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Does your organization use vCISOs or CISOs?

Team & Organizational Design

vCISO

CISO

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What’s the best software development methodology for enterprise-level projects?

Technical Product Management Software Development Management Tools+1 more

Waterfall

Prototype

Rapid Application Development

Agile Scrum

Agile Kanban

Dynamic System Development

Lean Software Development

Other .. please add it down

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Who is your favorite CEO, Founder, leader - in enterprise IT?

People & Leadership Strategy & Architecture Cloud+7 more

Thomas Kurian (Google Cloud)

Satya Nadella (Microsoft)

Larry Ellison (Oracle)

Christian Klein (SAP)

Bill McDermott (ServiceNow)

Marc Benioff (Salesforce)

Arvind Krishna (IBM)

Other (comment + upvote)

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Is your re-entry to in-office work causing more, or less, friction in your organization then when you transitioned to remote?

People & Leadership Strategy & Architecture Process Management+10 more

Less

The same

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Have you started your digital business transformation journey?

Disruptive & Emerging Technologies Innovation

No, haven't started yet

Yes, but still have a way to go

Yes, well underway

Yes, fully achieved

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How many insider attacks did your organization experience in the last 12 months

Governance, Risk & Compliance Security & GRC

1-5

6-10

11-15

>15

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Do you plan to deploy security containers in the next 6-12 months?

Security & GRC

Yes

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Do you have remote employees on your team?

Talent Management & Performance

Yes

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How many days in advance do you plan if you need to renew, change, or terminate a SaaS app?

Cloud Applications & Platforms Engineering+3 more

Just before the renewal

A few days in advance

A few weeks in advance

A few months in advance

A few years or more in advance

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How often do you scan for vulnerabilities in production?

People & Leadership Process Management Security & GRC+5 more

We have consistent real-time scan visibility.

Once a day

Once a week

Once a month

Once every 6 months

Other (Comment below!)

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What are the most effective ways to manage IT talent in a competitive market?

Team & Organizational Design People & Leadership

Ashish BansalDirector / Sr Principal, Global Products and Technology at GSK in Healthcare and Biotech9 months ago

Dear, I remember a Gartner survey about. I believe the first is the economical aspects and from my side as manager, almost a white paper to unleash their creativity and minds.

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What are the latest cybersecurity threats and how can we protect against them?

Security & GRC

Ashish BansalDirector / Sr Principal, Global Products and Technology at GSK in Healthcare and Biotech9 months ago

It's a big question but let me say... The new challenges will come from the #AI and #GenerativeAI frontiers.

Of course companies as Microsoft or Google have already updated their backbone with AI powered solutions, ...read more

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For those of you who have been part of an IT operating model redesign, what were the triggering factors that prompted you to do so? What was the most significant change you made?

Strategy & Architecture Process Management People & Leadership

Ashish BansalDirector / Sr Principal, Global Products and Technology at GSK in Healthcare and Biotech2 months ago

Triggers are usually from Digital Transformation Initiatives, Efficiency and Cost Reduction, Mergers and Acquisitions, Business Growth and Scaling or due to Technology Obsolescence.

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Have you used Blue Ink (or another small vendor offering electronic signature solutions)? If so, do you find it effective? What are the biggest differences between a platform like Blue Ink vs DocuSign?

Vendor/Product Recommendation Enterprise Applications Business Applications

Ashish BansalDirector / Sr Principal, Global Products and Technology at GSK in Healthcare and Biotech2 months ago

Hi we ended up selecting Adobe Sign a few years back. Adobe's IP verification and ease of use for signing, along with work flow was good and the reason for selection. We could have also selected docuSign, but too many spam ...read more

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Can anyone share experiences with cloud-based file sharing solutions that are independent from in-company systems and meet the following requirements for a group of 10 companies with a total of 50 users? The solutions must support co-authoring of Microsoft documents, role-based permissions, multi-factor authentication (MFA), privacy and GDPR compliance, encryption at rest and in transit, and include ransomware scanning.

Applications & Platforms Cloud

Ashish BansalDirector / Sr Principal, Global Products and Technology at GSK in Healthcare and Biotech2 months ago

You may want to take a look at Box.Com
We've used it for such cases with external partners.

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How is AI being included in Business Capability models and at what level of the hierarchy? Is AI considered a sub capability of IT? With models that include AI, what definition is provided?

Enterprise Architecture IT Strategy & Roadmap

Ashish BansalDirector / Sr Principal, Global Products and Technology at GSK in Healthcare and Biotech2 months ago

I would assume that AI isn't specifically being considered in business capability models because it is a technology. Maybe I could see elements of what needs to be done being incorporated as a sub capability under data management. ...read more

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We are planning to start an AI Governance council. What kind of roles should be members? I am thinking of at least CFO and CIO, but looking for input on others.

Relationship Management

Ashish BansalDirector / Sr Principal, Global Products and Technology at GSK in Healthcare and Biotech8 months ago

I would suggest that you need someone from the business that is mid-level. They can help provide insight that those of us in senior leadership positions often miss. Additionally, they will help others to hear about AI, usage, ...read more

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How does cultural strategic thinking play a part within an organization when it comes to aligning IT goals with business objectives?

Process Management Culture & Values IT Strategy & Roadmap

Ashish BansalDirector / Sr Principal, Global Products and Technology at GSK in Healthcare and Biotech8 months ago

In my mind, you need a culture that deliberately makes sure the connection between Business goals and Technology goals are understood. By that I mean, everyone in IT should be able to tie the activities they perform to helping ...read more

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How can new executives succeed when replacing a beloved leader?

Relationship Management Culture & Values Team & Organizational Design+1 more

Ashish BansalDirector / Sr Principal, Global Products and Technology at GSK in Healthcare and Biotech8 months ago

Usually we have seen that when a new leader takes over or joins, he tries to bring multiple changes at one shot leaving teams confused and asking for questions. Ideal way is to capture enough data and nerve and take decisions ...read more

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How do you measure cloud adoption in your organization? We use a calculated core metric for cloud (back calculating out of CPU/HR billing information) to compare against on-prem. But it is a bit like comparing apples with bananas. Counting applications could be another approach, but then you have small and large applications.

Ashish BansalDirector / Sr Principal, Global Products and Technology at GSK in Healthcare and Biotech9 months ago

Key KPIs for Cloud Adoption:

Cloud Spend vs. Budget: Monitoring actual versus budgeted cloud spend.
Cloud Service Uptime: Percentage uptime of cloud services.
Application Deployment Time: Time taken for deploying ...read more

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Can anyone share tips for using a DFIR report to inform preventative security measures? Have you been able to leverage that sort of information beyond incident response?

Security & GRC Threat & Vulnerability Management Threat Intelligence & Incident Response+1 more

Ashish BansalDirector / Sr Principal, Global Products and Technology at GSK in Healthcare and Biotech9 months ago

Here are some tips on leveraging such reports beyond immediate incident response:

1. Understand the Attack Vectors: Analyze the report to understand how the breach occurred. This includes identifying the exploited ...read more

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Can anyone recommend AI vendors or companies that operate within the Retirement and Income solutions space? Interested in learning more about AI-powered solutions for retirement planning and income management. Any insights or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

Disruptive & Emerging Technologies Vendor/Product Recommendation Vendor/Product Assessment

Ashish BansalDirector / Sr Principal, Global Products and Technology at GSK in Healthcare and Biotech9 months ago

Check with consulting vendors and they should be able to guide
Tata Consultancy Services
Cognizant
Accenture
Infosys

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