High Performers in IT: Defined by Digital

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High Performers in IT:

Defined by Digital

Insights From Accenture’s Fourth

High Performance IT Research

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STRATEGY STRAIGHT TALK

You can't think like a database.You have to think like a customer.

Your new boss?Your customer01

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STRATEGY STRAIGHT TALK

IT doesn't exist in a vacuum. If something impacts the business, it impacts IT, and vice versa.

Context is king02

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Business strategy andIT now work as one03

STRATEGY STRAIGHT TALK

The consolidation is complete. Your strategy IS your technology. End of story.

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Bringing harmonyto hybrid IT04

STRATEGY STRAIGHT TALK

High performers are master orchestrators of managing new and existing IT. They are leading the way in the new hybrid world.

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Fearlessly digital05

STRATEGY STRAIGHT TALK

The time has come to make the leap to digital. Every business is now a digital business.

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The power ofself-service06

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Being truly digital means that many more customers, suppliers and employees can answer their own questions—so you don't have to.

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Unearthingdata gems07

STRATEGY STRAIGHT TALK

Creating actionable insights out of the data—wherever it comes from—is what “Big Data” is all about.

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Agility and speed. The new normal08

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If you're not making change happen on the run, then instead of being agile, you could be increasingly vulnerable.

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Plug-and-playtalent09

STRATEGY STRAIGHT TALK

Talent will drive future success. Figuring out where your opportunities are—and finding the right people to work on them—will pay off.

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Uniting businessrisk and IT security10

STRATEGY STRAIGHT TALK

Risk management and IT security must be in the same room andon the same page.

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