What does a CIO need to be successful? We each have our own answers. Some may say that technical excellence and knowledge count most, others might place the emphasis on business awareness, relationships or just hard-core ambition. Certainly, all of these are necessary to reach a certain level in an organization. But to take the […]
Warning: Your lack of influence may be killing your career and you don’t even know it. Do the following scenarios feel like another day at the office to you? You have a $20 million IT budget, but you can’t get the CFO to approve your $150,000 data mining initiative. Your group has just implemented a […]
OK, so you’ve worked for weeks, months, or maybe longer delivering an IT project. Every part of the solution has been tested and retested, all the documentation and manuals have been polished and handed over, and the training is complete. You’ve checked all the boxes. In your heart and mind, you know the project is […]
I’m probably stating the obvious here, but I’m sure you’ll all agree that there’s usually a heap of documents accompanying any substantial IT project. And no shocker here, the larger and more complex the project is, the more documentation there will be and the more things you’ll need to track, like milestones, deliveries, meetings, development […]
I once knew a warm and engaging CIO named Frank. He was the life of any company event or party he ever attended. He was a talented guitar player and a wonderful singer, and he never failed to impress his colleagues. Everyone always said Frank was such a great guy. He was so much fun […]
