Accelerators for CIOs

Thoughtfully curated, self-service tools that provide step-by-step guidance on execution across more than 25 top CIO initiatives, complete with downloadable templates, case studies and quick lessons — all within one unified experience accessible to your whole team. 

Explore our newest Accelerators based on top CIO priorities

Accelerator for Emerging Technology Evaluation

Assessing and communicating emerging technologies to bridge capability gaps is crucial. This Accelerator offers a visual overview of technologies aligned with business goals, assessed for fit and organized into action categories.

Accelerator for Al-Ready Data

Assessing data readiness is crucial for AI success and collaboration. This Accelerator helps you plan to meet data requirements, ensure support for AI use cases and align with sponsor and business team goals.

Accelerator for Cybersecurity Performance Metrics

Pilot cybersecurity metrics aligned with business outcomes to treat security as a business risk. This Accelerator aids in tracking performance, addressing risks and aligning with organizational goals.

Accelerator for Driving Value With IT Sourcing

Enhancing a CIO’s IT strategy alignment with sourcing is vital for establishing clear business goals. This Accelerator empowers CIOs to collaborate effectively with sourcing teams, ensuring IT and business strategies advance together.

Accelerator for Technology Workforce Planning

Understanding emerging tech’s impact on skills is key for workforce planning. This Accelerator provides a document to identify skill gaps and initiatives, ensuring IT staff are ready to support new technologies.

Full Accelerator Library

Gartner clients have access to the full suite of Accelerators, each aligned to what CIOs care about most. Check out the full library below, and connect with us to learn how you and your team can start collaborating today:

  • Accelerator for Demonstrating the Business Value of IT

  • Accelerator for CIO Personal Brand Development

  • Accelerator for IT Org Redesign

  • Accelerator for Cloud Strategy

  • Accelerator for Cybersecurity and Risk Presentations

  • Accelerator for Investment Business Cases

  • Accelerator for Managing Technology Prioritization

  • Accelerator for IT Employee Value Proposition

  • Accelerator for Executive Presentations

  • Accelerator for Innovation Frameworks

  • Accelerator for Quick Wins for New CIOs

  • Accelerator for Emerging Technology Evaluation

  • Accelerator for IT Strategy

Each Accelerator offers:

Clear step-by-step guidance

Each initiative is broken into short, easily digestible pieces, so you can identify the exact action to take with a quick glance.

Comprehensive assets to guide your actions​

Access case studies, keys to success and pitfalls to avoid — each contextualized with quick hitting points and summaries — all within one unified experience.

Downloadable execution tools​

Designed for busy executives and their teams, these downloadable resources are hand-picked by Gartner experts and can be directly leveraged to get your projects across the finish line.

A thoughtfully curated, self-service experience

Before ever working with a Gartner executive, you can kick-start your initiative here. You’ll save time and effort, and a team of Gartner analysts can help fill in the blanks as needed.

CIO success starts here.

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