The Modern CIO Playbook Executing with Simplicity, Agility, and AI

86% of CIOs have adopted low-code platforms, yet 70% of digital transformations fail to meet their objectives. While organizations invest millions in digital initiatives, IT backlogs continue to grow, business users circumvent IT with shadow applications, and pilot projects often fail to graduate to production. This comprehensive playbook reveals how leading European enterprises are overcoming the transformation paradox and achieving exceptional returns.

Who's this report for?

• CIOs and IT Leaders are struggling with endless IT backlogs, maintenance burden consuming 70% of budgets, and the need to enable business innovation while maintaining security, compliance, and architectural control.

• Digital Transformation Leaders who need to move beyond pilot purgatory, eliminate shadow IT proliferation, and deliver measurable business outcomes with rapid time-to-value across enterprise operations.

• Business Operations Managers seeking to reduce process cycle times by 40-90%, eliminate email and Excel-based workflows, and gain the ability to build departmental solutions without complex IT dependencies or six-month development cycles.