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In this interview, Michael Baresich, Chief Information Officer at Ally Financial, discusses World Class IT Principle One, People and Principle Four, IT-Business Partnerships. Some of the topics discussed include: His company, Ally Financial How his organization transitioned from 70% government ownership, and the role IT played in that transition The culture of the organization Metrics used to gauge progress during his initial time at the organization How he maintained the balance of IT activities needed for growth with cost-cutting in the wake of the recession Digital, and how he partners with other parts of the organization from a digital perspective The extent to which he has in-sourced some IT activities and how he set the organization on that path His strategy and priorities for the future The skill inventory of the organization and how he builds out the skills needed within his team The process he uses to ensure that his team is up to date on new technologies Eye on the Trends: Existing consumer technology being optimized for enterprise uses