Chief Information Officer Role Effectiveness
Chief Information Officer Role Effectiveness

Author: Alexander Hütter

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-04-07

Total Pages: 61

ISBN-13: 3319547534

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This book reviews latest research on the effectiveness of the chief information officer (CIO) in organizations and its impact on IT success. It presents a model of six different roles, in which a contemporary CIO can act: technology provider, strategic supporter, business thinker, innovation driver, integration advisor, and relationship manager. The book analyses the effectiveness of the CIO role based on four antecedents: CIO personal competence, CIO hierarchical position, the management environment, and the IT infrastructure of the organization in which the CIO operates. Altogether the literature review synthesizes the results of highly fragmented work related to CIO role effectiveness reported in 98 studies published during the past three decades. The book contributes to information systems literature by integrating what is known about the scope and responsibilities of CIO organizational roles in the present management context, and by guiding research and practice in revealing how and why CIOs can achieve effectiveness in the six roles. The book concludes with a discussion of the limitations of the study and potential avenues for future research.

CIO Survival Guide
CIO Survival Guide

Author: Karl D. Schubert

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2005-10-03

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0471663514

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CIO Survival Guide is a leadership manual for the emerging role of the Chief Information Officer. This book supports and guides CIOs in acquiring or enhancing their technical skills and leadership competencies to be a full and respected member of the Executive Team. It includes exposition and practice of the skills and competencies required to be a successful CIO.

The Chief Information Officer's Body of Knowledge
The Chief Information Officer's Body of Knowledge

Author: Dean Lane

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-09-13

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 1118043251

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Down to earth, real answers on how to manage technology—from renowned IT leaders Filled with over thirty contributions from practitioners who handle both the day-to-day and longer term challenges that Information Technology (IT) departments and their parent businesses face, this hands-on, practical IT desk reference is written in lay terms for business people and IT personnel alike. Without jargon and lofty theories, this resource will help you assist your organization in addressing project risks in a global and interconnected world. Provides guidance on how business people and IT can work together to maximize business value Insights from more than thirty leading IT experts Commonsense, rational solutions for issues such as managing outsourcing relationships and operating IT as a business Offering solutions for many of the problems CIOs face, this unique book addresses the Chief Information Officer's role in managing and running IT as a business, so the IT department may become a full strategic partner in the organization's crucial decisions.

On the Nature of Effective CIO/CEO Communication
On the Nature of Effective CIO/CEO Communication

Author: Alexander Hütter

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-12-23

Total Pages: 55

ISBN-13: 3319505351

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This book examines the effectiveness of communication between chief information officer (CIO) and chief executive officer (CEO) and its impact on the role of information technology (IT) in an organization. The book is empirically based on interviews with CIO/CEO pairs from twelve organizations in the manufacturing and retail industries. It examines how CIOs and CEOs can achieve effectiveness in their communication, including insights into antecedents and consequences of communication effectiveness. Based on the interview data the authors develop a CIO/CEO communication model with which CIOs and CEOs can gain new insights into the efficiency of their interactions, likely resulting in higher levels of shared understanding regarding the role of IT in their organization.

The Strategic CIO
The Strategic CIO

Author: Philip Weinzimer

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2018-12-14

Total Pages: 572

ISBN-13: 1315360381

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Recognized as One of the Best Business Books for 2014 by CIO Magazine Based on interviews with more than 150 CIOs, IT/business executives, and academic thought leaders, The Strategic CIO: Changing the Dynamics of the Business Enterprise provides insight, success stories, and a step-by-step methodology to transform your IT organization into a strategic asset that drives customer value, increases revenues, and enhances shareholder wealth. The book details how strategic CIOs from FedEx, Procter & Gamble, McKesson, and other leading companies transformed their organizations. It illustrates the methods these CIOS used to become strategic partners that collaborate effectively within their organizations to leverage information and technology for a competitive advantage. The text will help you assess the key competencies and skills required by IT personnel to partner with your business teams to create new and enhanced products and services that create customer value, increase margin, and enhance shareholder wealth. The book includes powerful methodologies, time-saving templates, proven best practices, and helpful assessments. It also details a four-phase methodology, along with the associated activities and tools, to help your IT organization successfully transform into a strategic IT organization. Gain insight into the four domain competencies and twelve associated skills required to build effective strategic IT organizations. Build your roadmap to success using the transformation methodology described in the text and you will be on your way to making your organization a strategic IT organization. Read Philip Weinzimer’s recent article that appeared on CIO.com.

The Case for the Chief Data Officer
The Case for the Chief Data Officer

Author: Peter Aiken

Publisher: Newnes

Published: 2013-04-22

Total Pages: 89

ISBN-13: 0124114954

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Data are an organization's sole, non-depletable, non-degrading, durable asset. Engineered right, data's value increases over time because the added dimensions of time, geography, and precision. To achieve data's full organizational value, there must be dedicated individual to leverage data as assets - a Chief Data Officer or CDO who's three job pillars are: - Dedication solely to leveraging data assets, - Unconstrained by an IT project mindset, and - Reports directly to the business Once these three pillars are set into place, organizations can leverage their data assets. Data possesses properties worthy of additional investment. Many existing CDOs are fatally crippled, however, because they lack one or more of these three pillars. Often organizations have some or all pillars already in place but are not operating in a coordinated manner. The overall objective of this book is to present these pillars in an understandable way, why each is necessary (but insufficient), and what do to about it. - Uncovers that almost all organizations need sophisticated, comprehensive data management education and strategies. - Delivery of organization-wide data success requires a highly focused, full time Chief Data Officer. - Engineers organization-wide data advantage which enables success in the marketplace

Real Business of IT
Real Business of IT

Author: Richard Hunter

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press

Published: 2009-10-20

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1422171779

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If you're a general manager or CFO, do you feel you're spending too much on IT or wishing you could get better returns from your IT investments? If so, it's time to examine what's behind this IT-as-cost mind-set. In The Real Business of IT, Richard Hunter and George Westerman reveal that the cost mind-set stems from IT leaders' inability to communicate about the business value they create-so CIOs get stuck discussing budgets rather than their contributions to the organization. The authors explain how IT leaders can combat this mind-set by first using information technology to generate three forms of value important to leaders throughout the organization: -Value for money when your IT department operates efficiently and effectively -An investment in business performance evidenced when IT helps divisions, units, and departments boost profitability -Personal value of CIOs as leaders whose contributions to their enterprise go well beyond their area of specialization The authors show how to communicate about these forms of value with non-IT leaders-so they understand how your firm is benefiting and see IT as the strategic powerhouse it truly is.

Strategically Focused and Tactically Agile Cio
Strategically Focused and Tactically Agile Cio

Author: Michael H. Hugos

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2013-11

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 9781494251338

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This short and practical handbook is dedicated to the idea that there is a set of highly effective strategies and tactics that chief information officers (CIOs) and other IT professionals can use to significantly increase the effectiveness of their own work and the competitiveness and profitability of their companies. Even though information technology itself is changing rapidly, these strategies and tactics transcend any particular technology, and they remain highly relevant over time: -- Seven strategic guidelines for designing application systems -- Six tactical principles for running projects -- Five questions to answer every day on every project -- Create agile IT organizations using three "agility loops" -- Agile "30-Day Blitz" Define-Design-Build development process Frequent use of diagrams and case studies to illustrate key points throughout the book.

Technical Impact
Technical Impact

Author: Al Kuebler

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2014-07-16

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781500555788

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"This new Amazon bestselling 4th edition will simply provide you with four things: * Proven ways to make the contribution of the IT function as beneficial as possible to the business it serves; * Proven ways to ensure that the IT function is fully recognized for the positive impact it has on business performance; * Enough explicit examples to instill confidence that these approaches are doable in any IT organization; and, * Advice on how to get started, even though you have no buy-in except your own. The collective application of these lessons has an important outcome: an IT function that is continuously improving its effectiveness to the enterprise. More importantly, the book explains how IT professionals and business managers can use collaboration, communication and persuasion to do that. More than technology itself, it is about continuously improving IT-business relationships through active interest, involvement and initiative. Unlike the ever-changing world of technology, these principles do not change. Technical Impact is intended for IT professionals and business managers who wish to make their IT management function more directly responsive to the businesses they serve. And it will also give IT professionals insight into ways to make their IT career last and make it count, remain enthusiastic about their contributions and improve their sense of accomplishment and reward."

Effective Technology for Gender Equity in Business and Organizations
Effective Technology for Gender Equity in Business and Organizations

Author: Darwish, Dina

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2024-08-23

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13:

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Despite decades of activism and efforts in society and government, women still face significant barriers to gender equality and economic empowerment in the business world. However, advancements in modern technology may present an opportunity to upend the systems that support inequality. The industrial revolution may have transformed industries, but thus far, it has failed to eradicate longstanding inequalities. Effective Technology for Gender Equity in Business' and Organizations addresses this pressing issue by offering a collection of original research aimed at professionals, policymakers, and knowledge management experts, and examines how new technology can be integrated into various levels of organizations to help continue breaking down barriers and advancing gender equity. This book brings together relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in gender equity with the aid of modern technology. It targets professionals seeking to enhance their understanding of modern technology's strategic role in contemporary society, including its application at the global economy, network, team building, and information system levels. By offering insights into the recent potential to reduce the gender gap and empower women with these advancements, this book is a valuable resource for those working in healthcare, business organizations, information sciences, and more.