Comments on: The CIO Role: One of Influence or Control? http://www.ciodashboard.com/leadership/cio-role-influence-control/ IT Strategies for CIOs and IT leaders Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:10:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: After a Massive Tech Project Failure: What IT Can Expect http://www.ciodashboard.com/leadership/cio-role-influence-control/comment-page-1/#comment-30898 After a Massive Tech Project Failure: What IT Can Expect Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:25:23 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=959#comment-30898 [...] Curran’s advice for such massive undertakings, which CIOs and analysts talk up but many don’t follow, is practical: Think bite-sized project chunks and set proper expectations. For instance, CIOs and program managers should say: “We know Company A spent $300 million on a similar project. Company B went two years over budget and spent half a billion. And Company C spent a $100 million,’” Curran says. “We know it’s going to be somewhere in this neighborhood, but we’re going to do it in chunks so that we can stomach it.” (For Curran’s views on project “influencers,” see “How a CIO Can Influence Project Success.”) [...] [...] Curran’s advice for such massive undertakings, which CIOs and analysts talk up but many don’t follow, is practical: Think bite-sized project chunks and set proper expectations. For instance, CIOs and program managers should say: “We know Company A spent $300 million on a similar project. Company B went two years over budget and spent half a billion. And Company C spent a $100 million,’” Curran says. “We know it’s going to be somewhere in this neighborhood, but we’re going to do it in chunks so that we can stomach it.” (For Curran’s views on project “influencers,” see “How a CIO Can Influence Project Success.”) [...]

]]> By: Shailendrra Guptaa http://www.ciodashboard.com/leadership/cio-role-influence-control/comment-page-1/#comment-2012 Shailendrra Guptaa Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:09:10 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=959#comment-2012 While I agree with all aspects and recommendations of this article the key challenge is: Your peers do not want to listen/hear about the risks and then when the ---- hits the ceiling you cannot say "I told you so" because then you alienate them further. A challenge we face everyday. I mean the WE who are not slick talkers like our president Obama (with due regard to his abilities and this comment is a compliment to him rather than a negative impression). Any thoughts/suggestions will be very welcome. While I agree with all aspects and recommendations of this article the key challenge is:

Your peers do not want to listen/hear about the risks and then when the —- hits the ceiling you cannot say “I told you so” because then you alienate them further. A challenge we face everyday. I mean the WE who are not slick talkers like our president Obama (with due regard to his abilities and this comment is a compliment to him rather than a negative impression).

Any thoughts/suggestions will be very welcome.

]]> By: Shailendrra Guptaa http://www.ciodashboard.com/leadership/cio-role-influence-control/comment-page-1/#comment-30601 Shailendrra Guptaa Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:09:00 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=959#comment-30601 While I agree with all aspects and recommendations of this article the key challenge is: Your peers do not want to listen/hear about the risks and then when the ---- hits the ceiling you cannot say "I told you so" because then you alienate them further. A challenge we face everyday. I mean the WE who are not slick talkers like our president Obama (with due regard to his abilities and this comment is a compliment to him rather than a negative impression). Any thoughts/suggestions will be very welcome. While I agree with all aspects and recommendations of this article the key challenge is:

Your peers do not want to listen/hear about the risks and then when the —- hits the ceiling you cannot say “I told you so” because then you alienate them further. A challenge we face everyday. I mean the WE who are not slick talkers like our president Obama (with due regard to his abilities and this comment is a compliment to him rather than a negative impression).

Any thoughts/suggestions will be very welcome.

]]> By: Blogs for August 2009 « A CIO’s Voice http://www.ciodashboard.com/leadership/cio-role-influence-control/comment-page-1/#comment-1838 Blogs for August 2009 « A CIO’s Voice Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:59:58 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=959#comment-1838 [...] The CIO Role: One of Influence or Control? by Chris Curran on CIO Dashboard [...] [...] The CIO Role: One of Influence or Control? by Chris Curran on CIO Dashboard [...]

]]> By: Arun Manansingh http://www.ciodashboard.com/leadership/cio-role-influence-control/comment-page-1/#comment-1640 Arun Manansingh Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:25:45 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=959#comment-1640 Interesting discussion. I agree with your bullets for influence. In fact these items should be part of any CIO’s management style. A CIO in any organization (large or small) should have a balance between influence and control. What that ratio is depends on the culture of the firm and the quality of the IT staff? The expectations from your peers and your boss is an important factor to weigh. Also what is the management style of the other C-level executives? Are they more hands-on or not? Interesting discussion. I agree with your bullets for influence. In fact these items should be part of any CIO’s management style.

A CIO in any organization (large or small) should have a balance between influence and control. What that ratio is depends on the culture of the firm and the quality of the IT staff? The expectations from your peers and your boss is an important factor to weigh. Also what is the management style of the other C-level executives? Are they more hands-on or not?

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