Negotiating Successful IT Deals

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Matthew Peters, National Innovation Leader and Partner at McCarthy Tétrault LLP sets the stage for his presentation at the CIO Peer Forum in April 2018.  Here are some of his thoughts on managing and negotiating successful IT deals: When entering a new business relationship, there is a tendency to pull out a contract that has …

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Why Every Address Will Soon be ‘Smart’

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Jessie Adcock, Chief Technology Officer, City of Vancouver  will be a panelist at the upcoming CIO Peer Forum in Vancouver on Why Every Address Will Soon be ‘Smart’– How loT & Digital Engagement Change Everything Overview of Vancouver: Vancouver is a large global destination city with millions of people coming and going daily between its …

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In the new digital world, it’s time to write a new charter for IT

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Peter Moore is a speaker at the 2018 CIO Peer Forum. Finding the right balance between operational excellence and business innovation The CiO.com 2017 State of the CIO survey found that 72% of respondents said they were struggling to strike the right balance between operational excellence and business innovation. 87% of respondents also said that …

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Breaking Through the Digital Deadlock

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Bill Keyworth, IDC Vice President Research speaker at the CIO Peer Forum on the topic of  the Breaking Through the Digitical Deadlock In recent years, enterprise leaders have sought to disrupt their markets and competitors through digital transformation (DX) enabled by cloud, mobile, social, and big data/analytics and accelerated by new digital technologies (Internet of Things, robotics, 3D …

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Leading Innovation by Combining Waterfall and Agile Approaches

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This blog post was submitted by Dr. Blaize Horner Reich, ICD.D | RBC Professor of Technology and Innovation | Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University | Academic Fellow | International Council of Management Consulting Institutes.  Blaize will be a speaker at the CIO Peer Forum in April, 2018 on the topic Combining Agile and Waterfall Approaches to …

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Are You Properly Testing Your Cyber Security Systems?

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Nathan Sherlock is VP Managed Services Client Advocacy for Herjavec Group who will be moderating a track at the April CIO Peer Forum in Vancouver. He has worked within the Managed Services field for over 10 years and is passionate about SIEM and security monitoring. Nathan holds various certifications including CISSP, CEH, GCIH, GSLC, and …

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6 Challenges of Agile at Scale for ERP

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Authored by John Belden, Project Execution Advisory Services Practice Leader, UpperEdge Speaker at the CIO Peer Forum 2018 in Vancouver on Contracting and Delivering Agile at Enterprise Scale Agile has been around for a long time by IT standards and has proven to be successful for many companies. As companies have evolved and progressed through the pioneering stage …

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The true meaning of Leadership

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Authored by Domenico Lepore, International Expert and Innovator, Systems-Based Management and Complexity Speaker at the CIO Peer Forum 2018 in Vancouver on Ahead of the Curve: The CIO As a Systemic Leader “I would say to the House, As I said to those who have joined the government: I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, …

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The Talent Dividend – Shifting Gears in a Changing Economy

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NEWS RELEASE January 31, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Ottawa. January 31, 2018 – Today the Information and Communications Technology Council’s (ICTC) released a pivotal report in partnership with Microsoft Canada. The report entitled “The Talent Dividend – Shifting Gears in a Changing Economy”  (version francais) expands on ICTC’s National Digital Talent Strategy and traces a new era …

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Good Enough Is No Longer Good Enough

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In the New Digital World, Good Enough is No Longer Good Enough Authored by: Peter D. Moore, Business Strategy Advisor Speaker, April 10, 2018, CIO Peer Forum “There’s never been a better time to be a great CIO or a worse time to be an average one.” This quote from George Westerman, a leader of …

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High Performance Leadership

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Here is a message from Steve Bell, Master Coach, Digital Lean Strategies who will be presenting two sessions at the CIO Peer Forum in Vancouver. Steve has given us a short video to preview his topic. View the video    

First CIO Blockchain Professional Certification Issued

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First CIO Blockchain Professional Certification Issued in Canada   First graduates to receive Blockchain Certification certified by the CIO Association of Canada and in partnership with the Institute of Management Consultants of Ontario (CMC-Ontario). ———–  Toronto, Jan 18 –  TransformationWorx, CIO Association of Canada, and the Institute of Certified Management Consultants of Ontario (CMC-Ontario) announced today that certifications …

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