June 2011 ~ Future of CIO

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The magic “I” of CIO sparks many imaginations: Chief information officer, chief infrastructure officer , Chief Integration Officer, chief International officer, Chief Inspiration Officer, Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Influence Office etc. The future of CIO is entrepreneur driven, situation oriented, value-added,she or he will take many paradoxical roles: both as business strategist and technology visionary,talent master and effective communicator,savvy business enabler and relentless cost cutter, and transform the business into "Digital Master"!

The future of CIO is digital strategist, global thought leader, and talent master: leading IT to enlighten the customers; enable business success via influence.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Transformation with Purpose

4:14 PM Pearl Zhu No comments

“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence it is to act with yesterday’s logic” Peter Drucker “Change is the only constant”, in today’s dynamic economy, the biggest challenge facing the organization is changing, from incremental change to radical transformation, the most thriving organizations are those most adapt to changes. However, it’s rocky road to change, according...

Unite the BI to Perceive the Future

11:10 PM Pearl Zhu No comments

When it Comes to Important Business Decisions, Should You Trust Your Gut or Follow the Numbers? Deloitte Debates Many leadership teams rely mainly on their collective wisdom to drive smart business decisions. Others claim they can achieve more reliable outcomes by primarily using data-driven, science-based predictive analytics. Who’s on the right path? Here are some thoughts about the future of BI and DSS : “Only Paranoid Survive”, today’s hyper...

CIO as Chief Intelligence Officer: Ten CIO Wisdoms

4:42 PM Pearl Zhu No comments

CIOs need to have the quantity of metrics to make the fair judgment, and quality to gain the right vision and insight. In today’s digitized, interconnected global economy, what kind of wisdoms the modern CIO need cultivate to help their organization thrive in this hyper competitive marketing environment. Here is an abstract based on the book "CIO Wisdom." 1. Business Wisdom Economic tsunami has created a crisis for IT...

The Future of IT

4:56 PM Pearl Zhu No comments

The future of IT is more about the intangible information fabric (Cloud, Social, Mobil Computing, analytics) interwoven into your organization. IT organization is transforming from the infrastructure warehouse into the IT innovation powerhouse, from an application factory into the IT supply chain central hub, from an internal customer’s help desk into business customers (both internal & external) enabled strategic partner, from a back-office...

Business First –21st Century’s IT Philosophy

12:03 PM Pearl Zhu No comments

The cloud revolution is spawning a new generation of productivity, collaboration, and mobile/social connectivity applications that some managers see as quick-and-easy solutions to some of their biggest problems. But many CIOs recognize that these types of applications may solve a short-term business problem only to create a long-term IT a headache. Should CIOs clamp down before it’s too late? Or should they welcome these almost-enterprise apps...