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11 ways to ensure IT-business alignment

CIO

Most IT and business executives recognize the necessity of close alignment. What really matters is determining how to fit every function together to achieve unified goals — chiefly IT and its business counterparts, given the importance technology has organizationwide. Here are 11 effective ways to reach that goal.

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Agentic AI: 6 promising use cases for business

CIO

The promise the approach has for impacting business workflows has organizations such as Aflac, Atlantic Health System, Legendary Entertainment, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory already pursuing the technology. Business intelligence Another area where AI agents will have a large impact is business intelligence.

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The ‘Great IT Rebrand’: Restructuring IT for business success

CIO

But Florida-based Brown & Brown Insurance put old-school conventions to the test when it joined a growing cadre of leading organizations remodeling IT to reflect the pervasive role of technology in business transformation. Rethinking IT structure serves as yet another catalyst for advancing tech-driven business strategy.

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Suncor Energy derives business value through business AI and automation

CIO

To comply with this obligation, Suncor has developed the Intercompany Tax Automation (ITC) solution using SAP Business AI & SAP Build Products. The key highlight of the solution was leveraging Suncor’s existing investments in SAP, improving, and optimizing the solution for evolving and challenging business needs with quick time-to-value.

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Driving Business Impact for PMs

Speaker: Jon Harmer, Product Manager for Google Cloud

Move from feature factory to customer outcomes and drive impact in your business! Understand how your work contributes to your company's strategy and learn to apply frameworks to ensure your features solve user problems that drive business impact.

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Delivering better business outcomes for CIOs

CIO

Businesses have long understood that simplifying and centralizing operations can reduce costs, break down silos, and foster collaboration and sustainability. Business analysts Gartner reports that the time to recruit a new employee has increased by 18%.

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To build business value, leverage your company’s data with AI

CIO

Although we live in an increasingly data-driven world, most companies don’t operate data-driven business models. However, the tools to get more from the proprietary data you generate from everyday business processes are becoming widely accessible, and could help your company develop a competitive edge.

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Business Intelligence 101: How To Make The Best Solution Decision For Your Organization

Speaker: Evelyn Chou

Choosing the right business intelligence (BI) platform can feel like navigating a maze of features, promises, and technical jargon. We’ll explore essential criteria like scalability, integration ease, and customization tools that can help your business thrive in an increasingly data-driven world.

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How To Speak The Language Of Financial Success In Product Management

Speaker: Jamie Bernard

By connecting your product’s journey with the company’s financial success, you’ll ensure that every feature, release, and innovation contributes to the bottom line, driving both customer satisfaction and business growth. In this webinar, we'll highlight the critical importance of business and financial acumen in product management.

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What Consumers Are Saying About ESG – And What That Means for Your Business

A growing body of evidence shows that environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives are important to business growth. Consumers see businesses as crucial change agents and are willing to take their business to the competition if their current brand comes up short on ESG.

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Leading the Development of Profitable and Sustainable Products

Speaker: Jason Tanner

A sustainable business model contains a system of interrelated choices made not once but over time. Takeaways: Learn how to increase profits, enhance customer satisfaction, and create sustainable business models by selecting effective pricing and licensing strategies.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Our esteemed speakers will discuss the emerging trends shaping the future of product management and business intelligence.

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Going to Market Smarter in the New Economy

The fight to find new customers and retain existing ones is the biggest business challenge for many companies. In 2022, as companies continue to move more functions online, employees will take a more virtual -- and flexible -- mindset and lifestyle in parallel to the digitization of businesses.

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Marketing-Led COVID-19 Growth Strategies: 2022 and Beyond

Businesses are tasked with beating pre-pandemic numbers, making marketing more essential than ever before. This is your chance to create unprecedented brand awareness, bring in the best leads sales has ever seen, and play an instrumental role in generating new and existing business revenue.

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Your Guide to Using Conversational Marketing to Drive Demand Generation

Whether it’s a business deal or a personal connection, they are a driving force to solidify a foundation of trust. Enter conversational marketing — the new paradigm to tackling your business deals and converting prospects in minutes. Conversations have always been at the heart of our most authentic relationships.