6 expert budgeting tips for IT leaders

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CIO Leader Mar 13, 2018 6 expert budgeting tips for IT leaders IT budgets must not only reflect short-term strategic plans but also drive innovation. Here's how to ensure you're delivering tactical IT and services that produce true digital transformation. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Public cloud: Real-world lessons of strategic success • Sloan Valve two-steps its ERP upgrade in hybrid cloud switch • Best free CRM software, 2018: 7 top tools • Data privacy: What your employees don't know but should • Walmart CIO repackages IT service as a product • 9 IT outsourcing mistakes to avoid • It's time to walk the walk • A startup guide to accepting cryptocurrency transactions White Paper: OpenText 5 steps to Maximize Strategic Value of Contracts with Digital Solutions Contracts are a requirement in any line of business and for enterprises of any size. But too many organizations treat contract management as a mundane activity rather than as an opportunity to avoid leaving money on the table or to modernize previously manual processes. Discover 5 ways to maximize strategic value in your contracts. Read More ▶ Public cloud: Real-world lessons of strategic success The public cloud is fast becoming a strategic tool for companies opting for IaaS over running workloads on premises. IT leaders share their experiences and lend advice to CIOs migrating to public cloud services to drive innovation, agility and revenue growth. Read More ▶ Sloan Valve two-steps its ERP upgrade in hybrid cloud switch CIO Tom Coleman is shifting Sloan's ERP operations to SAP S/4 HANA in two stages to enable the commercial plumbing products manufacturer to better reap the benefits of business insights and the cloud. Read More ▶ Best free CRM software, 2018: 7 top tools Customer relationship management (CRM) software can help businesses foster new sales opportunities and improve internal efforts to organize around key objectives. And with these free tools, CRM doesn't have to be an expensive undertaking. Read More ▶ Data privacy: What your employees don't know but should Employees tend to have significant gaps in their data privacy awareness, particularly about the data handling requirements of regulations like the GDPR and EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. Read More ▶ Walmart CIO repackages IT service as a product The pace of technical change requires a different IT management approach, says Clay Johnson, CIO of Walmart Stores. Welcome to the age of managing IT as a product. Read More ▶ 9 IT outsourcing mistakes to avoid A number of common — and costly — pitfalls persist, when it comes to engaging an IT service provider. Here's how to ensure your IT outsourcing engagements achieve their intended results. Read More ▶ It's time to walk the walk Achieving the goal of creating an inclusive work environment requires a high degree of corporate commitment. Read More ▶ A startup guide to accepting cryptocurrency transactions The number of people using cryptocurrencies is on the rise and is only expected to grow over the next few years. Accepting these currencies from your customers is thus a strategic decision that can put you at a competitive advantage. Read More ▶ White Paper: OpenText Optimizing HR with Case Management In this report we explore how critical HR activities can be radically improved with relatively easy to use and inexpensive 'Case Management' systems. Read More ▶ CIO Insider 1. 9 warning signs of bad IT architecture 2. Comcast CIO takes leading role in customer experience 3. IT Resume Makeover: Highlighting transformational leadership 4. How data analytics can identify toxic work environments 5. 5 must-have apps for recording meetings, interviews and phone calls Editor's Picks 1. 11 signs your career may be off track 2. AR/VR gets real: 3 promising pilots of augmented reality and virtual reality in business 3. What is geofencing? Putting location to work 4. 9 IT outsourcing mistakes to avoid 5. How IBM's agile, design-first approach increases employee productivity

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