[Tex/LaTex] How to insert a document’s title and the chapter’s name into a header

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I am attempting to place the document's title on the left side of a header and the chapter's name on the right side of the header. However, I am unable to find how to use the title variable specified in by \title{my title} in the header. Additionally, whenever I use \chaptermark the right section of the header appears blank on all pages.

How do I insert a document's title and the chapter's name into a header?

My tex file contents are pasted below:

\documentclass{report}
\usepackage{lastpage}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhf{}
\begin{document}

\rhead{\bfseries \chaptermark}
\lfoot{\thepage\ of \pageref{LastPage}}
\rfoot{My Company}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0.4pt}
\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0.4pt}

% redefine headers and footers for chapters
\fancypagestyle{plain}{%
 \fancyhf{}
 \rhead{\bfseries \chaptermark}
 \lfoot{\thepage\ of \pageref{LastPage}}
 \rfoot{My Company}
 \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0.4pt}
 \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0.4pt}
}

\title{My Document Title}
\author{Ryan Taylor}
\date{\today}
\maketitle
\tableofcontents
\chapter{Version Control}
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\chapter{Introduction}
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Best Answer

For the title:

\let\oldtitle\title
\renewcommand{\title}[1]{\oldtitle{#1}\def\titletext{#1}}
\lhead{\titletext}

For the chapter name, use \leftmark not \chaptermark (which is the command which is used by \chapter in order to set up the marks).

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