There is a time for everything: a time to grow and a time to optimize. The evolution of business and its IT organization follows a cycle of Optimization – Alignment – Growth. Knowing the timing will avoid unnecessary effort and wasted energy. This time of economic recession is the right time for Optimization. You know [...]

 

 

 

A fortnight ago, I submitted a post called "3 steps to a successful CIO" in which I surmised that his/her journey from the geek kingdom to the boardroom would follow a Darwinian evolution. This follow-up post will expand on that theme by suggesting that this journey cannot skip over any step but could be accelerated through [...]

 

 

 

More than any other corporate executives, the CIO is the one who constantly struggles with his/her identity. Nobody ever questions the roles of a CEO, a COO or a CFO (except when there is an internecine power play among them). Other Chief Officer types are more of a label of convenience than true members of [...]

 

 

 

If you look at the headline of The CIO Assistant’s Blog, you will see the new tag line “Helping IT Leaders Optimize, Align and Grow”. I will expand on this theme in upcoming posts. Suffice to say that I strongly believe that if you, as an IT Leader, put these 3 notions into action, you [...]