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Elisha Herrmann

AWS Worldwide Solutions Portfolio Lead

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Is your role at your organization expanding to include new responsibilities?

People & Leadership Team & Organizational Design

Data Analytics

Operations

Business Development

Customer Service

Product Development

Marketing

Finance

Procurement

Sales

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Who leads the most AI projects with business impact at your company? The CEO or the CIO?

People & Leadership AI & Machine Learning

CEO

CIO

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How are you (or function leaders) finding and pursuing new solutions? Example: we have a supply chain visibility/inventory balance issue. What methods are being used to gather solution into or procure a solution?

Disruptive & Emerging Technologies Strategy & Architecture

Elisha HerrmannAWS Worldwide Solutions Portfolio Lead in Manufacturing3 years ago

We are continually looking for new solutions that can help improve our IT department’s efficiency and productivity. To do this, we use a variety of methods and resources to identify potential solutions. These include attending ...read more

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What percentage of your budget is Run Vs Innovation? Are you satisfied with this amount? Would you like more innovation? Does innovation work vs project work play in to employee satisfaction/retention?

Financial Management Innovation

Elisha HerrmannAWS Worldwide Solutions Portfolio Lead in Manufacturing3 years ago

Today probably 90% goes towards "Run". I would like to increase the amount invested in innovation. It certainly can improve employee morale and satisfaction if properly managed.

What’s your approach to keeping incident response plans updated and effective?

Elisha HerrmannAWS Worldwide Solutions Portfolio Lead in Manufacturing10 months ago

Ensuring that incident response plans remain updated and effective is all about making it a priority within the organization. It may not be the most exciting task, but it must be integrated into the overall governance and ...read more

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How do you assess the risk associated with your tech vendors and ensure that they have adequate security measures in place?

Elisha HerrmannAWS Worldwide Solutions Portfolio Lead in Manufacturing10 months ago

We've used external security scanning tools and pulled reports to discuss with vendors. Recently, we did this with an HRIS system. The vendor explained discrepancies in their scores, such as honeypots deliberately set to ...read more