13 IT resolutions for 2024>
CIO – Mary K. Pratt
Strengthening business alignment involves weaving IT more deeply into other departments so it’s seen as a strategic resource rather than just a cost center.
Creating agile, flexible teams means shifting from rigid hierarchies to interdisciplinary teams that can quickly pivot to new projects and priorities.
This improves speed, flexibility and responsiveness.
Answering AI questions revolves around issues like adoption strategy, governance, employee training, and how AI will impact processes and job roles across departments.
Forming task forces to have these discussions helps ensure organization-wide understanding and safe, proper AI use.
Achieving aggressive AI goals may involve piloting and proving multiple generative AI initiatives simultaneously to rapidly deliver AI-powered solutions and keep up with rising expectations.
Bringing the whole organization on the AI journey requires devising comprehensive integration plans including incubation labs, cross-functional committees and workforce upskilling so every employee is either AI-ready or an advocate.
Embracing AI with care means maintaining oversight to ensure fair, just and transparent AI application, as legislation will lag rapidly evolving technology if left unchecked.
Transforming IT into a business catalyst involves blending technical and business perspectives so initiatives are linked to objectives and revenue generation, encouraging entrepreneurship within IT.
Fostering strategic innovation focuses projects on addressing specific challenges and opportunities through innovative tech solutions while cultivating a creative culture.
Getting hip to new tech means understanding emerging technologies’ potential to provide better services or improve operations, not just adopting technology for its own sake.
Doing more with less relies on modernizing systems, automating tasks, and implementing productivity tools to eliminate low-value work so teams focus on high-impact initiatives.
Being transparent about challenges means surfacing issues like economic pressures, inflation, and staffing shortages that impact IT delivery capabilities so the whole organization can address them.
Putting security first with a Zero Trust approach helps prioritize protection over convenience by removing friction from security protocols.
Preparing for ongoing change recognizes that continuous disruption is the new normal, so flexibility must be encouraged across business and technology strategies.
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