CIO Dashboard

IT Organization

6 Steps to Close the IT Skill Gap

August 28, 2010
Thumbnail image for 6 Steps to Close the IT Skill Gap
Print Friendly Print Get a PDF version of this webpage PDF

Print PDF Guest Post by Rob Boudrow and Bob Audet Recent research reveals that 72% of executives place above average importance on talent management, yet only 44% of their companies have done an above average job in building the foundational capabilities to manage and improve talent.  During a recent project with a health care CIO, we observed this gap in practice and want to share some of our observations. Early-on, we saw four major issues: ...

...

4 comments Read the full article →

Two Organization Questions Facing the CIO

April 20, 2010
Winds of Change by sarniebill1
Print Friendly Print Get a PDF version of this webpage PDF

Print PDF co-authored with Rob Boudrow A few days ago, we had a great chat with Marc Cecere, Forrester’s CIO and IT organization expert on the trends and changes we are seeing in IT organizations. The great thing about talking with analysts is that it forces you to summarize your thinking. In gathering our thoughts, we think two types of questions are currently driving re-evaluation of IT org structure: How can we improve our business ...

...

9 comments Read the full article →

Thinking Globally – Where Should a CIO Begin?

October 23, 2009
Print Friendly Print Get a PDF version of this webpage PDF

Print PDF A few weeks ago, I participated in a workshop with a global financial services CIO and a few of his leadership team to discuss what the coming 3-5 years would mean for the IT function and its role in the business. The most important driver of this kind of conversation has to be where the business is headed.  To serve as a proxy for this, we spent a good deal of time talking ...

...

14 comments Read the full article →

Software as Soulcraft?

September 7, 2009
Print Friendly Print Get a PDF version of this webpage PDF

Print PDF In his book Shop Class as Soulcraft, Matthew Crawford contrasts the fulfillment from working with your hands with the abstract world of the knowledge worker.  For an abbreviated version, check out his NY Times essay.  Being a closet Maker myself (more here), I was drawn into this topic as I often struggle with the creative limitations of the tools of our trade – laptop and phone. In the essay, Crawford says: High-school shop-class ...

...

3 comments Read the full article →