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  • What's your brand?

    In the last year or so, the word ‘brand’ has been appearing with increasing regularity and IT is no exception to this trend. Top athletes talk about their PB, or personal best. For CIOs, is your PB more important than your PB? By that I mean is your ‘personal brand’ more important than your ‘personal best’? Marketing and branding are no longer restricted to the domain of the sales and marketing teams, whose primary purpose is to make their company’s products and services more attractive or appealing to customers than those of the opposition.

    Written by Rob Livingstone • 05 April 11 11:21

  • Processes and the people factor

    As an IT management consultant, I look at a lot of processes. They're everywhere. And so are the misconceptions about what makes them useful.

    Written by Paul Glen • 27 Sept. 10 23:40

  • Stop Educating the Business and Start Delivering Value

    I cannot tell you how many times I've heard CIOs say that they need to educate the executive committee about the value of IT. While I tend to nod and agree, the idea has always struck me as odd.

    Written by Martha Heller • 31 Aug. 10 03:35

  • Practical strategies for an effective government CIO construct

    Public sector CIOs are being challenged by one of the sector’s greatest operational reforms. Here are some practical strategies for an effective approach to government CIO.

    Written by Bruce Carlos • 03 June 10 10:34

  • A government CIO 2.0 construct

    Public sector CIOs are being challenged by one of the sector’s greatest operational reforms. The Victorian Government will face significantly greater and continuing challenges unless there is some consistency in CIO roles in departments and agencies (D&As) and a robust governance framework to manage CenITex, the Government Services Division (GSD) and D&As’ expectations.

    Written by Bruce Carlos • 03 June 10 10:21

  • Hey CIOs, Your Proteges Want Better Work Experience

    Hands-on experience leading an enterprisewide project is the best way to get ahead, according to an exclusive CIO magazine survey of 100 respondents identified by their managers as up-and-coming IT leaders.

    Written by Carolyn Johnson and Joab Jackson • 05 May 10 04:55

  • The evolution of the network engineer

    IT is undergoing one of the most significant transformations in recent memory -- yet most IT practitioners (including telecom managers) are only dimly aware of what's happening.

    Written by Johna Till Johnson • 03 July 09 03:11

  • Employees Leaving? Here's Why and What You Can Do

    Do you think a soft economy lessens your need to engage your staff? Think again.

    Written by Michael Gregoire • 27 Oct. 08 11:53

  • 5 Reasons Why a Developer Might Want to Become a CIO

    The CIO job comes with lots of money and lots of perks. But would a software developer ever be willing to cash in his integrity and passion for programming to become a corporate wonk? Here are five compelling reasons why developers might do so.

    Written by Meridith Levinson • 05 Aug. 08 14:16

  • 8 Reasons Why a Developer Would NEVER Want To Be a CIO

    1. Software developers live to write code.

    Written by Meridith Levinson • 05 Aug. 08 14:14

  • 5 ways to make your company Gen Y-friendly

    Facing a potential onslaught of baby boomer retirements and a smaller pool of Generation X employees to replace them, IT managers who want to create or sustain a Best Place to Work environment will need the additional help of another group of professionals: Generation Y. Also known as Millennials, this group consists of nearly 80 million individuals born roughly between 1979 and 1999. They are the workforce of the future.

    Written by Katherine Spencer Lee • 27 June 08 09:54

  • IT, We Have a Problem — Revisited

    Recently I chronicled my frustration while serving as guest lecturer in a management of information systems technology MBA class at a local university.

    Written by Paul M. Ingevaldson • 04 June 07 11:21
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