s key concerns when moving away from project-based teams to persistent funding, including the need to better track ROI, reduce risk, and reduce cost. How does persistent funding reduce risk? How does persistent funding improve the ability to track ROI?

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A Guide To The Top 14 Types Of Reports With Examples Of When To Use Them

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A good example is a KPI scorecard. As such, working with statutory types of report formats is a water-tight way of keeping track of your affairs and records while significantly reducing the risk of human error. Progress reports are often used as visual materials to support meetings and discussions.

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Score the Best Data Protection Solution for Your Organization

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As a best practice, you want to limit who has access to secure information to minimize risk and liability. Know your security risks. Most importantly, don’t forget to factor in human risk. More employees are working from home than ever before, and with that comes a new set of risks they need to be aware of.