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Sounding Board is a CIO Executive Council signature program, which brings together members to discuss the strategies, best practices and pitfalls associated with real-world initiatives in high-priority topic areas.

The CIO Executive Council is a global community of hundreds of CIOs who form the most unbiased peer-advisory resource available to the profession. In addition to peer consultation, members and their staff benefit from leadership development education, high-profile speaking and media opportunities, and exclusive resources created by Council communities of practice.

Measure the success of your IT-business partnerships

Posted Feb 13, 2012 - 11:31 am

Members from the CIO Executive Council weigh in on whether attempts to partner with the business are making a difference. Add your opinion and advice.
Encouraging users to embrace big business data

Posted Dec 12, 2011 - 08:00 am

Members from the CIO Executive Council weigh in on encouraging users to embrace big business data. Add your opinion and advice.
Disaster recovery on a budget

Posted Nov 03, 2011 - 02:54 pm

CIOs are always looking for disaster recovery options that don’t break the bank. Members from the CIO Executive Council share their tactics. Add your opinion and advice.
Give users the virtual desktop they want

Posted Sep 29, 2011 - 08:52 am

Members from the CIO Executive Council weigh in on how to give users the best virtual desktop experience. Add your opinion and advice.
Securing data on all devices

Posted Aug 22, 2011 - 08:12 pm

Members from the CIO Executive Council weigh in on how to protect sensitive data on mobile devices. Add your opinion and advice.
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How to help employee career development with staff rotation

Posted Jul 17, 2011 - 01:34 pm

Members from the CIO Executive Council weigh in helping employee career development with staff rotation. Add your opinion and advice.
Using business intelligence to make better business decisions

Posted Jun 03, 2011 - 01:11 pm

"An important thing to remember for user buy-in is that you have to launch a BI program that is business-relevant and focused on a solving a pain-point or realizing a new benefit," says Sandeep Phanasgaonkar, CTO, Reliance Capital. In this installment of Sounding Board, Sandeep and other members of the CIO Executive Council weigh in on using BI to make an impact on the business.
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How to use social media to build customer loyalty

Posted May 09, 2011 - 08:10 am

Members from the CIO Executive Council weigh in on how to use social media to build customer loyalty. Add your opinion and advice.
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Executing a three-year total mobility plan

Posted Apr 03, 2011 - 03:18 pm

Members from the CIO Executive Council weigh in on executing a mobility plan. Add your opinion and advice.
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How to turn an IT system into an external product

Posted Apr 03, 2011 - 03:13 pm

CIOs share how they are learning to package, market and price their services
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