The Weekly Digest: January 17

The National CIO Review Weekly Digest

January 17, 2020 • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

The National CIO Review Weekly Digest: January 17

Contributing CIO, Travis McKeone: Managing Work Requests - Are There Weak Points In Your Fence?

As more priority is given to customer experience, we must remember that rules and policies exist for a reason. These fences we put in place are there to protect the customer as well as our staff. A modern CIO must protect their team by demonstrating the importance of policies and procedures.

Q&A: Shahid Alam, CAIO for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, on Solving Business Problems by Leveraging Data, Technology and Analytics

In this issue, Shahid shared how he decided to pursue a career in technology and analytics, as well as his progression to his current role with the largest health plan based in Minnesota, which covers 2.9 million members in that state and beyond. Read more...

 CIOs List Their Top Influences 

Over the years, many CIOs from top organizations have shared with The National CIO Review who influenced them the most to help them develop into fully rounded leaders. From childhood to career, and from personal and family influences to mentors and bosses who helped develop good values and ethics, they cited a broad array of people who influenced them personally and professionally.

CIO Partners® Featured Search 

CIO Partners is currently working with National DCP as their exclusive search partner for the role of Chief Information Officer, located in Greater Atlanta. Learn More...

From the Harvard Business Review: Create a Productivity Workflow That Works for You

What if there's no perfect to-do list, project management platform, or productivity app? In a 2019 survey, software comparison site GetApp found that 97% of project managers use more than one tool to manage their projects. Read more...

 IT LeaderBoard®: The Premier Job Site for Technology Leadership Talent 

IT LeaderBoard provides employers exclusive access to over 2500 established and emerging technology leaders. Learn More...

From The Wall Street Journal: IT Spending on Track to Hit $3.9 Trillion in 2020, Gartner Says

Enterprise software will be the fastest-growing market segment, climbing 10.5% to $503 billion.