January 15, 2013 3:21 PM
Posted by: Arun Gupta
Leadership,
managing expectations,
role of the CIO,
Strategic discussionsRecently I had a very interesting discussion with a CIO friend. She is by most benchmarks a successful CIO who has a credible record of delivering many solutions that business has used effectively across her many assignments. Over a year back she joined a company that is well established though...
January 4, 2013 5:12 PM
Posted by: Arun Gupta
CIO,
Leadership,
managing expectations,
role of the CIOIt was evident that the project wasn’t going anywhere in a hurry even though the CEO had endorsed and inaugurated it in a gathering of all key stakeholders. It was (had become) the CEOs project which no one believed in. The floundering state of affairs had the IT team and the CIO wondering on the...
March 20, 2012 9:43 AM
Posted by: Arun Gupta
CIO,
Leadership,
role of the CIO,
Vendor relationshipsOver the years CIOs and vendors have worked to forge relationships that go beyond transactional and
March 13, 2012 10:11 AM
Posted by: Arun Gupta
BITA,
CIO,
Leadership,
role of the CIOEveryone agrees that business priorities define the IT agenda for any enterprise;...
February 21, 2012 7:18 AM
Posted by: Arun Gupta
adaptive CIO,
Changing role of the CIO,
CIO,
role of the CIOEvery so often I read about the CIO role becoming redundant or the exigent need to adapt to
November 15, 2011 5:00 AM
Posted by: Arun Gupta
BITA,
IT budgets,
IT Metrics,
ROI,
role of the CIOThe other day I was in a gathering of CIOs being addressed by an eminent editor who was unraveling research conducted by his IT publication. The research surveyed a large number of CIOs who provided their
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...
September 14, 2010 1:13 AM
Posted by: Arun Gupta
aspiring CIO,
CIO,
comfort zones,
how to become a CIO,
role of the CIO,
succession planning for the CIOLast week, I was invited to speak to a gathering of IT Managers (CIO aspirants). The subject was of course “How to become a CIO”. With some...
