The 4C GROUP is pleased to announce that it is an official network partner of the renowned Hamburg IT Strategy Days.
In February 2025, the Hamburg IT Strategy Days will bring together the Who's Who of the IT management community in Hamburg for the 23rd time! The Hamburg IT Strategy Days 2025 offer numerous opportunities for personal exchange and networking as well as a wide variety of presentations by renowned speakers from business and science on the most relevant topics.
Our experts Martin Stephany and Markus Matschi will also be on site to hold interesting discussions with the CIO community and share valuable insights.
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CIO Advisory | Information Technology
We focus on the three central fields of action in the CIO Advisory
The importance of information technology and its drivers in the company continues to rise rapidly against the background of new business opportunities through digitization and industry 4.0. By starting with other technologies such as Big Data, Data Analytics, Social Media, Mobility / Connectivity and Cloud Computing, new products and services, as well as business models, processes and value chains emerge. This development and changing expectations of the enterprises put IT departments under pressure to rethink their existing operating models and set-up.
The CIO team has to overcome a very difficult balancing act: on the one hand, the business lines expect IT in the context of digital transformation to implement important innovations quickly and dynamically with unchanged attention to and performance in existing IT services and systems. They are to be offered solid, secure and cost-effective as a reliable backend for future digital services.
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4C Study 2021: "Key factors of successful CIOs"
What makes CIOs successful?
60 above-average successful CIOs have shared their experiences and recipes for success with us.
We are in a time of unstoppable change. While uncertainty is growing in many companies, digitalization continues to advance. How can CIOs meet this growing challenge? Our study "Key factors of successful CIOs" now provides the first comprehensive insight into the working world of CIOs at top German companies:
- Which factors influence the success of CIOs
- Why leadership skills are more important for CIOs than technical and business know-how
- What particularly attracts German CIOs to their position
- Where the IT bosses themselves see their greatest successes
You can find an overview of our most important findings in our article in CIO Magazine.
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Publication - "What makes German CIOs successful"
Article is published in CIO Magazine in 2021
Publication - "Agilität ist keine Wunderwaffe"
Discover in our publication why agile initiatives fail and how to successfully transform into a flexible IT organization. Learn about delivering customer-centric IT services and the essential roles and structures required.
Article was published in CIO Magazine 2020
4C Study 2023: "Effective Governance of IT/OT Convergence"
The main focus of convergence to date has been on IT security. We shed light on other aspects of governance for successful convergence.
4C Study 2023: "Contribution and Success Factors of Sustainable IT"
Sustainability or CSR in IT is a new management challenge. But how do CIOs and IT sustainability managers benefit from CSR practices?
4C Study 2022/2023: "Leadership styles of successful CIOs"
Leadership is a daily exercise practiced with consistency. We focus on identifying the leadership styles of successful CIOs.
4C Study 2022: "Implementation of cybersecurity strategies in the energy sector"
Discover in the 4C Study 2022 how Germany's largest electricity grid operators are implementing cybersecurity strategies to counter cyberattacks, optimize role distribution, and manage risks. This report provides insights into top management's awareness of cyber risks and highlights security challenges in the supply chain as well as the integration of future technologies.
4C Study 2023: "Attracting and retaining IT talent"
Discover key insights on how to attract top IT talent in our latest 4C study, "Attracting and Retaining IT Talent." This study answers crucial questions about what IT professionals look for in potential employers, their expectations from the recruitment and interview processes, and the most effective ways to engage them.
4C Study 2022: "Measuring and communicating IT business value"
The following key questions are answered in the study:
- What is IT Business Value?
- How can IT Business Value be measured?
- What does IT business value show?
- How high is the share of IT in the company's success?
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