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Do you trust the data & reports from the big analysts?

Strategy & Architecture

Yes

Sometimes

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Do you think a recession will hit the US economy?

News

Yes

Unsure

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How large is your department?

Team & Organizational Design

< 5 individuals

6-10 individuals

11-20 individuals

> 20 individuals

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Do you intend to spend more time negotiating with IT vendors over the next three to five years?

Applications & Platforms Business Applications

Yes

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What will be the primary affect of automation on your talent pool?

People & Leadership Strategy & Architecture End-User Services & Collaboration+35 more

Increased Headcount

Decreased Headcount

Altering of responsibilities or job skills

Enhanced productivity

Decreased productivity

Other

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Are businesses looking for ML Ops (Data Robot like tools) solution for their analysts / BI teams to develop predictions? For example: you upload a spreadsheet and get a prediction in couple of minutes around things like forecasting, churn, risk customer, etc.

Financial Management Business Applications AI & Machine Learning+10 more

Yes

Other (Please Comment)

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Should employers mandate Covid-19 vaccinations?

People & Leadership Team & Organizational Design Talent Sourcing & Hiring

Yes

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Which teams have a role in deciding which compliance technology to purchase?

Strategy & Architecture Cloud Governance, Risk & Compliance+5 more

Security

Legal

Compliance (We have a dedicated leader)

Other

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Are CIOs still viewed as “geeks” by non-technical executives?

Culture & Values Employee Engagement Business Relationships

Yes

Unsure

Other (please share below!)

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CIOs: have you ever hired a third party to study your organization's enterprise data and analytics infrastructure? What was your experience?

Data Management Enterprise Architecture

Yes

Not sure

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Do your engineers expect skills training to be a formal part of their job, or do you expect them to do it on their own time? What’s the right mix?

Mentoring & Coaching Software Development Training & Certification

Matt DanielsVP & Chief Architect at Lincoln Financial Group2 years ago

Many of them don’t expect the company to provide hard skills training, so some of them will take Udemy or Platzi courses. And all of them won’t think the company will train them in soft skills.

The problem with many ...read more

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How do you explain the concept of data mesh to business domains?

Data & Analytics Business Relationships

Matt DanielsVP & Chief Architect at Lincoln Financial Group2 years ago

Data mesh is a new way of managing data that involves creating an open and decentralized network of interconnected data stores and services. It is a new approach to data management that breaks down the silos of data, allowing ...read more

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CIOs: Do you want to be involved in M&A negotiations? Why or why not?

Business Relationships IT Strategy & Roadmap

Matt DanielsVP & Chief Architect at Lincoln Financial Group2 years ago

100% !!! In any merger/acquisition, there will be a mismatch in technologies between the companies (most probably) a difference in I.T. strategies and implementation, a different set of regulatory requirements to some degree, ...read more

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How do you keep your team aligned with emerging tech trends? Share your strategies in the comments.

DevOps Innovation

Matt DanielsVP & Chief Architect at Lincoln Financial Group2 years ago

Using developer communities, promoting networking and education via partners..

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We are starting our first Enterprise Architecture practice. What would those that have EA in place, or have recently launched EA, found to be the most beneficial EA services you provide to help sell EA to the enterprise and gain support?

Enterprise Architecture IT Strategy & Roadmap Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Matt DanielsVP & Chief Architect at Lincoln Financial Group2 years ago

I've started multiple enterprise architecture teams and no two were the same. There are multiple customer groups that are served by EA and to start I would find out what those organization need. The key one would be ...read more

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How do you manage an extended enterprise architecture (EA) team with a federated structure?

Team & Organizational Design Talent Management & Performance Enterprise Architecture

Matt DanielsVP & Chief Architect at Lincoln Financial Group2 years ago

Within our structure, my boss is the chief architect and he's the sole decision maker if we have any arbitration. He oversees all of architecture and I oversee all the capabilities needed to fulfill business requirements. ...read more

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