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IT projects budgets: how to stay in control, from forecast to landing?
From reporting to strategic steering: how Project Managers, PMOs and CIOs meet the dual challenge of budget control for IT…
What are the challenges facing hospital CIOs?
Paul Maitre, founder of Easis, a firm specializing in digital transformation for healthcare establishments, explains the challenges facing hospital CIOs.
How do you manage your CIO’s Capacity plan?
Technical debt refers to the compromises made in inherited IS. It hinders Agility, is measured in terms of cost and…
Technical debt: how to manage it?
Technical debt refers to the compromises made in inherited IS. It hinders Agility, is measured in terms of cost and…
What are the main traditional project management methods?
Traditional project management methods, also known as sequential or predictive methods, organize projects in linear phases, with each stage depending…
Project management: what are the trends in 2026?
This article reviews different Agility methods, comparing their context of use, internal organization, strengths and limitations.
Every day counts (time at the heart of IT department steering)
CIO Budgets are under strain and Projects are under pressure. Time has become a scarce – and therefore precious -…
Insurers’ CIOs: we’ve got to keep on keeping on!
The CIO’s role in the insurance industry is evolving: beyond traditional IT, he or she steers transformation, innovates and makes…
Agility project management: what are we talking about?
This article reviews different Agility methods, comparing their context of use, internal organization, strengths and limitations.
How do I plan a project effectively?
Project planning has become a strategic method of global management, at the crossroads of coordination, arbitration and governance.
What are the 5 figures of the PMO?
Initially confined to assisting project management in the 2000s, the PMO function has rapidly moved into the strategic sphere of…
How do you create a useful and effective macro plan?
Macro planning is a key tool for structuring action plans, allocating tasks realistically, and aligning strategic objectives with operational capacity.
IT Project management: how to choose the right method to achieve your goals?
Retain the rigor of traditional methodologies or embrace the flexibility of Agile approaches? CIOs need to make a strategic choice.
What are the 9 levers for boosting CIO performance in an uncertain environment?
More than ever, controlled communication enables the CIO to defend its choices, preserve its room for maneuver and, in particular,…
What is the job description of the Head of CIO Office?
Zoom in on the job of CIO Officer (or Head of CIO Office), an emerging function within CIOs (Information Systems…
PMO: the rare bird at the heart of digital transformation
As digitalization makes information systems more complex and accelerates the pace of Projects, the role of PMO (Project Management Officer)…
What are the key principles and practical benefits of the ABC method for a high-performance CIO?
Under increasing budgetary pressure, CIOs (Information Systems Departments) have to rationalize their spending, justify their investments and demonstrate their value.…
The CIO at the heart of the public sector’s Digital transformation
Interview with Adrien Coussa for Archimag on the challenges and needs of public sector CIOs to support the sector’s digital…
A CIO on the Executive Committee to Better Prepare for the Future
The role of the CIO within the company is rapidly evolving. In organizations that are well advanced in their Digital…
Projects Reporting: how to meet the expectations of all stakeholders?
As IT projects aimed at supporting the digital transformation of all organizations gain momentum, Reporting has emerged as an essential…
CSRD Directive: what’s at stake for CIOs?
The role of the CIO (Chief Information Officer) is central to CSRD requirements: the collection, structuring and dissemination of ESG…
How can strategic alignment of the Information System (IS) be an essential lever for business performance?
Strategic alignment of the Information System (IS) has become a fundamental lever for supporting and reinforcing business performance.
How much does an IT project manager earn?
The role of IT project manager within an Information Systems Department (ISD) is particularly sought after and offers attractive compensation…
Is there a CIO in the building?
The digitalization of social housing organizations in France is now a major issue. While it has made considerable progress in…
DORA: beyond compliance, an opportunity for digital transformation
For the CIOs concerned, the DORA Regulation represents an opportunity to strengthen the sector’s preparedness for digital threats, and its…
How to optimize your IT with a timeshare CIO
The timeshare CIO is an appropriate hybrid solution for strengthening the IT function from the top down, while adapting to…
The IT Department’s Budget Strategy: Offensive or Defensive?
Like a sports team that retreats to protect its goal, a defensive strategy is needed when the company is under…
How do you manage CIO capacity planning?
For a CIO in search of performance and efficiency, capacity planning is the key to agile steering.
How to make a success of your steering committee (COPIL): our advice
The steering committee (COPIL) is a major project management body. It marks out the different phases of the project or…
Job description: Chief Information Officer (CIO)
This strategic position, at the crossroads of technology and management, requires a global vision of the company and an in-depth…
How to map your Information System?
IT mapping is of crucial importance for any company seeking to optimize its IT infrastructure and leverage its Technology investments.…
CIO and HR: how can they work together?
Synergies between CIOs and HR departments are a major success factor for companies seeking to transform themselves.
Portfolio and project management: how to build your Projects portfolio
Lack of global vision is a major weakness in companies and organizations. Without a consolidated, homogenized view of your actions,…
CIO and CISO: complementary roles
What if the roles and missions of the two were complementary? Today, it’s obsolete to say that Cybersecurity is all…
How to Manage IT Teams?
In recent years, successive studies – verified by practical experience – have shown a trend towards infidelity on the part…
CIOs, Let’s All Be Entrepreneurs!
What if we broke the chains that hold back CIOs’ potential? A recent article highlighted the low representation of CIOs…
What image do our customers have of Abraxio?
The results of our 2023 user survey. Survey conducted from June 23 to July 14, 2023 among Abraxio customer users.…
CIO Interim Manager: role, missions & challenges
Whether you’re wondering whether to hire a transitional CIO, or considering becoming one, this article takes stock.
How Do You Write a CV for a Chief Information Officer?
Are you no longer satisfied with your current position as CIO and would like to explore new opportunities?
Gantt planning: what role for CIOs?
Planning is a crucial step in organizing projects and ensuring their success. This is true in all fields, but especially…
CIO: How to Manage Your IT Vendors?
Subscriptions, software, hardware, services, outsourced services… In a CIO department, there is no shortage of suppliers, and IT expenses can…
“CIO: After taking up a new post,
no room for error on the first Budgets!”
no room for error on the first Budgets!”
Do you remember your first days as a CIO? That moment when you take your bearings with as much excitement…
How to Set Up CIO Dashboards?
To manage, steer and ensure successful governance of an entity or activity, Dashboards seem to be the ideal tools, particularly…
How do you organize your Information Systems Department?
While the structure of the Information Systems Department is not set in stone, change is not an end in itself—especially…
How much does a CIO earn in France?
CIO, CIO… These are high-profile positions of responsibility, increasingly sought-after in companies as the challenges of digital technology and information…
FinOps: why and how to get started?
With the explosion of Cloud-related expenditure and the legitimate need to keep all budgets under control – including those of…
CIO & IT budget planning: how do you do it?
It’s probably already time to prepare your company’s Budgets. This is an important moment, the outcome of which will set…
Project management:
How to analyze and manage risks?
How to analyze and manage risks?
How can you effectively steer risk management in an IT department? From identification to analysis, from assessment to risk management,…
How do you draw up an IT master plan?
The IT master plan is a key “foundational” document within an IT department; while developing it is no small task,…
OPEX and Capex management: What’s the Difference for IT Budgets?
Driven by digital transformation and the digitization of business operations, IT challenges are of paramount importance to companies. To address…
How to Manage an IT Budget?
Perhaps even more than in other departments, the IT department’s Budgets need to be closely managed. Because no company or…
How to Develop IT Department Budgets?
IT Budgets represent a significant item in a company’s budget. Increasingly present, the challenges of IT transformation …
IT Department Marketing: Results of the Abraxio Survey
What is the public perception of CIOs? As a CIO, how do you approach marketing and communication issues related to…
New Projects portfolio:
checklist to get it off to a good start
checklist to get it off to a good start
How can you effectively launch a new Projects portfolio, involve and lead your Teams in implementing the CIO’s Roadmap, and…
4 steps to successful arbitration of Projects.
Or how to choose, without getting angry.
Or how to choose, without getting angry.
How do you successfully arbitrate Projects? In this article, we detail the key stages and our methodological advice for successfully…
Decryption | CIO Budgets: 6 Excel limits finally pushed back
Using Excel to manage an IT department’s Budgets isn’t optimal, and it’s often tedious. At Abraxio, we got fed up…
Optimizing CIO management time: Samuel Revenu testifies in Les Cahiers de l’Adira
“We need to stop running and learn to walk again!” Samuel Revenu makes the (fortunately not irreversible!) observation that the…
Plea for a CIO that’s finally digitalized
Information systems have become essential to every organization. The last twelve months have at least had the merit of revealing…
How to automate the planning of your Projects portfolio
Using a Gantt chart to manage a CIO’s Projects schedule is a fairly commonplace idea. But the sheer number and…
The paradox of the CIO or the left-behind of digitalization
CIOs work in a complex and constantly changing environment. Their role is to digitalize the company, improving business performance, fostering…
The evolution of the CIO profession thanks to internal communication and collaboration with business units
Once confined to managing IT resources and supporting users, the role of the CIO has evolved to become an indispensable…
The impact of cloud services on the CIO profession
As one of the pillars of a company’s digital environment, the role of Chief Information Officer (CIO) is one of…