CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

According to the report, the implementation has fundamentally impacted the Councils financial management and its operations, forcing the council into a costly re-implementation phase that has more than doubled the projects original budget. Licensing and customization fees added further strain to the budget.

Oracle 227

Oracle Vendor Management Government System 227

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 9, 2024

CIOs have to accept that their current budget does not allow them to do the transformative work in data thats necessary, he says. We need to know everything about the business units we serve, so we can have the big-picture view and be that unifier, she says. Whats equally challenging?

Artificial Intelligence 317

Artificial Intelligence Budget Software Software 317

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Top CIOs rebrand IT as part of a transformational vision that inspires the IT team, employees, stakeholders, and executives to experiment and drive change. These CIOs also avoid digital transformation’s change management mistakes by guiding IT teams to drive end-user adoption, capture feedback, and iteratively improve solutions.

Agile 352

Agile Survey Change Management Education 352

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 29, 2024

While traditional approaches to bridging the profitability gap, like layoffs and budget cuts, can harm company culture, an innovative and practical alternative is capitalizing on technology budgets. However, it’s important to remember that headcount and budget cuts are not the only strategies to streamline costs.

Budget 162

Budget Case Study Change Management Strategy 162

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 21, 2025

CIOs were given significant budgets to improve productivity, cost savings, and competitive advantages with gen AI. A human-centric approach helps with the change management efforts around using agentic AI while evaluating the benefits and risks. AI at Wharton reports enterprises increased their gen AI investments in 2024 by 2.3

CTO Hire 356

CTO Hire Fractional CTO Strategy Government 356

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Budgeting and forecasting. Setting budgets and forecasting future cloud expenses helps organizations plan their spending and avoid unexpected costs. Regularly reviewing and adjusting budgets based on actual usage ensures better financial control. Change management. Optimization and rightsizing. Cons: Investment.

Cloud 223

Cloud Strategy Government Resources 223

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Change management and IT complexity: One fifth of companies surveyed say that change management (22%) and IT complexity (21%) are the biggest obstacles. The difficulty of managing changes in the company and dealing with complex IT systems prevents the rapid implementation of digital projects.

Survey 162

Survey Study Strategy Artificial Intelligence 162

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 29, 2025

Cloud-based enterprise resource planning solutions are transforming and enhancing business operations. Yet despite the organisational benefits, businesses are slow to modernise IT, citing challenges in integrating legacy systems due to change management and user adoption issues.

SAP 195

SAP Microsoft Cloud System 195

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Its also important to identify challenges like data privacy, technical readiness, and organizational change management. These tests help evaluate whether the AI solutions integrate well with existing systems and workflows, or if major system overhauls are required, he says.

Survey 293

Survey CTO Strategy Data 293

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Scope management: Define scope, create work breakdown structure (WBS), gather requirements. Time management: Plan and develop schedules and activities, estimate resources and timelines. Costs management: Estimate costs, determine budgets. Quality management: Identify quality requirements. Budget for surprises.

Project Management 336

Project Management Tools Program Management Budget 336

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The role of a technology leader In my role, I am fortunate to have strong relationships with our senior executive team, which has been invaluable when discussing budgets, funding, and long-term strategic goals. These individuals play a pivotal role in driving change and implementing new strategies.

Data 245

Data Enterprise Enterprise Strategy 245

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

To inform your approach, consider factors such as technical expertise, how Windows 11 Pro features support their workflows, budget constraints, and willingness to upgrade hardware. Also, include additional licensing costs in your budget planning to ensure you have adequate resources to support the upgrade.

Windows 289

Windows Licensing Hardware Training 289

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Bloom says managers who exceed expectations typically hit all their job requirements and do so in ways that deliver extra value. He cites as an example his work with one manager who was great at the nuts and bolts but needed to work on becoming a better leader by honing communication and change management skills.

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Training Meeting Examples Strategy 302

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 30, 2024

“New business opportunities arise at any time, and people have to be able to quickly purchase tools to get the job done,” he says. Business leaders can’t wait until next year for another budget to get approved.”

Strategy 309

Strategy Fractional CTO Tools CTO 309

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In 2019, McKinsey reported that 75% of ERP transformation projects fail , and nearly two-thirds risk budget overruns of an average 45%. Training agent: This agent is for change management and end-user enablement. The problem is how you are implementing it, how you are testing it, how you are supporting it.

Training 162

Training Oracle Applications System 162

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Today’s CIOs inherit highly customized ERPs and struggle to lead change management efforts, especially with systems that [are the] backbone of all the enterprise’s operations,” wrote Isaac Sacolick, founder and president of StarCIO, a digital transformation consultancy, in a recent blog post.

Oracle 328

Oracle System Data Applications 328

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 6, 2024

Common factors of project failure are missed deadlines, blown budgets, or deliverables that fail to meet original objectives. CIOs and project managers understand these risks. They pay keen attention to business requirements. They set and manage expectations and guard against scope creep.

Project Management 336

Project Management Meeting Budget System 336

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 10, 2022

Search for a definition of lifecycle management and you’ll find something along the lines of: A strategic approach to managing the life cycle of an application or platform from conception to end of life — from provisioning, through operations, to retirement. Under this definition lifecycle management doesn’t seem to do anything.

Applications 305

Applications Budget Quality Assurance Linux 305

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

More frequently, IT leaders are seeing the value of educating their peers and stakeholders as a win-win for increasing buy-in and budget for digital initiatives. We’re investing a significant amount of time, resources, and budget to ensure we remain competitive in the digital age.” Everything is positive.

Education 338

Education Budget Fractional CTO CTO Hire 338

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 20, 2025

Implementare un sistema gestionale non significa soltanto introdurre un nuovo software, ma condurre unazione di change management che deve partire dal CEO e dagli altri executive. E siamo andati fuori budget. Poi il progetto andato bene, ma limpegno stato evidente.

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Dell SAP Software Software 130

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 5, 2024

First, you end up allocating too much budget to business-as-usual infrastructure rather than investing in innovations that can drive real business growth. “If we don’t do this with a clear plan and in a logical way, considering all the technology assets and risks, negative things can happen,” she says.

Budget 288

Budget Exercises Resources Education 288

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 8, 2023

Project manager The role of project manager is important for planning, executing, and completing IT projects on time and on budget. The demand for project managers has grown, with salaries for this role increasing by 15.6% percent since 2021, according to Dice. Average salary: US$120,653 Increase since 2021: 15.6%

Project Management 350

Project Management Devops Engineering Systems Administration 350

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 24, 2023

Programs must define accountabilities in a manner that introduces checks-and-balances between business and technology teams, and between those who create/collect information, those who manage it, those who use it, and those who introduce standards and compliance requirements.

Government 357

Government Data Programming SAP 357

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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. This may require hiring outside experts and/or investing in training and development for existing staff.

Agile 359

Agile Training Budget Resources 359

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

CIOs who want enterprise architects to act as sponsors should provide them with a budget and oversee the development of a charter for managing investment priorities. Every digital transformation initiative should identify change agents in its charter and assign change management responsibilities across the agile team.

Agile 363

Agile Enterprise Enterprise Architecture 363

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 13, 2024

When it comes to generative AI initiatives, many organizations rush in without a proper understanding of their processes and risk implementing a large language model that doesnt produce the ROI the business expects. The benefits of process intelligence extend beyond technical considerations.

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Analysis SAP System Project Management 246

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 24, 2022

Still, no transformation — business or otherwise — can succeed without winning over the people involved, especially employees and consumers, Kumbhat notes. All this points to a key remit for Kumbhat: overseeing change management to ensure all employees are in tune with the company’s transformation mission.

Business Transformation 317

Business Transformation Retail Cloud B2C 317

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 26, 2023

Project managers play the lead role in planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing out projects. They are accountable for the entire project scope , the project team and resources, the project budget, and the success or failure of the project.

Project Management 264

Project Management SCRUM Budget Agile 264

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The executive sponsor should also be advised by an organizational change management executive, as ERP implementations result in new business processes, roles, user interfaces, and job responsibilities. Reporting to the program’s executive team should be a business project manager and an IT project manager.

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Resources Enterprise Enterprise System 299

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 4, 2022

If a department is underperforming, a CAO can step in and identify what areas need to change or be improved to turn things around. That might include developing long-term budgets, developing and monitoring KPIs, training new managers, and keeping a pulse on changing regulatory and compliance rules.

Budget 246

Budget Report Financial Policies 246

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 5, 2022

If a department is underperforming, a CAO can step in and identify what areas need to change or be improved to turn things around. That might include developing long-term budgets, developing and monitoring KPIs, training new managers, and keeping a pulse on changing regulatory and compliance rules.

Budget 244

Budget Report Financial Policies 244

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 8, 2023

“Building new business aligned cost models, setting up disaster recovery and BCP platforms, allowing remote-working, rearchitecting the enterprise network from the ground up, and migrating to cloud should be some of the prime focus areas for CIOs as they set about their operations in the new-era.”

Disaster Recovery 245

Disaster Recovery Budget Strategy Cloud 245

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 29, 2022

Implementing RPA can be challenging, given both the potential complexity of legacy business processes and the level of change management that can be required for RPA to succeed. Set and manage expectations. Business leaders must involve IT from the outset to ensure they get the resources they require.

Artificial Intelligence 363

Artificial Intelligence Tools Enterprise Enterprise 363

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Luckily, many are expanding budgets to do so. “94% To address this, CIOs should partner with HR, tap into their training and development budgets, and initiate programs to develop transformation and change management leaders.

Devops 357

Devops Programming Strategy Survey 357

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

It’s not a surprise that two out of every three IT organizations are planning to allocate more than five percent of their budgets to AI initiatives. 1 Embracing their change management roles CIOs—more than any other executive or line of business role—are becoming the central authority for most organization’s AI budgets and priorities.

Enterprise 179

Enterprise Enterprise SDLC Budget 179

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 7, 2025

The familiarity of SAP and IBM Power systems makes the shift less daunting, though adoption will depend on factors such as the companys current SAP setup, budget, and readiness for cloud migration. Change management and data quality will be key areas to address during the transition.

SAP 246

SAP IBM Virtualization Cloud 246

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 22, 2023

After marked increase in cloud adoption through the pandemic, enterprises are facing new challenges, namely around the security, maintenance, and management of cloud infrastructure. Cloud infrastructure requires frequent software updates and the services must be able to scale with the growth of the organization.

Cloud 325

Cloud Company Devops Disaster Recovery 325