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• IDG Contributor Network: 5 critical roles for CIOs in defining digital strategy and executing digital transformation programs

  10-09-2018 20:30
  The divide between organizations that are executing a digital strategy and those that have not started is becoming more pronounced. A recent Deloitte survey on the global CIO shows that 42 percent of organizations either had no or limited digital strategy. Within those organizations, only 40 percent of CIOs are leading the digital strategy and only an additional 27 percent are leading its execution. That leaves a large number of organizations that are lagging in transformation, so it’s no
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: When it comes to IT training, are books an outdated learning mode or a hot product?

  10-09-2018 20:17
  Books have been around in various forms for thousands of years. We first had stone tablets and papyrus scrolls, parchment, wax, then finally paper. The invention of the printing allowed for large scale production, and cemented ink and paper as humankind’s go-to method for recording history and passing on knowledge. But, alas, over 5,000 years later, the monopoly books have held on the learning industry is no longer. What happened?Well, not only did “Video kill the Radio Star,”
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Embracing emerging practices like UX design in B2B

  10-09-2018 20:00
  The willingness to embrace emerging practices separates winners and losers in B2B commerce. Take user experience (UX) design, for example. Although UX design is a relatively new practice in B2B, leading brands recognize that it’s a staple in B2C and buyers now expect similarly intuitive digital experiences when they shop B2B brands.But bringing UX design into the B2B space isn’t as simple as slapping some visually interesting images on your commerce site or simplifying users’
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Is your business ready to go mobile-only?

  10-09-2018 13:40
  Over the past decade, smartphones and tablets have become so smart, there are already a few that outpace the standard laptop. Wearables too have evolved tremendously beyond the simple fitness tracking features of a few years ago. Whether it’s communicating with friends or completing a task at work, smartphones have become part of our everyday life and essential to collaboration. But are businesses ready to cast traditional desktops and laptops aside and go mobile-only?According to a study
  
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• How to create business-savvy IT pros

  10-09-2018 12:00
  Audiovisual and event tech services company PSAV plans to double its IT staff over the next five years under an aggressive companywide growth plan, but it’s not just the increased headcount that’s got CIO Cathie Kozik contemplating her team’s future.To read this article in full, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• CMMI maturity levels: A guide to optimizing development processes

  10-09-2018 12:00
  The Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) is a development model designed in part with the U.S. Department of Defense to help objectively assess government contractors’ development processes. It helps measure the maturity of development processes in a business using a scale of one to five. Processes are measured against requirements in the CMMI, which helps guide organizations through each level as they establish formal, measurable and reliable software development process.When a b
  
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