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10 digital transformation roadblocks — and 5 tips for overcoming them

CIO Business Intelligence

So if you are seeking to lead transformational change at your organization, it’s worth knowing the 10 most common reasons why digital transformation fails and what you as an IT leader can learn from those failures. Resistance to change Change is hard, and digital transformation requires a lot of it.

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13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

Digital transformation is indeed a cornerstone of business strategy today, as 89% of enterprises see digital business as core to their growth, according to Gartner’s Board of Directors 2023 Survey. Data skills are also vital, says NCC Group’s Fox.

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Giant Eagle CIO Kirk Ball’s recipe for digital transformation success

CIO Business Intelligence

Afterwards, we spent some more time discussing his extensive track record with digital transformation, including how to set up digital initiatives for success. Dan Roberts: People refer to digital transformation in so many different contexts that the term has almost lost all meaning.

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5 signs your agile practices will lead to digital disaster

CIO Business Intelligence

But speaking to many IT leaders, there are often gaps between how IT runs Scrum, Kanban, or other agile practices and what CIOs need in order to achieve digital transformation objectives. We discussed how many agile teams focus on rituals without truly understanding the manifesto’s objectives or the organization’s goals.

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Citizen Data Scientists Are Key. So Is the Solution They Use.

Smarten

‘If you can take the guesswork and data science skills requirement out of the analytical process, your Citizen Data Scientists will thrive and your organization will get the most out of its commitment to self-serve augmented analytics and digital transformation (Dx).’

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7 IT governance mistakes — and how to avoid them

CIO Business Intelligence

Governance should be designed with adaptability in mind to ensure IT remains in alignment with business objectives, continually providing value while effectively safeguarding the organization against potential risks, Bales says. By that time, governance structures are rushed and risk mitigation measures lose their effectiveness.”.

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Think Your Company Doesn’t Need a Chief Data Officer? Here Are 7 Reasons Why It Does

Cloudera

Data is the lifeblood of modern business, the fuel that powers digital transformation, and every company should have a data strategy. Those returns are often measured in business value. CDO takes accountability As with any other part of the business, accountability is needed in the data team.

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