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Is AI going to affect the number of jobs in your company in the next 12 months?

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Yes, more jobs created

Yes, jobs lost to AI

Other (please comment)

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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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What's your organization's approach to business units outside of IT using software to create new processes/capabilities (e.g., RPA, no-code, low-code development)?

Software Development

It's seen as shadow IT, and a risk to the organization

IT responds to requests for help on an ad-hoc basis

IT supports with governance

IT is accountable to enable and grow software development by the business as one of its key metrics

Other (comment below)

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Is your company currently engaged or has your company already completed, a CPQ (configure, price, quote) initiative?

Cloud Applications & Platforms Governance, Risk & Compliance+15 more

Yes

No, but planning to

No and not planning to

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Who has the most influence, outside the final decision maker, with regards to choosing technology vendors, data integrations, and API connectivity?

Cloud Engineering Data & Analytics+10 more

Product Management

Developers/Engineers

Finance

Legal

C-Suite

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What do you believe is most important to the successful rollout of new technology to employees?

1. Communication of the value of the technology

2. Communication from IT on how to access and use the technology

3. Communication from management on how to access and use the technology

4. Ease of download/onboarding of technology

5. Other

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What is your biggest challenge when it comes to managing privileged access for SaaS applications?

Applications & Platforms Public Cloud Hybrid Cloud+5 more

Siloed tools and infrastructures

Lack of visibility

Inconsistent governance policies

Too many manual processes

Proliferation of machine identities

Difficulty ensuring auditability

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What is the timeframe for executing your organization's return to office plan?

People & Leadership Strategy & Architecture Process Management+3 more

It has already begun.

We will begin in the next month.

We will begin in the next 3 months (the second half of 2021).

We will begin in 2022.

I am unsure.

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If your organization shifted to a work from home structure due to the pandemic, how have you planned to bring your employees back to the work safely?

Strategy & Architecture People & Leadership Process Management+3 more

We are still remote, but we will be bringing all employees back full time gradually with a multi-phase plan.

We are planning for a hybrid return to office model and expect some employees to remain remote a few days a week.

We are planning for a hybrid return to office model and expect some employees to remain fully remote.

We are still fully remote but will bring all employees back to the office at once.

We had remote employees, but all employees are fully back in the office now.

None of our employees went remote during the pandemic.

All of our employees will remain fully remote post-pandemic.

Other (comment below!)

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Based on your experience attending virtual events the past two years, are you more excited about multi-day large-scale conferences with keynotes and a combination of business and technical sessions or short half-day technical summits with an emphasis on product announcements and demos?

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Large scale multi-day conference

Short technical summit

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I'm curious to learn what other leaders think about the metrics that define success for your partnerships at your organizations. What are the key similarities and differences in your approach, and how can we leverage data analytics to improve overall partnership performance?

Data & Analytics Process Management Relationship Management+3 more

Sagar GanapaneniData Science & Analytics, SMB MediaLabs in Software4 months ago

While all partnership goals revolve around revenue or profit growth, cost reduction, user-base growth, product improvement, and enhanced customer advocacy, metrics that provide visibility into achieving KPIs can be determined ...read more

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As a data leader, what is the rubric to classify various partnership models? What KPIs and metrics are considered to measure success?

KPIs, Metrics & Reporting Business Intelligence Dashboards & Visualization+1 more

Sagar GanapaneniData Science & Analytics, SMB MediaLabs in Software4 months ago

###### Rubric to Classify Partnership Models ######

Strategic Partnerships:

Definition: Long-term alliances aimed at achieving mutual strategic objectives.
Characteristics: High level of commitment, shared ...read more

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What is that one "magic" piece of advice/feedback you've gotten that improved your effectiveness as a leader?

People & Leadership Peer Insights

Sagar GanapaneniData Science & Analytics, SMB MediaLabs in Software2 months ago

"Clarity is magnetic." It was part of a bigger lesson that people value integrity, but they actually follow clarity. Clarity in vision combined with a good vision has a potential to build incredible followership.

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What is the difference of leadership and management?

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Sagar GanapaneniData Science & Analytics, SMB MediaLabs in Software2 months ago

In short, leadership is setting strategy. Management is to make that happen.

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What are some effective ways to address low risk appetites when they limit innovation within data and analytics? What is the best way to sell the value of calculated risk to stakeholders who are more risk averse?

Sagar GanapaneniData Science & Analytics, SMB MediaLabs in Software3 months ago

I have worked with large conservative organisations as a venture builder starting businesses far out of BAU from scratch, and setting up corporate venture capital arms to invest in early stage tech companies.

In my ...read more

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When it comes to data and analytics, would you rather lean more toward risk aversion or tolerance?

Sagar GanapaneniData Science & Analytics, SMB MediaLabs in Software3 months ago

The approach largely depends on the classification of the data involved. For non-confidential, unsecured, or non-regulated personally identifiable information (PII), there is more freedom to explore, which allows for a higher ...read more

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What are the most significant limitations of GenAI today? How do you maintain awareness of these limitations when considering applications and possible use cases?

Data & Analytics Disruptive & Emerging Technologies Strategy & Architecture

Sagar GanapaneniData Science & Analytics, SMB MediaLabs in Software4 months ago

tribal knowledge (both genAI, humans got limitations here) and niche functional expertise.

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I'm curious to learn what other leaders think about the metrics that define success for your partnerships at your organizations. What are the key similarities and differences in your approach, and how can we leverage data analytics to improve overall partnership performance?

Data & Analytics Process Management Relationship Management+3 more

Sagar GanapaneniData Science & Analytics, SMB MediaLabs in Software4 months ago

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What are some strategies for companies in very early stages (2 to 10 employees) that can help avoid friction as they scale up? What can company leaders do to ensure they start adjusting early so that when the company reaches a certain growth level, they don't find themselves making wrong decisions?

Engineering Management Tools Peer Insights+1 more

Sagar GanapaneniData Science & Analytics, SMB MediaLabs in Softwarea year ago

I have been a part of two very successful technical startups in the past. The single most important thing that the entrepreneurs who started those companies did was bring in an experienced leader to take over the 'ceo' ...read more

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What are the fundamental leadership capabilities that are needed for an era of exponential technology and AI innovation?

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Sagar GanapaneniData Science & Analytics, SMB MediaLabs in Softwarea year ago

I think Alivin Toffler said it best: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn."

The most important attribute, then, is ...read more

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Is AI going to affect the number of jobs in your company in the next 12 months?

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

What's your organization's approach to business units outside of IT using software to create new processes/capabilities (e.g., RPA, no-code, low-code development)?

Is your company currently engaged or has your company already completed, a CPQ (configure, price, quote) initiative?

Who has the most influence, outside the final decision maker, with regards to choosing technology vendors, data integrations, and API connectivity?

What do you believe is most important to the successful rollout of new technology to employees?

What is your biggest challenge when it comes to managing privileged access for SaaS applications?

What is the timeframe for executing your organization's return to office plan?

If your organization shifted to a work from home structure due to the pandemic, how have you planned to bring your employees back to the work safely?

Based on your experience attending virtual events the past two years, are you more excited about multi-day large-scale conferences with keynotes and a combination of business and technical sessions or short half-day technical summits with an emphasis on product announcements and demos?

I'm curious to learn what other leaders think about the metrics that define success for your partnerships at your organizations. What are the key similarities and differences in your approach, and how can we leverage data analytics to improve overall partnership performance?

As a data leader, what is the rubric to classify various partnership models? What KPIs and metrics are considered to measure success?

What is that one "magic" piece of advice/feedback you've gotten that improved your effectiveness as a leader?

What is the difference of leadership and management?

What are some effective ways to address low risk appetites when they limit innovation within data and analytics? What is the best way to sell the value of calculated risk to stakeholders who are more risk averse?

When it comes to data and analytics, would you rather lean more toward risk aversion or tolerance?

What are the most significant limitations of GenAI today? How do you maintain awareness of these limitations when considering applications and possible use cases?

I'm curious to learn what other leaders think about the metrics that define success for your partnerships at your organizations. What are the key similarities and differences in your approach, and how can we leverage data analytics to improve overall partnership performance?

What are some strategies for companies in very early stages (2 to 10 employees) that can help avoid friction as they scale up? What can company leaders do to ensure they start adjusting early so that when the company reaches a certain growth level, they don't find themselves making wrong decisions?

What are the fundamental leadership capabilities that are needed for an era of exponential technology and AI innovation?

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Is AI going to affect the number of jobs in your company in the next 12 months?

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

What's your organization's approach to business units outside of IT using software to create new processes/capabilities (e.g., RPA, no-code, low-code development)?

Is your company currently engaged or has your company already completed, a CPQ (configure, price, quote) initiative?

Who has the most influence, outside the final decision maker, with regards to choosing technology vendors, data integrations, and API connectivity?

What do you believe is most important to the successful rollout of new technology to employees?

What is your biggest challenge when it comes to managing privileged access for SaaS applications?

What is the timeframe for executing your organization's return to office plan?

If your organization shifted to a work from home structure due to the pandemic, how have you planned to bring your employees back to the work safely?

Based on your experience attending virtual events the past two years, are you more excited about multi-day large-scale conferences with keynotes and a combination of business and technical sessions or short half-day technical summits with an emphasis on product announcements and demos?

I'm curious to learn what other leaders think about the metrics that define success for your partnerships at your organizations. What are the key similarities and differences in your approach, and how can we leverage data analytics to improve overall partnership performance?

As a data leader, what is the rubric to classify various partnership models? What KPIs and metrics are considered to measure success?

What is that one "magic" piece of advice/feedback you've gotten that improved your effectiveness as a leader?

What is the difference of leadership and management?

What are some effective ways to address low risk appetites when they limit innovation within data and analytics? What is the best way to sell the value of calculated risk to stakeholders who are more risk averse?

When it comes to data and analytics, would you rather lean more toward risk aversion or tolerance?

What are the most significant limitations of GenAI today? How do you maintain awareness of these limitations when considering applications and possible use cases?

I'm curious to learn what other leaders think about the metrics that define success for your partnerships at your organizations. What are the key similarities and differences in your approach, and how can we leverage data analytics to improve overall partnership performance?

What are some strategies for companies in very early stages (2 to 10 employees) that can help avoid friction as they scale up? What can company leaders do to ensure they start adjusting early so that when the company reaches a certain growth level, they don't find themselves making wrong decisions?

What are the fundamental leadership capabilities that are needed for an era of exponential technology and AI innovation?