Oh I See! Getting CIOs to view their jobs from a different angle: March, 2013 archives

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Arun Gupta

Cost center

Matrix organizations

Profit center

Not too long ago there was a CIO who was involved in a cultural clash upwards and sideways in a matrix organization. He supported multiple diverse business units across multiple geographies; the business units had CIOs reporting into the respective CEOs, they had limited accountability to the CIO....

March 18, 2013 12:27 PM

Inane CIO surveys

Posted by: Arun Gupta

CIO agenda, CIO surveys, IT survey

We are conducting a survey among the top CIOs on IT trends, data centre efficiency, Cloud computing adoption, business analytics, mobility, leadership, top 5/10 priorities, technology priorities, top 5/10 IT challenges, business challenges, social media adoption, big data, security, … phew! You...

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March 11, 2013 7:55 AM

Politically correct

Posted by: Arun Gupta

CIO soft skills, How to sell to business, Leadership

I am beginning to discover new benefits of drinking wine; apart from being a social icebreaker with people discussing the merits of Merlot over Shiraz or the lineage of the grapes and the geography, it also opens up their heart with the cup of woes flowing over with gushing speeds. I was party to...

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March 4, 2013 2:35 PM

2012 to 2013, old wine in new bottle

Posted by: Arun Gupta

CIO lists, CIO Opportunities, global CIO challenges, Predictions for 2013, Top 10 lists

In November 2011 I wrote about predictions for the CIO. Because I did not want to stop at 10, the post had 11 predictions. This year I did not create a list of predictions or a wish list for Santa CEO/CFO to fulfil. I also gave it a decent amount of time coming to end of February thus 16 months...

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