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• 7 ways an MBA will advance your IT career — and 5 ways it won't

  27-02-2018 23:30
  CIOs, CTOs, CDOs and other IT executives and high-level managers straddle two worlds: technology and business. Virtually all of these IT leaders have a deep background in areas such as management information systems (MIS), computer information systems (CIS) and project management. Most IT chiefs also have at least a bachelor's degree in a tech field, although some rise through the ranks clutching nothing more than a high school diploma and a fistful of certifications.To read this article in ful
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Unmasking the BRM’s role in enterprise architecture

  27-02-2018 17:09
  This year, we’re going to plan to deliver more with less. We’re going to enhance infrastructure resilience. We’re going to manage our resources more effectively. We’re going to do a lot of things—or at least we plan to—this year. How, exactly, will that get accomplished without a business strategy?Enterprise architecture provides the operating principles for an organization. It’s the layer above business and technology capabilities that defines the core
  
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• CIO change agents: The art of the IT turnaround

  27-02-2018 12:00
  Digital transformations are in vogue these days, with CIOs winning plaudits for efforts that fortify business operations, generate new revenues streams, or both. But before IT leaders can initiate a bet-the-house overhaul, many must author a far more foundational transition: IT culture change.Rather than broken technology implementations, such as spaghetti legacy code and ERP upgrades running over schedule and over budget, these turnarounds are defined by toxic or anemic cultures emanating from
  
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• CIOs reveal their most essential IT financial management principles

  27-02-2018 11:45
  For for-profit enterprises, business success begins and ends with the financial ledger. Markets and regulators are quick to correct overexpenditures and lax compliance.IT financial management is a foundational component of enterprise-wide financial health. CIOs are required to demonstrate fiscal discipline to their colleagues and shareholders. The implications of this obligation are as enormous as they are obvious. IT leaders contend with a host of financial challenges and investments every day
  
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