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Mastering technology modernization: 6 steps for building your road map

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For example, my change management motto is, “Humans prefer the familiar to the comfortable and the comfortable to the better.” At a time when technology innovation cycles are getting shorter, we will struggle to keep pace if we have to navigate around legacy systems that act as barriers to speed and agility.

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What high-performance IT teams look like today — and how to build one

CIO Business Intelligence

Pre-pandemic, high-performance teams were co-located, multidisciplinary, self-organizing, agile, and data-driven. High performance back then generally focused on delivery — a contrast to previous generations of IT where business and IT alignment was an issue, and teams struggled to deliver with waterfall project management practices.

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10 digital transformation roadblocks — and 5 tips for overcoming them

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Reimagination of business processes sits at the core of digital transformation, and so, by definition, digital transformation challenges the status quo, throwing we-have-always-done-it-this-way sentiment out of the window. It requires a different mindset, as well as an agile, ready-to-experiment workforce that is change-savvy.

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Rebranding IT for the modernized IT mission

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A 1958 Harvard Business Review article coined the term information technology, focusing their definition on rapidly processing large amounts of information, using statistical and mathematical methods in decision-making, and simulating higher order thinking through applications.

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Best business analyst certifications to level up your career

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Exam fee: Varies by location SimpliLearn Business Analyst Certification Masters Program If you’re new to the industry or want to change careers and start on the path of a business analyst, SimpliLearn offers a Business Analyst Masters Program that is accredited by the IIBA.

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7 steps to a more adaptive enterprise

CIO Business Intelligence

AdaptiveION co-founders Steve Davis and Ken Spangler are two former technology executives who know what it takes to build and lead a highly adaptive organization capable of thriving through change or disruption. As a managing director at Accenture, Davis led some of the largest agile transformations at global scale.

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How to get the most out of IT consultants

CIO Business Intelligence

Another consideration is having a clear definition of expectations. Ensure adaptability and agility: New skills and adjustments A consultant should be open to learning new skills and technologies to meet the needs of clients. “Merely opting for a consultant from a renowned company does not guarantee excellence,” Bressler says.

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