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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.

By Peter B. Nichol

Artificial Intelligence Digital Transformation Technology Industry

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

Change Management Digital Transformation IT Leadership

IT burnout: 7 ways to spot and help overwhelmed staff

When workloads go over the top, employee performance can sink. Identifying and supporting beleaguered staffers can help you boost productivity and stem turnover.

By John Edwards

IT Leadership Staff Management

Chipotle doubles digital sales with loyalty program

The quick-service chain remade its mobile app and loyalty reward experience, which helped boost digital sales by 88 percent. Hereu2019s how CTO Curt Garner tackled the challenge.

Digital Transformation IT Leadership Small and Medium Business

Nov 12, 2019 7 mins

The chief data officer: The CIO’s newest ally

As organizations shift to data-driven strategies, the CDO role is rising. But to succeed as an entity, the CIO and CDO must work in concert — with clear delineations in responsibilities.

By Mary K. Pratt

Nov 11, 2019 11 mins

Careers Data Management IT Leadership

Rethinking government use of commercial exploit tools after WhatsApp spying

The recent WhatsApp lawsuit shows the significant risk to individuals, as well as public trust, that comes from allowing commercial systems to remain exploitable.

By Daniel Castro

Nov 8, 2019

Government Malware Technology Industry

Interim AI report offers mix of ambitious and practical recommendations

If we want US, rather than Chinese, values to infuse the worldu2019s approach to AI, then high powered diplomacy is an essential tool. A new NSC report breaks down the approach.

By Carl Schonander

Nov 8, 2019

Artificial Intelligence Government Technology Industry

5 steps to develop a true leadership superpower

If IT executives can learn to be better listeners, they can become better leaders. Here's how.

By Tony Gerth

Nov 8, 2019

CIO CSO and CISO IT Leadership

5 ways cybersecurity awareness trainings can strengthen your organization

As efforts to implement comprehensive security engineering frameworks and policies grow across various enterprises, it makes sense to implement a hands-on training program focused on educating your employees with basic cybersecurity best practices u2

By Ax Sharma

Nov 7, 2019

IT Skills Security

Why corporate boards put their digital transformation at risk

Despite increasing cybercrime and dependency on digital revenues, many CEOs operate in the dark. A stunning 63 percent of CISOs donu2019t regularly report to their board, research by Ponemon Institute finds.

By Marc Wilczek

Nov 7, 2019

Tips and tools for effective customer journey mapping

Customer journey maps are a popular tool to improve customer experience. Hereu2019s how to get the most from them alongside techniques such as customer journey analytics.

By Mary Branscombe

Nov 7, 2019

Business IT Alignment IT Leadership

Sponsorship vs. mentorship: Which is best for your career?

While seemingly similar, mentorship and sponsorship offer distinct differences as workplace support and provide unique benefits for your career.

By Sharon Florentine

Nov 7, 2019 6 mins

Careers IT Leadership Staff Management

5 ways IT still fails its business users

Mastering customer experience is the drumbeat of digital transformation today. But too often enterprises pursue that while neglecting employee experience to their peril.

By Minda Zetlin

Nov 6, 2019 11 mins

Business IT Alignment IT Leadership IT Strategy

5 principles for a fulfilling career from the ‘Father of Digital Mobile Communication’

Dr. Jan Uddenfeldt, who helped develop groundbreaking wireless technology for Sony and Ericsson, says leaders cannot go it alone.

By Sudhir Ispahani

Careers IT Leadership

The culture shift in your DevOps environment

Incorporating best security practices into DevOps is not only good for your company and your product u2013 it's good for your teams.

By Brian E. Thomas

Devops IT Leadership Security

Hunter Douglas provides clear view of what S/4HANA switch takes

An ERP migration is always a slog, but how do you collapse 18 disparate systems into a single platform hosted in a private cloud? Very carefully, says Hunter Douglas CIO Steve Katsirubas.

ERP Systems IT Leadership

Data preparation tools: Your analytics strategy’s secret weapon

Data preparation is frequently cited as the leading roadblock to leveraging data within an organization. Getting the right tool for your organization can help you breakthrough.

By Thor Olavsrud

Big Data Data Mining Data Science

CIO Digital Magazine: Fall 2019

What do the coming years hold for the CIO role? Read on for a glimpse into the future.

By CIO staff and contributors

Nov 4, 2019 3 mins

Careers IT Jobs Staff Management

How to avoid a knee-jerk hiring strategy

If need is driving all of your recruiting decisions, you may be compromising.

By Sabatino Guerriero

Nov 4, 2019

Precedents matter in cloud negotiations

You might know what a great deal looks like, but thatu2019s only half the battle. Achieving that great deal requires persuasiveness.

By Jeff Lazarto

Nov 4, 2019

Analytics Careers Staff Management

7 signs you’re being exploited at work — and what to do about it

All too often the reward for good work is more work. Hereu2019s how to know when enough is enough and what you can do to better your situation.

By Paul Heltzel

Nov 4, 2019 9 mins

Careers

LinkedIn Talent Solutions: 10 tips for hiring your perfect match

Looking for the perfect candidate? LinkedIn Talent Solutions offers powerful tools and services for leveraging real-time data and machine learning to find your match.

By Sharon Florentine

Nov 4, 2019

Ending white dominance in tech starts with white women

When white women fail to see the access and privilege afforded them, the u201cwomen in techu201d narrative will continue to be characterized by the white womanu2019s perspective, thus erasing the experience of black women and other women of color.

By Megan Bigelow

Nov 1, 2019

Careers IT Leadership Staff Management

Restrictions needed but not sufficient to address Chinese technology acquisition

The US has developed a number of new tools to deny China access to US technology. Those tools are necessary, but are not sufficient.

By Carl Schonander

Nov 1, 2019

Government Legal Technology Industry

How to embrace speaking in public

Afraid of public speaking? Here's an easy way to get started at any age. Speak up. Speak out. Tell us what you see.

By Theodore May

Nov 1, 2019

Diversity and Inclusion IT Leadership Staff Management

What women want in the IT workplace: 6 key factors for hiring and retention

Women are exiting IT in droves, as companies struggle to hire and engage these valuable employees. The first step to change? Listening to what women want.

By Sharon Florentine

Nov 1, 2019 11 mins

Solving IT’s looming leadership crisis

IT leaders are failing the next generation, but a one-on-one approach u2014 at scale — can make the difference.

By Dan Roberts

Oct 31, 2019 8 mins

Careers IT Leadership IT Skills

Blockchain for business: 5 promising pilots

Big brands in financial services, logistics and other sectors are betting on blockchainu2019s potential to facilitate transactions and verify provenance of products.

Digital Transformation Financial Services Industry Technology Industry

Oct 31, 2019

Co-innovating with startups: 5 steps for success

Startups can help your organization kick-start innovation. Hereu2019s how CIOs can hone their approach to courting fledgling vendors of emerging technologies while reducing risk.

Digital Transformation IT Leadership Innovation

Oct 30, 2019

Vanguard’s investment in agile pays employee engagement dividends

John Marcante, CIO of Vanguard, discusses how agile development and product management are driving a culture of engagement and business outcomes at the large global investment advisory firm.

By Martha Heller

Oct 30, 2019

Agile Development Careers IT Leadership

6 important steps businesses can take to monitor and support mobile workers

Keeping team members connected to tools, resources, and information in a virtual work environment is of course, essential for success, but without the tools and your virtual environment can easily fall apart or become too overwhelming to manage.

By Danielle Sabrina

Oct 29, 2019

IT Leadership Staff Management

Chief Trust Officers: Why, who and when

As markets continue to shift globally, organizations seek to differentiate on trust and transparency in addition to experience, engagement, price and quality. Data privacy has entered the C-suite as a catalyst for this level of differentiation and is

By Richie Etwaru

Oct 29, 2019

First, define “good” to scale your organization

Reposition your organization for success by connecting your vision to behaviors for organizational growth.

By Peter B. Nichol

Oct 29, 2019

What exactly is a data-driven organization?

Understanding what makes a data-driven business is essential for any company wishing to remain relevant over the next decade.

By Martin De Saulles

IT Strategy Technology Industry

Ensuring CIOs are in the know

CIOs need to achieve many things these days, but one of the most important is integrating themselves into the business. Easier said than done? Not necessarilyu2026

By Myles F. Suer

IT’s drive to improve the customer experience

CIOs are hiring BRMs and BPOs, embedding IT in the business and sending IT staff into the field u2014 all in a quest to better court business customers.

By Stacy Collett

Business IT Alignment Digital Transformation IT Leadership

MHBE proves the value of mobile for health insurance customers

The Maryland Health Benefit Exchange worked around strict industry regulations to create a scalable online marketplace for customers to sign up, check their benefits and compare health insurance plans.

By Sarah K. White

CIO 100 Digital Transformation Healthcare Industry

Congress needs to extend the old broadcasting rules against media control of candidate messages to cover cable and social media.

By Mark MacCarthy

Oct 24, 2019

Government Technology Industry

Make the right way the easy way

If we want teams that are empowered to move quickly and safely, instead of giving them strict instructions on how to perform their jobs, we can make the right way the easy way, and allow the business to thrive.

By Dave Mangot

Oct 24, 2019

Devops Digital Transformation IT Leadership

6 tips for surviving digital disruption

Once considered a competitive differentiator, digital transformation is now table stakes, according to Gartner, which offers tips for surviving disruption scenarios businesses may face in the year ahead.