Roundtable: Winning Tactics for Hard Times (Calgary)
In the midst of today’s global economic turmoil, Canadian CIOs face enormous challenges in meeting the expectations of their CEOs and corporate stakeholders. Participants shared successful tactics and innovative ideas for fulfilling the CIO’s mandate in the midst of continuing tight budgets and economic uncertainty, including strategies for improving vendor relationships, negotiating better deals, and creating more synergy with vendors.
Here is the summary report from the session:
Post-session interview (video)
Rahul Kohli, VP & CIO at UFA Cooperative discusses criteria for project prioritization. His comments were recorded following The IT Media Group Roundtable “Winning Tactics for Hard Times” in Calgary, March 29th 2012.
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