September 20, 2011 4:34 AM
Posted by: Arun Gupta
BITA,
Board and the CIO,
CIO and the Board,
Engaging the BoardIf you want to get a seat on the Board of Directors, then you have to think like them; understand what drives them and how they take decisions. The BoD is not interested in the micro details of various initiatives or specifics of the technology solution....
August 30, 2011 10:17 AM
Posted by: Arun Gupta
BITA,
Elastic CIO,
engaging the CIO,
Operational CIO,
strategic CIOLast week I happened to be in a panel discussion with some CIOs who were expected to debate on ‘Improving Enterprise Efficiency’. The sponsor’s management personnel on the table listened attentively and sometimes also asked intelligent questions to the CIOs. The expert moderator balanced the...
August 23, 2011 9:14 AM
Posted by: Arun Gupta
BITA,
Follow up,
project managementThe meeting finished with agreement on clear responsibilities, time lines and the next scheduled meeting date four weeks away. The minutes circulated to the team the next day captured this very well. Like all projects, this one was thus far on track though...
August 15, 2011 9:54 PM
Posted by: Arun Gupta
achieving results,
being successful,
BITA,
how to become a CIO,
New CIORecent past has seen many young IT professionals make the grade and move up the hierarchy to take on the responsibility of IT head, some also getting the...
August 9, 2011 5:44 AM
Posted by: Arun Gupta
BITA,
business IT alignment,
Changing role of the CIO,
CIO speak,
engaging with the CIO,
IT vendorsThe Chairman of the Indian entity of a leading global IT vendor company addressing a gathering of CIOs stressed on the (now so obvious) fact that CIOs should speak in business language. Everyone in the audience agreed and appreciated this repetition like the fact that “the sun rises in the...
August 2, 2011 1:01 AM
Posted by: Arun Gupta
BITA,
CIO role,
customer satisfaction,
managing expectationsOver the years, the businesses' dependence on IT has grown to reach a state that it is unimaginable to think of any business running without IT. I am sure that we can start creating a list of exceptions which may be different by geography or economic classification,...
July 11, 2011 11:54 PM
Posted by: Arun Gupta
BITA,
CIO and CFO relationship,
IT as a cost center,
IT cost,
IT value,
role of the CIOThe CFO has traditionally controlled the purse strings ensuring fiscal prudence to keep the enterprise healthy, with adequate financial safety net. As a part of the management team, the discussion and debate ensured that investments stayed aligned to overall company direction. With adequate risk...
June 20, 2011 6:52 PM
Posted by: Arun Gupta
BITA,
engaging with the business,
Leadership,
role of the CIO,
vendor engagementsThe other day I attended a congregation of CIOs with a dozen odd vendors sponsoring the event. It was a gathering of 100 odd CIOs who took time off on a Saturday to, amongst other...
August 24, 2010 2:49 AM
Posted by: Arun Gupta
BITA,
Chief Imagination Officer,
CIO,
strategic ITLast week in my post OMG …, I wrote about a CIO perception that was probably the lowest that I have observed in so many years. That was the perception of those...
