WEEK 5 SUMMARY BIS 8613 CIO Skills and

WEEK 5 SUMMARY BIS 8613

CIO Skills and strategic alignment Strategic alignment describes the convergence a company's business vision and goals with it's IT strategy. In a perfectly strategically aligned situation, a company's business and IT goals and needs will work together in tandem to support one another. - Chris Eady Strategic alignment is having business divisions consistent with the organization’s overall strategic goals and objectives. For the subject at hand, this means the IS department goals and objectives aid the organization in meeting its strategic goals. - Andrew Miller

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CIO skills and strategic alignment

Which of the CIO mechanisms do you believe is the most important for aiding in strategic alignment? ◦ Shared language ◦ Network hierarchy ◦ Educational leadership ◦ Common interests with TMT members ◦ Strategic knowledge ◦ Relational capital 6 votes 2 votes 1 vote 2 votes

The value of educational leadership I think educational leadership is important because the executives of a company should at least be able to speak IT with out sounding unintelligent, however, they don't need to know everything. . . that's why they have a CIO to fill in the gaps. - Hayden Djuric If every time you are in the spotlight and only jargon comes from your mouth or you say things that directly conflict with the TMT's business strategy you are hindering the ability to create strategic alignment. - David Hartley

CIOs and networking

Level of cooperation

Insider advantages Some of the advantages consist of getting to work with the TMT team more closely than they may have before, have a better understanding of the same goal, and be on the same page. Some of the obstacles consist of communication in business terms, communicating in jargon, and a misunderstanding of the capabilities of IT. - Blaise Carabello

Outsider advantages Outsiders may be stronger in areas of strategic knowledge and their business acumen. If they have had other CIO positions previously they likely have had more experience interacting with business partners in their previous organization. - Michael Phillips An outsider may have similar IT experience and achievements. And I assume, he/she would be posited in a structural network (real-world examples). Also, he/she has already possessed certain level of IT knowledge but may need to learn current business knowledge and shared language. - Shan Xiao