CIO weekly wrap-up

As you ponder the philosophical underpinnings of The Dark Knight, be sure to also check out what we’ve been working on at SearchCIO.com this week:

• Iowa floods put Mercy Medical IT backup plan to test – Timely case study. CIO Jeff Cash has been preparing for the equivalent of a flood since arriving at Mercy Medical Center three years ago. This spring, the Cedar River put him to the test.

• Information lifecycle needs data realignment fast – In our latest tip, find out how unstructured data and classification woes prevent companies from lining up business processes efficiently.

• Forrester: More CIOs report to CEO than CFO – This one has already generated some discussion on the blog. A new survey from Forrester Research shows that the greatest percentage of CIOs reports to the CEO — and that augurs well for IT.

• Project management needs to think smaller, faster — Rather than plotting a big project from start to finish before pulling the trigger, CIOs should get comfortable with doing shorter projects, focus relentlessly on the customer and manage risk.

Have a good weekend!