The Changing Role of the CIO in the World of Outsourcing: Lessons Learned from a CIO Roundtable

Keeping Up with IT Strategy in a World of Constant Business Change

1 The full article records an interview by the author with Phil Weinzimer, a seasoned IS executive with 40 years' experience. The interview identifies the competencies, and their supporting skills, needed by a strategic CIO. Based on these insights, the article provides advice on how IS leaders aspiring to be strategic CIOs can acquire the necessary strategy knowledge. Significant points made b...

Exploring the relationships between CIO competencies and company performance

Nowadays, most researchers and practitioners agree in considering the correct management of information as a powerful competitive force. The focus of top managers has progressively shifted towards “information” as an asset that can be exploited to increase the overall company performance. As a consequence, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) role has been dramatically changing, both in terms of...

Do Not Call Me Chief Information Officer, But Chief Integration Officer. A Summary of the 2011 Detroit CIO Roundtable

Clarifying the Roles of Information Security: 13 Questions the CEO, CIO, and CISO Must Ask Each Other

The chief executive officer (CEO), chief information officer (CIO), and chief information security officer (CISO) walk into a bar. The CEO orders a light beer. The CIO normally orders his full-bodied stout beer but being politically savvy and noticing the CEO’s order, also orders a light beer. The CEO’s order has raised the curiosity of the CIO, and he just can’t help but ask the CEO, “Why not ...

CIO Reporting Structure, Strategic Positioning, and Firm Performance

Almost 30 years after the introduction of the CIO position, the ideal CIO reporting structure (whether the CIO should report to the CEO or the CFO) is yet to be prescribed. There is an intuitive assumption among some proponents of IT that the CIO should always report to the CEO to emphasize the importance of IT in the firm and the clout of the CIO, while some adversaries of IT call for a CIO-CF...