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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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Tech Moves: Accolade appoints execs; Vacasa adds board member ahead of SPAC deal; and more

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Stacey was most recently a VP at Microsoft and previously VP of global strategy and operations at SAP Concur. Ada Developers Academy Photo). — Ada Developers Academy appointed Danielle Ishem as VP of equity and policy. Lobo was most recently chief people and brand officer at Interim HealthCare. It reported $73.3 Danielle Ishem.

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Volkswagen drives the automotive industry cloud forward

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For the innovative few, co-creating custom industry solutions in conjunction with cloud providers can not only fulfill an internal need but also provide the opportunity to develop a new source of revenue from their IT IP. A big plus for VW is the ability to mobilize an internally owed IT engineering company for the effort.

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Skills-first hiring has CIOs rethinking talent strategies

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It is a whole new way in which to attract, recruit, onboard, develop, and manage. They may, for example, say they need someone skilled in SAP software rather than recognizing that they need someone with ERP-related skills who is skilled at engaging with vendors, too. CIOs also can be overly specific, she adds.

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The ‘Great Retraining’: IT upskills for the future

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According to the 2023 State of the CIO , IT leaders are looking to shore up competencies in key areas such as cybersecurity (39%), application development (30%), data science/analytics (30%), and AI/machine learning (26%). From an individual’s perspective, it keeps careers interesting and helps people grow with the organization.

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Tech Moves: Icertis hires new CMO; Expedia Group board member steps down; and more

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Icertis hired longtime SAP executive Gretchen Eischen as its new chief marketing officer. She was most recently global vice president and head of marketing for SAP’s procurement solutions and is based in Pennsylvania. He is returning to Georgia and joining Centennial Yards , a mixed-used development in Atlanta, as president.

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Tech Moves: Providence leader returns to Amazon; Seattle marketing vet joins LiveRamp; and more

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Shapiro is marketing veteran, previously working in leadership roles at companies including Microsoft, Starbucks, Zulily, and SAP Concur. Martin spent more than eight years at Providence in Seattle, where he led the health nonprofit’s venture capital arm Providence Ventures and its internal startup incubator.