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A blueprint for successfully executing business-aligned IT strategies

CIO

In our fast-changing digital world, it’s essential to sync IT strategies with business objectives for lasting success. Technology has shifted from a back-office function to a core enabler of business growth, innovation, and competitive advantage.

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The RACI matrix: Your blueprint for project success

CIO

Enter the RACI matrix. What is a RACI matrix? RACI matrix rules and roles. The RACI matrix clarifies responsibilities and ensures that everything the project needs done is assigned someone to do it. This person must make sure that responsibilities are assigned in the matrix for all related activities.

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Relativity reaps the rewards of automated access management

CIO

Access Matrix for its RelativityOne Government product: An Access Matrix’s main feature is it automatically flags permission discrepancies and instances of “access creep,” i.e. when employees have more access than they need to do their jobs. For its access management project, Relativity earned a 2024 CSO Award.

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6 steps to measure the business value of IT

CIO

Because the contribution to value and innovation is often unclear, employees from business-related departments perceive IT as a black box and can’t always judge what it does and what added value it entails. This is also why some companies appoint a CDO to close the gap of value contribution between business and IT.

Business 499
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A Practical Guide to Business Intelligence Governance

Speaker: Marius Moscovici, CEO Metric Insights & Mike Smitheman, VP Metric Insights

While the proper governance of data is clearly critical to the success of any business intelligence organization, focusing on data governance alone is a huge mistake. To be effective, Business Intelligence (BI) governance must cover both data and visualizations. Technology - The essential components required in your technology stack.

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Exploration to elimination: CIO road map for adaptive technology portfolios

CIO

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, agility is no longer just a buzzword — it’s a business imperative. Yet, according to IDC’s March 2024 Future Enterprise Resiliency and Spending Survey, Wave 3 , 60% of organizations consider their digital infrastructure spending poorly aligned with expected business results.

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What is value stream mapping? A lean technique for improving business processes

CIO

Companies are always looking for ways to operate leanly by reducing waste and redundancies in business processes throughout the organization. For organizations that have siloed or isolated departments, encouraging more cross-collaboration between business units might be a worthwhile adjustment. Value stream mapping benefits.

Business 412