... chain planning leaders will confront surging technology-solution total cost of ownership (TCO), complex AI-driven outputs, cybersecurity threats, and talent gaps as advanced automation and generative AI reshape the landscape and raise the stakes for effective planning. Overview Strategic Planning Assumptions ...
Analyst(s): Jan Snoeckx | Pia Orup Lund | Malek Djoudi | Cristina Carvallo
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... Hiring freezes and reduced budgets mean CSOs can no longer hire their way to growth. CSOs must decouple revenue from headcount by unlocking existing talent’s latent capacity via internal mobility, agile coverage pods, and AI force multipliers. Insights at a Glance Impact Actions How to Execute Success Measures ...
... and human strengths by setting a clear AI vision linked to the business strategy, defining effective human-AI collaboration, and developing targeted talent strategies. Insights at a Glance Strategic Planning Assumption Issue Context Impact Brief Implications Gartner Recommended Reading Gartner Insights ...
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... As rapid advances in AI and digital technologies compress the half-life of IT skills, CIOs need talent with the ambition and capability to continually reskill. This toolkit helps assess candidates and existing IT staff across 12 digital core competencies essential for successfully growing and not lagging ...
... AI blurs the line between HR and IT, creating new capabilities at the tech-talent intersection that neither function can own alone. CHROs must establish a new model of shared ownership with the CIO to embed AI agents, design the human-machine workplace and accelerate AI value. Insights at a Glance Strategic ...
... evaluation of these tools, highlighting their limitations, and alternatives organizations can use to align AI investments with workforce planning and talent strategy. Insights at a Glance Strategic Planning Assumption Challenge Impact More Detail Gartner Recommended Reading Gartner Insights Abstract ...
Analyst(s): Emily Rose McRae | Maggie Schroeder-O'Neal | Rania Stewart
... In a slow talent market, CHROs are focused on ensuring a positive employee experience, often relying on HR technology and AI. Use these employee insights on the adoption, current value and future importance of HR technologies to design your technology roadmap and investment strategies. Insights at a ...