Despite ample evidence that the world at large and CEOs in particular want CIOs to elevate their game beyond technology stewardship, some have their head in the cloud! This presentation provides a timely reminder that for the CIO to be relevant, the name of the game is: get on the CEOs agenda!
This presentation provides a succinct snapshot of the challenges facing a modern CIO and pithy advice, from a CIO, on meeting them head on. Good read.
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."
The author presents a framework for CIO performance arguing that IT’s contribution to business results or a CIO’s performance is not just contingent upon their capability but also on other factors – some of which are directly related to others in the C-Suite.
The authors propose that there are five different models/types of CIOs – utility, evangalist, innovator, facilitator, and agile – and the best one for an organization is determined by the role IT plays in business strategy and leadership maturity.
How are technology leaders helping their organizations adapt to the accelerating change and complexity that mark today’s competitive and economic landscape? For CIOs, what are the challenges and opportunities of this increasing complexity? To find out, IBM spoke in person with 3,018 CIOs, spanning 71 countries and 18 industries. The
This academic paper discusses the skills and responsibilities of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) role.
This paper describes the threats to CIO job security and suggests strategies for addressing them. It argues that a major cause of perceived CIO failures is that IT professionals and business managers have such different expectations for how long things should take, that IT may be perceived as non-responsive even when it is doing a superb job with the available technology.
This detailed analysis examines the evolving roles and challenges of CIOs, offering insights into enhancing IT management and governance in businesses.
 Managing Executive Transitions is a handbook for organizations that face or are going through an executive transition. 
