Tailor Software Engineering Leadership to CIO Digital Objectives

Avoid being misaligned on priorities and overemphasizing on technical execution with a tailored approach to addressing objectives.

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    Tailor leadership approach to align to priorities that drive business value

    CIOs are increasingly turning to software engineering leaders to strengthen in-house teams that accelerate innovation, outpace competitors, and capitalize on opportunities in a rapidly changing world. But software engineering leaders still frequently grapple with aligning deliverables to the right organizational priorities. Their outsize focus on technical execution can reduce their effectiveness in strategic planning. Great software engineering enable CIOs to achieve their AI goals by building reliable and scalable AI solutions that deliver real business value.

    Drive innovation through stronger partnerships

    Improve effectiveness

    Adjust focus on technical execution to improve strategic planning and the ability to drive business value.

    Identify primary objectives

    Work with product management and design to build the right solutions consistently.

    Tailor leadership approach

    Draw on characteristics and implements practices from the right personas.

    Determine necessary leadership practices

    Align practices based on the different mix of objectives and the practices they necessitate.

    How Gartner clients have achieved success

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    Company: Ventia
    Industry: Infrastructure Services
    Employees: 35,000

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    Industry: Financial Services
    Employees: >2,000

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    Company: Teleperformance
    Industry: Digital Business Services
    Employees: >500,000

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