Tuesday, July 2, 2019

The Monthly “CIO Master” Book Tuning: Running Proactive IT July 2019

IT is thriving to grow vigorously, to flourish and become the game-changer of the business.

Compare to the other executive positions, the CIO role continues to be shaken up, refined, reinvented and re-energized. The magic “I” of the CIO title sparks many imaginations and modern CIOs need to wear different hats and play multiple roles. Here are a set of blogs to brainstorm how to run proactive IT to get digital ready.      

                          


Running Proactive IT


A Proactive Digital IT In today's digital business environment, information is the lifeblood, and technology touches every phase of the business, the CIO must be totally involved and participate in every decision of upper management and be proactive so there are no surprises when decisions are made. Statistically, the firms that have the CIO sitting with the board or management committee are getting things done faster and become cost-effective in the long run. Ensuring a high-performing, high-reliable and high-proactive IT is the key success factor in organizational digital transformation. Proposing new technologies would be the final touch. A good relationship between Business and IT becomes visible by clearly defining tasks, authorities, and responsibilities. What are the real challenges of a CIO to build a high-performing IT? Or to worth brainstorming, how to run a proactive digital IT?

Running a Predictive, Precise, and Proactive Digital IT All forward-looking organizations are declaring they are in the information management business regardless of the sectors and nature of the business. IT is thriving to grow vigorously, to flourish and become the game-changer of the business. It is important to run a predictive, precise, and proactive digital IT organization with interdisciplinary management practices to reach the next phase of digital blossom.

Running IT in a Proactive Mode to Earn its Spurs In today's digital business environment, information is the lifeblood, and technology touches every phase of the business, IT impact is significant - IT is impacting every business unit and is becoming the driver of business change. However, many IT organizations still run in a reactive mode or act as a controller only, slow to change. What are the IT leadership disciplines and best practices to rejuvenating IT in a proactive change mode and earn its spurs?

The CIO’s Tough Choice: Be Proactive or Reactive, and When?
Organizations large or small on the journey to digital transformation, IT plays a critical role as an enabler to drive changes. From IT leadership perspective, why are some CIOs reactive, rather than proactive in trying new technologies? Are they just reluctant to change a working system, or are they not empowered enough?

Make Proactive Preparation for the Digital Paradigm Shift As the saying is going, the future is already here, just hasn’t been fully distributed yet. When we jump into the digital future of “VUCA” new normal –volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, organizational leaders should be able to envision and determine what the future needs to look like, what the transformation must look like. They should not only do the planning but also make proactive preparation for the ongoing digital paradigm shift.

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