{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"13203639","dateCreated":"1247617411","smartDate":"Jul 14, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"blosty","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/blosty","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/umass-pmba-rta-team11.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/13203639"},"dateDigested":1532652912,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Two articles","description":"This article discusses the importance of the business relationship of the CIO and CEO. One CEO quotes, \u201cMy CIO is probably my most essential manager. Without him, I do not know where our company would be.\u201d The CIO\/CEO relationship is similar to partners in an enormously uncomfortable marriage. Substantial growth has occurred in integrating IT technology into the most important aspects of the business over the past few years. IT has fueled the past economic growth, especially with the internet shaping the way many businesses are run today. CEOs and CFOs now look to IT for guidance in recreating business strategies with the use of advanced computer technology and the vast amount of information now available with web services. <br \/>\n<br \/>\nCIOs need to position themselves as the CEO\u2019s front runner on bringing technological initiatives into the company\u2019s strategic decisions. You do not want your CIO to view themselves as corporate victims, shut outs of the executive suite. CIO longevity seems to be averaging around two years as they are failing to establish the good working relationships needed with CEOs.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThere are three critical areas for helping make this marriage work; communication, organization and process. The CIO needs to use their position for smooth decision making matters, communication must be good to allow the technology agenda to be addressed, and assure the CIO has the management control over technology projects. As with all marriages, both parties need to be willing to work on all of these items.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThis article discusses the importance of having the board of directors abreast of the IT strategy that the company is taking. Many boards have been increasingly nervous about corporate dependence on information technology since the Y2K scare. Yet most are complacent about IT spending and strategy and this can make up as much as 50% of the company\u2019s assets. Directors should understand the framework to develop IT policies that fit the companies they oversee. The company should not encourage the CIO to take direction alone with no restrictions or second opinions. Doing so will establish a risk that is similar to the risk of not having your books audited. <br \/>\n<br \/>\nSo how should the board get involved in these IT decisions? The correct IT approach should be addressed based upon company history, industry, competitive situation, financial position, and quality of IT management. There are four modes that the board can structure the governance in order to improve the company\u2019s competitive position. Two of these modes are on the defensive side, support and factory, and two are on the offensive side, turnaround and strategic. Support mode is used when companies have a low need for reliability and a low need for strategic IT. The technology fundamentally exists to support employees\u2019 activities. Factory mode is for companies that have high reliability on IT but don\u2019t require state-of-art computing. The turnaround mode is for companies that rely heavily on their IT technology. The strategic mode is used for companies that rely on new technology to approach the marketplace and carry out their daily operations. The board should identify which mode their company fits into and collaborate with IT management to assure completeness, quality, security, reliability, and maintenance of existing IT investments that support day-to-day business processes.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"13057789","dateCreated":"1246476754","smartDate":"Jul 1, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"Ram_Ramanathan","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Ram_Ramanathan","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/umass-pmba-rta-team11.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/13057789"},"dateDigested":1532652912,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Welcome to our wikispace","description":"Hi Team:<br \/>\n<br \/>\nI have created a wikispace for our team assignment. I have uploaded Alissa's documents (Project Schedule and Interview Checklist).<br \/>\n<br \/>\n~Ram","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]}],"more":false},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}