Whos running corporate tech strategy

Gartner’s views on who will be running corporate technology CIOs are fully aware they need to change in order to succeed in the digital business, 75% of IT executives say that they need to change their leadership style over the next three years In August 2013...

Shadow IT and the CIO

Do CIO’s just turn a blind eye to ‘Shadow IT’? The debate goes on as many CIOs remain the ‘IT Technology Gatekeeper’ versus embracing ‘Shadow IT’ to become the innovation leader IT governance in the era of shadow IT is one of...
Boardroom Technology time bomb

Boardroom Technology time bomb

Board member time bomb for those not focused at Technology We should actually be concerned about things boards are ‘NOT’ discussing There have been many articles written about placing IT technology agendas on the boardroom table and also many recent blogs about the...

Merger IT Survival Tactics

Survival tactics during a business merger When engaging in a merger or acquisition the complexity of issues for consolidation of staff and technology becomes a highly charged and often underestimated undertaking. Apart from the obvious joining up of financial and...
Dual paths of the CIO Role

Dual paths of the CIO Role

Why do we spend so much time scrutinising the role of the CIO? Much of the reason is probably as a result of the pace of technology change With every major computing paradigm that comes along driven by vendor marketing departments, CEOs tend to worry when their...
IT role in Corporate Acquisitions

IT role in Corporate Acquisitions

IT role in Acquire, or Not-to-Acquire The changing landscape of the IT Technology arena within corporate Merger or Carve-out To acquire, or Not-to-acquire – The question most CEOs ask their CFO is:- Will the transaction drive financial rewards and what are the risks,...
Gartner findings on CIO role in 2015

Gartner findings on CIO role in 2015

Gartner findings on the CIO Role change in 2015 Takeaways from Gartner research on the ever evolving role of the CIO. If you take a moment to scan the social media, technology is a constantly moving ball, but sadly the CIO role does not always move at the same pace...

The CIO becomes the Chameleon In Chief

We are seeing a high volume of discussion on the expectations of the CIO and the need to change tactics The two-speed CIO just isn’t going to cut it – tech chiefs need to be able to respond to changing environments and requirements more quickly than ever....