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Effective CIOs are adept at corporate board-level politics. As technology is a central pillar of organisations of all sizes, the CIO has to become a key member of, or senior adviser to, the management board, making key decisions on all aspects of the business and therefore being required to understand all departments, operations and issues that arise. Driving through change management and technology requires board support to ensure success.
Latest Board politics news
How CFOs and CIOs find hedging help
Via the cloud or spreadsheets, finance and IT execs can buy a wide range of products and expertise to help them hedge their companies' bets.
Former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein leaves HP
Jon Rubinstein, known for his role developing the original iPod for Apple and for running Palm, has left HP, where he worked since the company's acquisition of Palm in 2010.
Government appoints Andy Nelson as new CIO
MoJ IT chief, to take the role
Intel shuffles management team
Changes come as Intel tries to diversify its PC and data center operations
RIM appoints Thorsten Heins as new CEO
Research In Motion's co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have quit after a tumultuous period at the company, which saw intense competition, and a long services outage at the maker of the BlackBerry.
Intellect appoints new chief
Intellect, the trade association for the UK's technology sector, has appointed Julian David as its new director general.
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang quits
Latest in string of changes at the company
Ex-HMRC chief Lesley Strathie dies
Dame Lesley Strathie, former CEO and permanent secretary at HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has died following a battle with cancer.
Barclays can 422 IT jobs
Barclays Bank is set to cut 422 IT jobs, prompting anger from trade unions.
Met Police ex-deputy commissioner starts work at Accenture
Tim Godwin, a former deputy commissioner at London's Metropolitan Police, began work this week within public sector operations at IT services firm Accenture.
Board politics in depth
Eight reasons to dump your old ERP that your CEO will get
Some compelling business reasons why you should get the budget for a new enterprise architecture
Old outdated ERP drags the business down. Here are eight good excuses from Paul Turner, senior director at NetSuite, to explain to business-line peers why the business needs to invest in a replacement more...
CIO Profile: P&G's Dave Ubachs on the future of the CIO
It's about business prowess, not technical expertise, which comes as a given
For one of Procter & Gamble's IT heads, if the CIO isn't on the board, they cannot continue to stay relevant more...
The Great Debates at Davos: Jump-starting confidence in the economy
The hot topic this year is how BRICs economies can help the rest of the world
BG Srinivas, European head at Infosys has sent in a report on his first day at this year's Davos Summit. Attendees are abuzz with chatter over the global economy. more...
NHS CIOs: Why is 2015 is your Year Zero
NHS CIOs need to start thinking about their post-NPfIT world now
The National Programme for IT is grinding to a halt, it will take some time for existing contracts to come to an end. NHS IT leaders need to be thinking now about what will replace them more...
The benefits and pitfalls of working with Super-users
Business analysis can get caught up in an enthusiastic minority's view of what tech is required
Determining the IT requirements of the business can be helped by super-users, says Mark Settle, but beware that you aren't getting a wide enough perspective more...
CIO Pay = B + I + X factor
The formula for making sure you get the best remuneration deal
There's a formula to getting a good pay deal, says James Hallahan, MD CIO Practice, Harvey Nash. How does yours compare? more...
CIO Profile: Thomson Reuters' Jane Moran on CEO Tom Glocer's legacy
Although the leader is about to depart the company's IT boss says the internal corporate structure is still sound
Thomson Reuters IT leader gives her support for the corporate structure the outgoing CEO created more...
CIO Profile: Thomson Reuters' Jane Moran on application rationalisation
For the financial information giant, supplier relations are a key factor in its recent merger
Thomson Reuters CIO explains the technology strategy behind the recent merger more...
The CIO Questionnaire: Chris Airey, Lifestyle Services Group
Former Bezier IT boss on the noble art of liquor-making and the value of personal development coaching
Chris Airey lists the most influential teachers in his career, from Ford and Littlewoods more...
Ten steps to define your business strategy
Every CIO should have a sound business strategy, says a panel of distinguished IT leaders
Every CIO should have a sound business strategy for driving their organisation forward through technology, says a panel of distinguished IT leaders more...
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