This study compares leadership roles, individual characteristics and position characteristics of newly appointed IS/IT executives (those who have been in their position for two years or less) with established IS/IT executives…Survey results indicate that new leaders spend more time in the informational role and in the change-leader role than established leaders.
The author argues for a revolutionary role for the CIO – not just business leaders or strategists that the evolution of the role envisages. In 2011, a CIO needs to be a revolutionary "because cloud, social computing and mobility are fundamentally disruptive capabilities, shaking up business models and transforming how business is done"<br /><br />Can a CIO be a revolutionary who "challenge old rules, break up established institutions and overthrow business as usual – in the name of the greater good."
This research thesis explored the factors affecting the Chief Information Officer (role) and the role of the IT organization in business strategy planning and execution. The research found that the CIO role has already evolved to that of a business leader. Now, the challenge is to manage the transition of IT oriented CIOs to business leaders with technical competency.
This paper discusses the business and technology trends shaping the business landscape and their implications for the IT organization and the CIO Role. The key takeaway is to create a capability to monitor and assess trends and create strategy to harness them for business value.
This research project set out to understand the role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and its evolution over time and progressions going forward. The investigation determined the importance of alignment between senior management expectations and the role played by the CIO – it is an imperative for both the CEO and the CIO to clearly enunciate their expectations.
This paper describes the implementation of an interactive portal to help the CIO manage the information enterprise – provide a process for strategic planning, and governance.
Today, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) role is not the "IT Guy" – s/he is a business leader driving business transformation, innovating, creating competitive advantage and being a strategic partner to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and other CxOs. This paper details the view of CIOs who have made this transition. Their consensus? CIO role has the opportunity to evolve into a business leader role and remain relevant to the enterprise.
This compilation of interviews with CIOs illustrates how they are transforming their role from that of technology head to business leader.
This report discusses the challenges and opportunities facing the modern CIO. It shed light on the CIO role – highlights that currently the CIO focuses more on "IT Management" rather than "Information Management," has broad authority but is not empowered to succeed, can affect IT outcomes but is not held accountable for them – and makes recommendations to make it more effective.
This CIO survey polled over a hundred and fifty CIOs from every business sector to shed light on the trends and outlook for the IT function. The conclusion? "faced with increasing competitive pressures, accelerating decision cycles and a new generation of tech savvy users, companies are looking to their CIOs as advisors and agents for business responsiveness, agility and collaboration."
A framework for business IT alignment.
A good IT Strategy Plan that you can use as a template to create your own.
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)…)
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)
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.
CIOs can use this step-by-step guide to improve business IT alignment.
There are many definitions of IT Strategy. Which one is true?