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Top 15 project management certifications

CIO Business Intelligence

Behind every successful IT project, you’ll find a highly skilled project manager. From hardware and software upgrades to ongoing security patches, to application development and the rollout of software itself, project managers keep your teams on task and productive. Top project management certifications.

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4 nonprofits fostering diversity and career advancement in IT

CIO Business Intelligence

Nonprofit NPower is working to change that by fostering opportunity for those outside traditional IT pipelines through its tuition-free Tech Fundamentals program , which has helped young adults from underserved communities, as well as military members, military spouses, and veterans, forge new careers in IT for over 20 years.

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What is a Scrum master? A key role for project success

CIO Business Intelligence

Some Scrum masters also serve as a team’s project manager. It is a nonprofit association with more than 500,000 certified practitioners worldwide. Project management offices (PMOs) or product development departments within many business sectors hire Scrum masters to streamline their software development processes.

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Dynamic talent sourcing gains traction for filling skills needs

CIO Business Intelligence

But getting strategy guidance for his startup from one of the big consultancies would be prohibitively expensive and time-consuming. The Catalant platform enables the immediate connection between business strategy and resources. They offered project management. You don’t have to carry massive overhead of employees.

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What is a business analyst? A key role for business-IT efficiency

CIO Business Intelligence

The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA), a nonprofit professional association, considers the business analyst “an agent of change,” writing that business analysis “is a disciplined approach for introducing and managing change to organizations, whether they are for-profit businesses, governments, or non-profits.”

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

CIO Business Intelligence

The 2022 State of the CIO research confirmed talent acquisition and retention strategies are a key issue for CIOs, cited by 38% of respondents, with cybersecurity skills, data science/analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in top demand. Despite the uptick in numbers, there remains cause for concern.

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Streamlining IT for agility

CIO Business Intelligence

To align with a business strategy focused on customer centricity and innovation, the technology group must make quick decisions and adjust to changing business conditions. “It We’re on a journey and still mid-transformation, but we’re working to leverage past investments to accelerate the future foundational strategy.”

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