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The CIO career
The CIO career path is diverse, challenging and global. To reach the top, CIOs need a wide business skill set. The CIO must develop a deep understanding of the business, and develop his or her own skills in people management, negotiation abilities and communications techniques. CIOs will also see their family lives challenged by the strains of travel, working hours and commitments, they may be required to relocate, or spend considerable amounts of time abroad with divisions or partners.
Latest The CIO career news
Comet head of IS Kevin O'Brien leaves for consultancy
Retail IT boss goes to independent IT consultant
Cabinet Office appoints new open data director
Takes on Tim Kelsey, who transformed NHS transparency, full-time
Half of CIOs don't expect to be in the same role in their next job
Is the CIO becoming extinct?
Former CIO of US government joins Salesforce
Vivek Kundra, the former CIO of the US government, has been appointed executive VP of emerging markets at Salesforce.com.
Barclays can 422 IT jobs
Barclays Bank is set to cut 422 IT jobs, prompting anger from trade unions.
Software programming to become compulsory in schools
Software programming and advanced technology lessons are to form part of an overhauled school IT curriculum.
HP launches IT services management degree
HP has partnered with Bucks New University to launch a new foundation degree in IT services management.
Computer science university applications fall
University applications for computer science courses in the UK have fallen by 7.7 percent in 2012, compared with last year.
Nationwide spends £10m on employee social networking system
COO Tony Prestedge outlines employee engagement initiative
Stock exchange IT chiefs: innovation only exists with driven CEOs
The heads of technology at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE Euronext) and NASDAQ OMX have said that financial businesses will only drive successful innovation if they have powerful, decisive CEOs.
The CIO career in depth
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 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...
Learning the ropes by swinging from the branches
ICT teaching lacks the fizz to get students interested
If teachers want to get students excited about computing, says Autonomy's Mike Lynch, they have to help them explore it properly. Excel spreadsheets and Powerpoint slides aren't enough 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: May Gurney's Ian Cox on contract management
The essential services company IT boss
Ian Cox's experience in facialities management has helped him engage non-IT executives at May Gurney in the technology projects that have helped the company's growth 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...
How to manage your time more effectively
Two leading CIOs explain how they manage time and people to get the desired results quickly
Two leading CIOs — one a newly appointed IT chief, the other an experienced interim — explain how they manage time and people to get the desired results quickly 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...
It's about time...
Is accelerating technology to blame for the crises engulfing the world?
Technology is speeding up interactions and transactions to the point where mere humans simply can't keep up. Is this to blame for the crises engulfing the world? more...
Legal CIOs face unique challenges
Life in legal
Law firms are probably not at the top of the list when thinking of innovation or generally very technically intense businesses which can be useful for CIO CV building. more...
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For far too long, IT organizations have organized themselves around technology platforms, with discrete groups managing different levels of the technology stack, such as networks, servers, databases, applications, and desktop devices. more...
Opinion
The LaaS frontier
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Debate
Virtual CIO Summit
This year’s CIO Summit was the best yet and a series of leading UK based CIOs shared their experiences and thoughts with an audience exclusively made up of CIOs. Some have kindly agreed to share their presentations with you here. more...
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