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The great divide: Separating operations and innovation

CIO

Of the many possible answers, some of our clients elect to carry the transformation further by separating their employees into two groups: those responsible for operations and those responsible for innovation. Advantages. Operations will always take priority over innovation whenever there’s a fire. Trade-offs. Disadvantages.

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7 signs you may not be a transformational CIO

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Focused on digitization and innovation and closely aligned with lines of business, some 40% of IT leaders surveyed in CIO.com’s State of the CIO Study 2024 characterize themselves as transformational, while a quarter (23%) consider themselves functional: still optimizing, modernizing, and securing existing technology infrastructure.

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3 things CIOs must do now to accurately hit net-zero targets

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CEOs are relying on CIOs to identify and deploy these value-driven technology solutions, thus reinforcing the role that CIOs play at the heart of their companies’ innovation, agility, and growth. In some cases, CIOs are building more sustainable businesses by leveraging what already exists.

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Henkel embraces gen AI as enabler and strategic disruptor

CIO

To achieve its vision, Henkel laid down a five-year strategic roadmap that involved reshuffling the IT organization, creating a new digital unit, consolidating CIO and CDO venture activities under one roof, and building global innovation centers in hubs like Berlin, Shanghai, Bangalore, and the US.

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Accelerating digital transformation with sustainable solutions

CIO

From there, we can dynamically connect to industry-leading cloud and network providers around the world via software-defined interconnection, gaining maximum choice, flexibility, cost control, and performance advantages. Dell is committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions across the entire value chain by 20502.

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How H&M integrates tech into its stores

CIO

And when a product is digitized, you can follow it along the entire value chain, and read and understand where it’s produced, located, and so on, all in real time, which is something crucial to create new digital in-store opportunities. Innovative collaborations give us competitive advantages,” she says. “It

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PwC develops solution for automated CSRD reporting

CIO

The CSRD and the associated ESRS require reporting along the entire value chain based on double materiality and multiple mandatory disclosures. Many data points must be collected from various source systems before they are linked for calculation. To learn how they accomplished this feat, you can read their pitch deck here.

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