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5 key mistakes IT leaders make at board meetings

CIO Business Intelligence

Be prepared to answer common board questions about cyber readiness, technology roadmaps, and plans to hire and retain a diverse team. My first instinct was to provide a technical answer, but then I quickly realized that if I answered the question that way to the board of directors, I’d be shown the virtual elevator down to the CTO morgue.

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How BUiLT unites Black IT pros and builds equity

CIO Business Intelligence

Soon after founding Netwatch Solutions as CTO, Beasley realized he would face even more barriers when acquiring funding. Beasley says he is “blown away” by how often he talks to people in their 20s in the IT industry who say they are the only Black person at their jobs — something he says he faced 40 years ago.

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Product-based IT: A blueprint for success

CIO Business Intelligence

Discover Financial Services Arooni is joined by scores of industry leaders across segments such as retail, financial services, healthcare, even government entities moving in this direction. Cloud delivery is part of the solution, but product-centric teams help build trust and continuity of expertise. Jamie Holcombe Jr., CIO, USPTO.

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Broadcom Software Return to Face-to-Face Customer Engagements

CIO Business Intelligence

It doesn’t matter how good everything looks on paper; when you’re the CIO, CTO, CISO, or CPO of a large organization dealing with a big supplier of many of your business-critical applications, face-to-face, personal engagement with the individuals driving those software roadmaps and supporting services is critical.