Read on to learn the four key areas that are hindering analytics success and how to address them. Credit: CIO Welcome to the April/May 2020 digital issue of CIO. In these pages, you’ll learn what it takes to create a top-notch customer experience, the skills and traits you need to take your career to the next level, how to set up analytics initiatives for success, how Target’s CIO engineered a turnaround, and more. Contents GROW Revving up the customer experienceTop-notch CX is a digital business imperative. Here’s how to ensure your organization’s customer and client experience is hassle-free. LEAD A woman’s place is in the boardroomOrganizations with diverse corporate boards perform better, innovate more, and attract and retain better talent. Women IT leaders are ready and heeding the call. Making the jump to CEONew research shows how to navigate the CIO-to-CEO career path. COVER STORY Why data analytics initiatives still failStrong data analytics is a digital business imperative — and it all begins with data governance, the right strategy and an emphasis on data-conscious culture. VIDEO CIO Leadership LiveKen Piddington, VP and CIO at U.S. Silica Co., joins host Maryfran Johnson to discuss 100% cloud vs. legacy, running IT like a startup, and more. RUN Target’s new tech operating modelCIO Mike McNamara’s bold bet on product management, agile, DevOps and reskilling has helped turn around the big box chain. Welcome to the April/May 2020 digital issue of CIO. In these pages, you’ll learn what it takes to create a top-notch customer experience, the skills and traits you need to take your career to the next level, how to set up analytics initiatives for success, how Target’s CIO engineered a turnaround, and more. Contents GROW Revving up the customer experience Top-notch CX is a digital business imperative. Here’s how to ensure your organization’s customer and client experience is hassle-free. LEAD A woman’s place is in the boardroom Organizations with diverse corporate boards perform better, innovate more, and attract and retain better talent. Women IT leaders are ready and heeding the call. Making the jump to CEO New research shows how to navigate the CIO-to-CEO career path. COVER STORY Why data analytics initiatives still fail Strong data analytics is a digital business imperative — and it all begins with data governance, the right strategy and an emphasis on data-conscious culture. VIDEO CIO Leadership Live Ken Piddington, VP and CIO at U.S. Silica Co., joins host Maryfran Johnson to discuss 100% cloud vs. legacy, running IT like a startup, and more. RUN Target’s new tech operating model CIO Mike McNamara’s bold bet on product management, agile, DevOps and reskilling has helped turn around the big box chain. Related content brandpost ChatGPT and Your Organisation: How to Monitor Usage and Be More Aware of Security Risks By Hayley Salyer Jun 05, 2023 7 mins Chatbots Artificial Intelligence brandpost Who’s paying your data integration tax? Reducing your data integration tax will get you one step closer to value—let’s start today. By Sandrine Ghosh Jun 05, 2023 4 mins Data Management feature 13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation IT leaders too often find themselves behind on business-critical transformation efforts due to gaps in the technical, leadership, and business skills necessary to execute and drive change. By Stephanie Overby Jun 05, 2023 12 mins Digital Transformation IT Skills tip 3 things CIOs must do now to accurately hit net-zero targets More than a third of the world’s largest companies are making their net-zero targets public, yet nearly all will fail to hit them if they don’t double the pace of emissions reduction by 2030. This puts leading executives, CIOs in particul By Diana Bersohn and Mauricio Bermudez-Neubauer Jun 05, 2023 5 mins CIO Accenture Emerging Technology Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe