IT governance

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IT Cost Cutting That Actually Works (And What Quietly Backfires)

You are under pressure to perform some IT cost cutting. You want more margin, not more tickets. The risk is simple: many moves to reduce expenses that look smart this quarter quietly damage revenue, culture, and trust over the next 12 to 24 months. A blunt cut can feel “disciplined” while it quietly plants a […]

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Why Boards Reject Good Tech Investments and How CEOs Can Get Them Approved

You have a growth plan, real pressure, and a clear problem. Your team brings forward a well argued technology or cybersecurity proposal. The numbers line up, the risk is real, the vendor looks solid. Then, in the board meeting, it quietly dies. If you have ever walked out of that room frustrated and confused, you

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Vendor Management for Justice Organizations (How to Reduce Risk, Control Cost, and Stay Online)

Buying technology for criminal justice agencies isn’t like buying software for a sales team. Vendor management for justice organizations sits under public trust. It touches sensitive records. It supports uptime that can affect people’s rights, safety, and due process. And it happens under tight budgets, procurement rules, and public scrutiny. The vendor list is also

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A Grant Reporting System That Doesn’t Break Every Quarter, A Practical Setup Using One Source of Truth

A Grant Reporting System That Doesn’t Break Every Quarter, A Practical Setup Using One Source of Truth

Quarterly grant reports shouldn’t feel like rebuilding a bridge while you’re driving over it. But for many justice-focused organizations, reporting season means the same scramble every time: exports from three tools, a spreadsheet no one trusts, last-minute number changes, and a quiet fear that the story won’t hold up under questions. A durable grant reporting

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Fractional CTO vs Interim CIO: How to Pick the Right Short-Term Tech Leader

Your programs are growing. Grants are bigger. The tech stack that once held things together is now a tangle of case systems, spreadsheets, and shared drives. Staff feel the strain every day, but no one owns the whole picture. You know you need senior tech leadership, but a full-time C-level hire feels out of reach.

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Technology Roadmaps For Justice-Focused Nonprofits: A 3-Year Plan Leaders Can Stand Behind

You carry a justice mission that cannot pause for system outages, broken reports, or security scares. Staff are already stretched. Funders want clarity. Boards want proof. A clear nonprofit technology roadmap is how you turn all that quiet strain into a plan you can defend. Not a wish list. Not a vendor slide deck. A

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Coalition Data Sharing Agreements For Justice Coalitions: A Practical Guide

Courts, legal aid groups, community organizations, and service providers are sitting on pieces of the same story. Someone cycles through the criminal justice system, from arraignment to jail, shelter, and clinics. Their data lives in four or five systems. No one sees the full picture in time to change the outcome. That is where data

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