CIOUpdate - Strategies and Trends for Information Technology Leaders

How to Find & Keep Technical Talent

Thu, 17 May 2012 13:57:00 PDT

New APQC study details how Caterpillar, General Mills, IBM, Lockheed Martin, and Schlumberger Ltd. are leading the race to source, develop, and retain technical talent.

Common Vision is the Best Kind of Alignment

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:19:00 PDT

Just like 'Thinking outside of the box', IT-business alignment is a term on the wane, but, what it stands for – people working together collaboratively to solve common problems – never goes out of vogue, writes Ken Pedersen of Geneca.

IT Leaders are Special

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:00:00 PDT

It takes a special set of skills to lead a seasoned IT team and the guys from accounting don't have them. Do you?

CIO Version 6.0: You Are the Business

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 03:00:00 PDT

IT can help make or break the business these day so it's time you embrace the reality that the CIO is as much a part of the C-suite as anyone else, writes Frank Petersmark of X by 2. Here's how.

The Need for Business Analysts Greater than Ever

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:30:00 PDT

Once the hand that reached across the chasm between IT and the business, business analysts have become a rare commodity in most IT departments. This is bad news for the CIO, writes CIO Insight contributor and author Marc Schiller.

Improvement Starts with Your Darkest Hours

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:45:00 PDT

It isn't sexy or big but the way to get better at being better is to sit down with some executive leadership and fix problems together, writes Jason Druebert of AT&T Professional Services.

Crowdsourcing, Globalization and the Information Age

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:50:00 PDT

You can use crowdsourcing like an extension of your marketing, R&D and sales departments to help solve regional challenges collaboratively and bring in new customers, writes Rob Vandenberg of Lingotek.

Hiring Softens but Staffing to Remain Stable

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:25:00 PST

CIOs expect to bring on fewer staff than they first anticipated in the first quarter but most plan to keep their current head count the same. Networking and security pros most in demand.

How to Set Up a High-Performing Security Team

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:15:00 PST

Being an architect and driver of a high-performing information security program really comes down to leadership, writes Jeff Bardin of Treadstone 71.

How to Thrive by Embracing Disruptive Practices

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:12:00 PST

Looking for new approaches and abandoning successful ones when they become easy for competitors to imitate is the strategy for sustaining success, writes Donn DiNunno of EM&I.