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The role of the CIO has changed dramatically in recent years.

CIOs now must understand business strategies as well as technology infrastructures ... and find cost-effective ways to connect the two.

A popular presentation we've delivered throughout the country is one that describes what senior managements now expect from "The New CIO".


In that presentation, we emphasize that if you want to succeed in today's business environment, you as The New CIO must:

  • Ensure you have a "seat at the table". Do this by demonstrating value to the business and by becoming the best business executive you can be.
  • Define an IT plan that supports your company's business strategy.
  • Hire the best available staff and train them regularly. Make current technical and business skills training a focus of your efforts to keep the best talent.
  • Run your organization like a business within a business. Know that you have internal customers, budgets and service issues as any other business does.
  • Make outstanding service and "on-time on-budget" project management your hallmarks. Excellence in operations is required to be valuable and respected in any organization.

Contact us about presenting this topic at your organization.


» Read key bullet points from another of our presentations, "Does Your IT Organization Add Business Value?"

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