business transformation

CIOs on the rise

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 06:59:59 -0500

If you think you are being taken for granted, think again. The CIO is becoming an important part of every organization, even if technology is still in its infancy in a business. The role is only going to get bigger as IT becomes integrated into every company, from best practices to the best business rules. No company can exist without integrating technology into its systems. And with that, the CIO's role is changing as well. There are several reasons for this. CIOs are questioning their roles. And they are in a unique position to be the leader of business transformation. Any company needs an expert who is tech-savvy with vision--not just someone who wants to do it but does not know how. Think about your job when you first got it. It's probably different right now, but no one is quite sure where it is going. Make sure you stay ahead of the curve. Today's CIOs must meet the business demands and skill sets demanded by this position. Can you? Make sure you are not a mismatch.

To read more about the changing role of CIOs:
- See this InformationWeek article

Study: Poor governance = project failure

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:01:39 -0400

IT governance initiatives are generally deployed only within the IT department, leading to a lack of coordination between the IT part of the project and the overall management of business transformation initiatives. This type of poor IT governance leads to project failure, increased costs, data security risks, problems with regulatory compliance and inefficiency, according to a report from consultancy Butler Group. Much of this, the report says, is due to a lack of awareness of IT in boardrooms, although it is generally believed to be the board's responsibility to ensure that large capital expenditures are managed properly. The solution is creating a separate IT governance committee with non-IT executives to oversee and scrutinize large IT projects. This committee can also ensure that risks are identified and mitigated and that transparency exists.

Learn more about the effects of poor IT governance:
- read the article at Silicon

ALSO: read this on the importance of IT governance

Justifying business transformation

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:01:36 -0500

You may think that you're effecting a real business transformation with your approach, but here is one way to actually prove it: just enter your data into an automated tool and you'll be able to justify your actions even better. Check out this calculator to find out if you're on the right track:

- Try out the calculator at Baseline

A daunting, but doable, task for HP's CIO

Wed, 17 May 2006 20:01:33 -0400

HP's CIO has a huge task ahead of him--consolidating the vendor's database sprawl and building one company-wide data warehouse. It's not going to be easy, quick or painless given the business transformation necessary to revamp the internal data system and infrastructure. But Randy Mott has the tech expertise, sharply honed management experience from his days running Wal-Mart's technology efforts and the full support of CEO Mark Hurd. The three-year project is estimated to cost $1 billion at least.

For more on HP's data overhaul:
- read this article at BusinessWeek