Which of these keywords would you google if you were looking to hire a consultant to help your business develop a technology strategy?

Consultant24%

Enterprise Architect43%

Technology Strategy65%

Roadmap26%

Target State16%

Emerging technology25%

Business Architect15%

Strategy Planner11%

Other2%

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Technology Strategist in Software4 years ago

I'd google Gartner as well. They do tend to have good stuff.

Director in Manufacturing4 years ago

I would add Marketing
In my experience those technical people that have been exposed to the Marketing department develop additional points of view that are more business forward thinking

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