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		<title>IT Value Challenge is now part of Pathfinder Advisors LLC!</title>
		<link>http://www.itvaluechallenge.com/2011/09/it-value-challenge-is-now-part-of-pathfinder-advisors-llc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Please visit Pathfinder Advisors&#8217; Technology Function section on the News and Views menu for new and exciting ideas about how companies can spend less, get more and make IT easy. &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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<p>Please visit Pathfinder Advisors&#8217; <a href="http://www.pathfinderadvisors.com/category/news-and-views/functions/technology/" target="_blank">Technology Function section</a> on the News and Views menu for new and exciting ideas about how companies can spend less, get more and make IT easy.</p>
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		<title>Webinar: Expense Reduction and Optimization Strategies for CIOs</title>
		<link>http://www.itvaluechallenge.com/2011/08/webinar-expense-reduction-and-optimization-strategies-for-cios/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpodowitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Please join IT Value Challenge&#8217;s author Matt Podowitz on Friday September 2, 2011 at 12:30pm Eastern for a timely and enlightening webinar about how CIOs can continue to reduce IT spending while continuing to improve services.  This webinar is complimentary for ExecSense subscribers. For more information or to register, please click here or visit [...]]]></description>
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<p>Please join IT Value Challenge&#8217;s author Matt Podowitz on Friday September 2, 2011 at 12:30pm Eastern for a timely and enlightening webinar about how CIOs can continue to reduce IT spending while continuing to improve services.  This webinar is complimentary for ExecSense subscribers.</p>
<p>For more information or to register, please click <a href="http://www.execsense.com/details.asp?id=3012">here</a> or visit <a href="http://www.execsense.com">www.execsense.com</a>.</p>
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		<title>Too Much IT Info Can Be A Dangerous Thing</title>
		<link>http://www.itvaluechallenge.com/2011/08/too-much-it-info-can-be-a-dangerous-thing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpodowitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; In a new article by technology writer Chad Brooks, IT Value Challenge&#8217;s author discusses situations where IT information to the business without a meaningful business context can be counterproductive. Instead, IT leaders should always strive to talk about the business and discuss IT within the context of the business&#8217; needs and performance. [...]]]></description>
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<p>In a new article by technology writer Chad Brooks, IT Value Challenge&#8217;s author discusses situations where IT information to the business without a meaningful business context can be counterproductive. Instead, IT leaders should always strive to talk about the business and discuss IT within the context of the business&#8217; needs and performance.</p>
<p>To read the article, click <a href="http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/it-leaders-sharing-business-information-1709/" target="_blank">here</a> or visit <a href="http://www.businessnewsdaily.com" target="_blank">www.businessnewsdaily.com</a>.</p>
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		<title>Webinar: How CIOs can communicate and work better with their CEOs and management teams</title>
		<link>http://www.itvaluechallenge.com/2011/08/webinar-how-cios-can-communicate-and-work-better-with-their-ceos-and-management-teams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpodowitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The IT Value Challenge&#8217;s author will be sharing top tips for how CIOs can communicate better and work more effectively with their CEOs and management teams in an exciting webinar presented by ExecSense on August 19th at 4:30PM Eastern. This seminar is complimentary for ExecSense subscribers. To subscribe to ExecSense or to register for this [...]]]></description>
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<p>The IT Value Challenge&#8217;s author will be sharing top tips for how CIOs can communicate better and work more effectively with their CEOs and management teams in an exciting webinar presented by ExecSense on August 19th at 4:30PM Eastern. This seminar is complimentary for ExecSense subscribers.</p>
<p>To subscribe to ExecSense or to register for this webinar, please visit <a href="http://www.execsense.com" target="_blank">www.execsense.com</a>.</p>
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		<title>The CIO’s Survival Guide to M&amp;A, Part 1: The Merger</title>
		<link>http://www.itvaluechallenge.com/2011/05/the-cio%e2%80%99s-survival-guide-to-ma-part-1-the-merger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 13:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpodowitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  The IT Value Challenge&#8217;s author shares four key strategies CIOs can employ to come out on top when their company merges with another in a new byline article on CIOUpdate.com. To read the article click here or visit CIOUpdate.com.]]></description>
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<p>The IT Value Challenge&#8217;s author shares four key strategies CIOs can employ to come out on top when their company merges with another in a new byline article on CIOUpdate.com.</p>
<p>To read the article click <a href="http://www.cioupdate.com/career/article.php/3933776/The-CIOs-Survival-Guide-to-MA-Part-1-The-Merger.htm" target="_blank">here</a> or visit <a href="http://www.cioupdate.com/">CIOUpdate.com</a>.</p>
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		<title>Webinar: CIO Best Practices for Advising Your CEO &amp; Board of Directors</title>
		<link>http://www.itvaluechallenge.com/2011/05/webinar-cio-best-practices-for-advising-your-ceo-board-of-directors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 15:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpodowitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The IT Value Challenge&#8217;s author will be sharing top tips for how CIOs can advise their CEOs and Boards of Directors in an exciting webinar presented by ExecSense on May 18th. Click here for details and registration information.]]></description>
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<p>The IT Value Challenge&#8217;s author will be sharing top tips for how CIOs can advise their CEOs and Boards of Directors in an exciting webinar presented by ExecSense on May 18th. Click <a href="http://execsense.com/details.asp?id=3607">here</a> for details and registration information.</p>
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		<title>3 Opportunities to Improve Contract Performance By Leveraging Regulatory Compliance</title>
		<link>http://www.itvaluechallenge.com/2011/04/3-opportunities-to-improve-contract-performance-by-leveraging-regulatory-compliance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpodowitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many companies already leverage early-pay discount terms with their vendors (and those who don’t, should!), but this is just the tip of the iceberg. Within their compliance function, many companies already have the capabilities and tools in place they need to  of potential opportunities to improve performance of contracts with their customers and suppliers. The IT [...]]]></description>
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<p><em>Many companies already leverage early-pay discount terms with their vendors (and those who don’t, should!), but this is just the tip of the iceberg. Within their compliance function, many companies already have the capabilities and tools in place they need to  of potential opportunities to improve performance of contracts with their customers and suppliers.</em></p>
<p>The IT Value Challenge&#8217;s author makes the case to do so and shares how to get started in a new byline article on CorporateComplianceInsights.com.</p>
<p>To read the article click <a href="http://www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com/2011/leveraging-regulatory-compliance-investments-to-improve-contract-performance/" target="_blank">here</a> or visit <a href="http://www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com/" target="_blank">CorporateComplianceInsights.com</a>.</p>
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		<title>5 Reasons Your CEO Doesn&#8217;t Trust You</title>
		<link>http://www.itvaluechallenge.com/2011/04/5-reasons-your-ceo-doesnt-trust-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpodowitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  IT Value Challenge partner Leverage Corporation weighs in on the reasons CEOs often do not trust their CIOs, and what CIOs can do about it in a new CIOUpdate.com article by prolific IT writer Rob McGarvey. To read the article, please visit CIOUpdate.com or click here.]]></description>
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<p>IT Value Challenge partner Leverage Corporation weighs in on the reasons CEOs often do not trust their CIOs, and what CIOs can do about it in a new CIOUpdate.com article by prolific IT writer Rob McGarvey.</p>
<p>To read the article, please visit CIOUpdate.com or click <a href="http://www.cioupdate.com/insights/article.php/3930636/5-Reasons-Your-CEO-Doesnt-Trust-You.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Tech M&amp;A Swinging into High Gear</title>
		<link>http://www.itvaluechallenge.com/2011/04/tech-ma-swinging-into-high-gear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ IT Value Challenge partner Leverage Corporation weighs in on opportunities for technology executives to benefit from the recent upswing in technology industry mergers and acquisitions in a new CIOUpdate.com article by Pam Baker. To read the article, please visit CIOUpdate.com or click here.]]></description>
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 IT Value Challenge partner Leverage Corporation weighs in on opportunities for technology executives to benefit from the recent upswing in technology industry mergers and acquisitions in a new CIOUpdate.com article by Pam Baker.</p>
<p>To read the article, please visit CIOUpdate.com or click <a href="http://www.cioupdate.com/features/article.php/3929701/Tech-MA-Swinging-into-High-Gear.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Quick and easy IT productivity wins</title>
		<link>http://www.itvaluechallenge.com/2011/03/quick-and-easy-it-productivity-wins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mpodowitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  The IT Value Challenge’s author contributes strategies for increasing IT departments&#8217; productivity with InfoWorld readers in a new article by master IT writer Dan Tynan. Click here to read the article on InfoWorld.com.]]></description>
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<p>The IT Value Challenge’s author contributes strategies for increasing IT departments&#8217; productivity with InfoWorld readers in a new article by master IT writer Dan Tynan.</p>
<p>Click <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/t/it-management/quick-and-easy-productivity-wins-it-931" target="_blank">here</a> to read the article on InfoWorld.com.</p>
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