Topic: role of the CIO

CIO’s Leadership Agenda

What lies ahead for corporate IT? How should the CIO anticipate, and deal with this impending change. This presentation – in a very interesting manner – discusses the trends shaping the future of business, the challenges, and opportunities it presents for IT, and the ways in which a CIO could harness this energy for business value. If leading the future of IT excites you, then this is a good presentation to read.

May 13, 2016 No Comments

A Seat at the Table for the CIO

CIOs are being asked to become business leaders – is today's CIO ready to handle P&L responsibility? Can a CIO effectively serve on a corporate board? Are CIO's peers ready to accept them as equals? Are CIOs represented on Boards and Committees? These and other questions were posed to CIOs to get their view on the shape of their existence and the path forward. Excellent survey and discussion.

January 9, 2015 No Comments

Emerging Technologies and the CIO Role

Every day there is a new technology emerges with the potential to fundamentally reshape the business landscape – cloud computing, and big data being the latest entrants. How do these disruptive technologies impact the IT organization and its leader, the CIO? This article discusses this issue.

January 9, 2015 No Comments

Chief IT Risk Officer

What role does a Chief Information Officer (CIO) play in managing Information Technology (IT) risk? This research study discusses the role of the CIO in managing IT risk, the factors affecting an IT organization's risk management strategies and capability, and how to manage IT risk effectively.

September 18, 2014 No Comments

Value Driven CIO

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Chief Information Officers (CIO) are expected to add value. So, is there a profile of a CIO who adds value (versus one that does not!)? The authors' research delves into the&nbsp;factors governing a CIO's ability to drive and deliver value. Excellent read for a CIO who wants to re-tool and become value creating CIO.

September 18, 2014 No Comments

How Does Corporate Culture Affect the CIO Role?

This research studied the specific issues facing the Chief Information Officer (CIO) role, how the corporate culture affects their ability to deliver value, and how the alignment between CEO expectations and their understanding of these expectations drives success or failure of the CIO Role.

September 18, 2014 No Comments

The Knowledge Driven CIO

The author makes the case for a fundamental shift in the Chief Information Officer (CIO) mindset – one that does not practice IT for IT's sake but uses IT to deliver business&nbsp;value. The delivery of business value cannot happen with the current IT Organization and processes. It requires a re-tooling based upon knowledge that is scattered across the&nbsp;&nbsp;business i.e. the CIO will have to traverse organizational boundaries if they want to deliver value. How does the CIO do that? Read On…

September 18, 2014 No Comments

CIO As a Business Leader

The CIO must elevate their game to earn a seat at the C-Suite table – it is good for them and, as research suggests, great for the company they work for!

July 8, 2013 No Comments

Evolving Role of the CIO – From CIO to CEO

This paper discusses the opportunities and challenges of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) role, explores the capabilities of the future CIO, and charts the course for a CIO to become a Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

June 20, 2013 No Comments

Editor's Picks

Sample IT Strategy Plan

A good IT Strategy Plan that you can use as a template to create your own.

May 22, 2009 No Comments

IT Strategy Presentation

This in-depth – 78 pages – presentation goes into just about everything you would have wanted to know about IT Strategy aka business IT alignment (ICT Strategy, IS strategy, IS strategic alignment, IT Alignment, strategic information systems planning (SISP)…)

June 1, 2009 No Comments

IT Strategy Example

This is an in-depth information technology strategic planning example that details the process and framework that CIOs can adapt to give direction to their own IT Organizations. Excellent Read!! (200 pages)

October 9, 2012 No Comments

IT Strategy Template

Use this template to create an IT strategic plan for your organization – aligning business with IT strategy. IT Strategy Template can be downloaded for free by CIO Index members.

September 29, 2013 No Comments