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Technology Strategy Framework: Make Smarter, Goal-Aligned IT Investment Decisions

This technology strategy framework defines a clear, layered approach to aligning IT investments with strategic outcomes. Originally developed for high-stakes military decision-making, this framework offers CIOs a practical lens to prioritize capabilities, evaluate emerging tech, and make confident, goal-driven choices. Includes strategy forms, acquisition modes, and a taxonomy to guide real-world application.

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IT Strategy Primer: Rethinking the Role of IT as a Strategic Partner

This expert crafted IT strategy primer reframes IT as a strategic enabler, not just a utility. It offers CIOs practical insights, decision-making rules, and value-based frameworks to build smarter, more aligned IT strategies. Ideal for jump-starting or refreshing your IT planning process with clarity and confidence.

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A Practical Toolkit for Modern IT Leadership

This practical toolkit for modern IT leadership provides CIOs and technology leaders with actionable guidance for leading across digital, hybrid, and distributed teams. Combining real-world insights with a research-based framework, this guide helps leaders foster trust, enable collaboration, and drive alignment without relying on traditional command-and-control models.

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Generative AI Primer: Foundations, Frameworks, and Strategic Action

This clear, practical primer on generative AI explains how it works, where it fits, and how to think critically about its role in strategy and operations. It explains LLMs, introduces frameworks like CIDI for prompt engineering, and explores real-world use casesโ€”from education and development to productivity and assessment redesign.

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IT Strategy Implementation Guide: A Proven Operating Model for Complex Organizations

This IT Strategy Implementation Guide offers CIOs a practical roadmap for executing strategy across complex, federated organizations. It covers governance models, modernization initiatives, performance metrics, and talent development strategies. Whether you’re facing IT fragmentation, misaligned investments, or scaling challenges, this guide shows how to bring structure and clarity to IT executionโ€”turning strategy into results.

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The Collaborative Leadership Playbook: Tools to Engage, Decide, and Deliver

This collaborative leadership playbook offers a hands-on guide for leaders navigating stakeholder complexity and team alignment. Inside, youโ€™ll find decision-making frameworks, engagement techniques, meeting templates, coaching models, and influence strategiesโ€”ideal for CIOs, transformation leaders, and cross-functional managers seeking to lead with clarity and impact.

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How to Build Successful Enterprise AI Initiatives: A Step-by-Step Guide

This comprehensive guide walks through building successful enterprise AI initiatives, covering how to identify high-value use cases, prioritize opportunities, and create a clear, executable plan. Packed with real-world strategies, templates, and practical advice, this guide helps IT leaders drive measurable value from AI investments.

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Enterprise IT Strategy Guide: Plan and Execute with a Maturity-Driven Framework

This enterprise IT strategy guide provides CIOs with a structured maturity model and six-dimension planning framework to align IT with business goals, assess organizational readiness, and build an actionable roadmap for scalable, enterprise-wide transformation. It includes tools, use cases, and a dynamic prioritization method tailored to IT leadership.

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A Strategic Analysis of Adoption, Investment, and Impact of AI in Business

This strategic analysis explores how artificial intelligence delivers value across sectors, what drives adoption, where investments flow, and how CIOs can lead transformation. With cross-industry case examples and data-backed insights, this is an essential guide for AI-driven business strategy.

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