Prepare to Lead Through Uncertainty
With inflation, scarce talent and constrained global supplies already squeezing corporate performance, a recession could be around the corner.
If you want to get ahead and stay there, it is time to go on the offensive with digital.
To build long-term competitive advantage and blunt the negative effects of economic pressure, it is essential to invest in the right digital initiatives at the right cost.
Become a Client
Follow the six steps
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Prioritise digital investments, set new success measures
Navigate the software buying process, secure the best terms and price
Connect with
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on tough questions
Pressure test your plans and make trade-offs
Gartner tools for Midsize Enterprise CIOs empower IT teams to scale to the next level and lead organisational growth with adaptive, cost-effective, rightsized technology advice and analysis that drive real, measurable business results. We do this through:
Scale to the next level and lead organisational growth
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Benchmark spend
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Compare your budgets with those of your peers to better help understand the true cost of supporting your organisation while improving confidence in your IT budgeting processes.
Resources you will need to succeed
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Find cost efficiencies
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Measure IT performance across objectives and key functional activities to optimise cost efficiencies.
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Prioritise digital investments, set new success measures
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Benchmark your organisation’s performance across three key categories and receive tailored recommendations to support your unique goals and challenges.
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Navigate the software buying process, secure
the best terms and price
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Make faster, smarter decisions with unbiased advice and validation across your entire buying cycle.
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Connect with peers in real time on tough questions
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Our global community of experts, analysts and peers help provide the deep relationships you need to stay ahead of the curve.
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Pressure test your plans and make trade-offs
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Evaluate the trade-offs between the benefits, costs, risks
and viability of different cost control initiatives.
Resources you will need to succeed
Benchmark spend
Find cost efficiencies
Turn strategy into action with the decisioning tools outlined in the Gartner Midsize Enterprise CIO Playbook.
Click on each step to learn more.
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Midsize Enterprise CIOs
Gartner Playbook for Navigating the Recession
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exclusive MSE expertise critical to strategy and execution;
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a powerful decision tool designed to embed in MSE planning
and decision-making; and
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a highly configurable approach with options that include
resources in industry, technology execution and/or business
challenges based on each team member’s need.
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