Monday, March 18, 2019

The Monthly CIO Debates Collection & “Digital IT” Book Tuning: Why Doesn’t IT Get Respect It Deserves Mar. 2019

Debating is not for stimulating conflicts, but for brainstorming better ways to do things.
Due to the changing nature of technology, IT leadership role also continues to involve & shift the focus, to move up the maturity level. More and more CIOs are requested to take more responsibility and many CIOs present the breadth of leadership competency. The proactive IT debates help IT leaders to brainstorm better ways to do things and improve management capabilities. Here are the monthly CIO debates collections about how to run a high-performance digital IT organization.

       
Why Doesn’t IT Get Respect It Deserves

Three Reasons Why IT Doesn’t Get Respected? IT seems to be always at the paradoxical position, on one hand, technology is omnipresent, touch every corner of enterprise, on the other hand, many IT organizations earn very little respect from business peers, why, and how to turn around?

Is IT a Growth Engine or Supporting Function IT perception is always controversial, on one hand, IT touches every nerve of organization in the digital era, makes significant impact on business growth; on the other hand, most IT organizations today are still under-appreciated, being treated as supporting, back-office function, why, and how should IT refine its purpose and re-brand its reputation?

CIO in Board Room: Are you at the Table, or Are you on the Menu A good CIO naturally sees the organization as one integrated system and is positioned to identify organizational inefficiencies, threats, and opportunities. It would be a mistake not to include his/her input in strategic discussions and planning. But with more and more CIOs have been invited into the boardroom, are they well prepared for business governance, and should effective CIOs master the corporate board-level politics? How can CIOs exercise effective IT leadership without being involved in “negative” politics? The CIO’s tough choice for leadership: Be a CIO who masters organizational culture and leadership - or be a technologist who simply provides the "IT plumbing" and catches the flack when it breaks?

Is the Gap between Business and IT Shrinking? IT is better integrated with the business than ever before. However, IT remains quite distinct in terms of performance metrics, structure, career path, etc. there are still numerous debates about “He said, She said” in CIO forums, Is the gap between business and IT shrinking?

How to Achieve True Business and IT Partnership?
Some say there’s an inherent conflict between business and IT, is it true, why are always so many arguments between business and IT, is it possible to achieve a true partnership between Business and IT? If so, what're the key factors and how to achieve it?

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