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The CIO's Three Primary Goals |
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Friday, 11 September 2009 |
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For CIOs, effectively executing their goals is in many ways a balancing act, according to "The New Voice of the CIO," a study released Thursday by IBM. Or, as New York state CIO Melodie Mayberry-Stewart put it, "the duality of the role of the CIO -- to be both a visionary and a pragmatist, value creator and a cost cutter -- is an issue I and most of the CIOs I talk to deal with every day."
After interviewing some 2,500 chief information officers, IBM found three sets of roles that are sometimes conflicting, sometimes complementary. CIOs, says the study, have to be both insightful visionaries and able pragmatists; savvy value creators and relentless cost cutters; and collaborative business leaders and inspiring IT managers. By effectively balancing those dual roles, CIOs can achieve their three primary goals: making innovation real, raising the return on investment of technology, and expanding IT's impact on the business.
But as IT executives know, that's easier said than done. Here are some questions IBM suggests CIOs ask themselves as they seek to execute in all three areas.
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