Information and technology recharge the digital business with the power to respond to changes quickly and innovate relentlessly.
A digital transformation is achieved via dynamic Strategy-Execution-Change lifecycle management, though it is not all linear steps, but an iterative, ongoing, and upgoing change continuum. What are digital CIO’s profiles and how to reboot IT to get digital ready and cultivate the culture of learning and innovating?
CIO’s Change Agenda & Scenario
Take a Logical Scenario to Drive IT Change Management Digital transformation isn’t just an extension of continuous improvement of the current business, but a quantum leap with radical change. It requires a unique vision and the tremendous courage to pursue it. Due to the exponential growth of information and the “disruptive power” of digital technologies, IT needs to become a “Change Department” because it is in a unique position to manage business information and capture the oversight of the entire company. Organizations reach the turning point when their top business leaders can think outside the current constraints and comfort zones, empower IT to break down silos, and take the bold move to drive changes in a structural way.
The New Book “The Change Agent CIO” Introduction Chapter 3 The Digital IT Change Agenda With change as the new normal happening at a faster pace and high velocity, IT faces an unprecedented opportunity to refine its reputation and also needs to take more responsibility as a true business partner. Change is a dance between the top management and the affected parts of the organization, the CIO needs to take the logical scenario to gain change curve awareness, proactively participate in business conversations and get the IT change agenda ready.
IT Enabled Change Scenario Due to the exponential growth of information and the “disruptive power” of digital technologies, organizations large or small are living in the digital sea today, and they have to change with the "tide” all the time.IT is in a unique position to manage business information and capture the oversight of the entire company and become the business linchpin. The change agent CIOs have a combined understanding of people, processes, and technology in translating the company's change agenda into a step-wise IT-enabled change scenario.
Digital CIO as “Chief Interaction Officer”: Take a Logical Communication Scenario With rapid change and exponential growth of information, the CIO is an inherently cross-functional senior leadership role to bridge business and IT; information and insight, the current state and future state of the business. Leadership is an influence, influence comes from progressive mindsets, logical communication scenarios, and step-wise actions. Contemporary CIOs should communicate more often and work collaboratively with varying stakeholders to tailor business needs and deliver multi-dimensional business value through effective communication with the multiple stages of preparing, listening, questioning, participating, and promoting.
IT Planning and Transformation Information and technology recharge the digital business with the power to respond to changes quickly and innovate relentlessly. With the exponential growth of information and frequent disruptions, CIOs should play the strategic leadership role with broader leadership responsibilities, make proactive planning, and IT transformation. The degree of IT planning has a positive correlation with the degree of uncertainty and unpredictability.
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