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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, January 31, 2013

IT Project Overload Causes & Solutions

The major contributing factors to IT overloading are “ineffective leadership,”  "insufficient resources," “de-motivated teams,” and the classic “can’t say no.”  While some IT organizations manage IT project portfolios better than others, but there’s a theme out there of project overload in many businesses, which lead to schedule slips, taking shortcuts, cost/quality misses, and then an unsatisfied customer, so what’s the root...

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

CIO Leadership & Management Book Library

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”  ― Dr. Seuss,  1.    CIO Leadership Book  1)     The Transformational CIO by Hunter Muller 2)     The CIO Paradox: Battling the Contradictions of IT Leadership by Martha Heller   3)     CIO Wisdom: Best Practices from Silicon...

Monday, January 28, 2013

Is Magic Quadrant Magic Bullet

CIOs are all familiar with Gartner’s Magic Quadrant (MQ) or Forrester’s Wave, however, when IT leaders evaluate vendors or make procurement decisions, is Magic Quadrant magic bullet? 1.   MQ as Guideline to Competitive Landscape The Gartner MQ is a very good guideline to understand the competitive landscape about a particular product set. It's good at indicating the movement of vendors, and their associated strengths and weaknesses....

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Seven Perspectives of IT in 2020

There are many positive, long term perspectives at the beginning of 2013 to ponder what will be happening in 2020, what is the mega-trends for business dynamic as well as global society, from service commodification to consumerization of IT, from internet of things to pervasive computing, from mega-city to global village, the world changes every day, Information and technology play significant role in weaving a brighter picture of business...

Three “P’s in Purposeful Leaders

There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception. Aldous Huxley If a visionary leader zooms in the future to lead forward and shows the length of leadership; an insightful leader see the situation and lead deeper to present the depth of leadership; a transformational leader bridge today and tomorrow, then a purposeful leader is to fumble the purpose of leadership and to gap the known and unknown,...

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Agile Budget Planning

There is a lot of similarity in the way a company plans a traditional annual budget and the way an IT group plans a traditional waterfall system development project. They are both static and reactive mindset and methodology used frequently at industrial age, and they are both giving way to more agile and responsive ways of operating in the 21st century of digital economy. 1. The Dynamic economy calls for agile budgeting and real-time...

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