The CIO career white papers
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.
The CIO career
Aligning CFO and CIO priorities
VMWare | Published: 11:41 GMT, 26 April 12 | www.cio.co.uk
Business agility and value
Forward-thinking organisations are viewing cloud computing as an investment in business transformation, not just a way to cut costs for IT. Thanks to the cloud, CFOs and CIOs are moving beyond the “either/or” discussions that once forced them to make tradeoffs between IT cost cutting and the creation of new business agility and value.
The changing role of the CFO
Getronics | Published: 13:50 GMT, 28 March 12 | www.cio.co.uk
Views on IT from the point of view of senior finance professionals
Large organisations are currently seeing 2 trends meeting head-on, the increased financial scrutiny of internal costs at all levels is connecting with new technology solutions that favour services over internal IT provision. Many finance professionals would argue that this technology development offers significant cost savings, but how accurate is their perspective on IT?
A CIO strategy for enterprise modernisation
Zylog | Published: 12:12 GMT, 07 February 12 | www.cio.co.uk
A CIO's guide
As the enterprise becomes more or less effective so does IT. Enterprise effectiveness drives or creates the environment for IT to be effective. Only 1 in 10 CIOs perceive their IT organisation to be more effective than the enterprise. Because the enterprise and IT are so closely connected in this respect, CIOs can take steps to raise the effectiveness of both and in the process establish IT as part of the engine that drives enterprise success.
CIO Challenges
Oracle | Published: 16:56 GMT, 19 September 11 | www.cio.co.uk
The Best Defence is a good offence
CIOs have never been as business-focused as they are today, often ranking IT investments that contribute to the top-line above other investments. However, despite tightening budgets, CIOs are also investing in future performance.
From the iPod to the iPad - 7 principles behind Steve Jobs breakthrough success
Citrix | Published: 16:51 GMT, 23 June 11 | www.cio.co.uk
Innovate like Steve Jobs
This new eBook by Carmine Gallo, columnist for BusinessWeek.com, explores the 7 guiding principles of Steve Jobs' success and how you can use them to emerge from the recession stronger, more inspired, and more innovative than ever.
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