Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Hire
Information technology (IT) is at the heart of every significant business process and is critical to innovation and business success. Yet seeing, understanding and acting on the IT ‘big picture’ seldom occurs in small and medium sized businesses. Vision is short term and focused on daily operations. Existing IT staff are pressed to keep the business running and have little time or inclination to focus on strategic planning. Consequently, businesses operate inefficiently, at competitive risk and on the brink of disaster.
The role of the chief information officer (CIO) is to identify information and technology needs and then to deliver services to meet those needs. A CIO is business driven, focused on maintaining a balance between business, strategic, technical and management priorities. Without this emphasis, a business leaves itself vulnerable.
A CIO’s priorities include the following:
- CIO’s lead.
- CIO’s understand the fundamentals of the business.
- CIO’s create a vision for how IT will build business success.
- CIO’s shape and inform expectations for an IT-enabled enterprise.
- CIO’s create clear and appropriate IT governance.
- CIO’s weave business and IT strategy together.
- CIO’s build an IT organization that is leaner and more focused.
- CIO’s develop and nurture a high-performing team.
- CIO’s manage IT risks.
- CIO’s communicate IT performance in business-relevant language.
By assuming these responsibilities, a CIO will save a business millions of dollars and provide revenue generating competitive advantage.
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