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surprising rationale as to why CIOs still do
not report to the CEO.
“IT is either seen as a cost-driver which
needs to be ‘controlled’ by the CFO, or as a
backend operations and systems group, that
supports sales and marketing, run by the
COO,” he said.
“Both perspectives are ‘old school’ given
that, in this day and age, IT should be
considered a key competitive differentiator
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completely independent of the industry and
the size of the company. It doesn’t matter
if you run a larger technology business or a
mid-sized retail chain, IT can enable you to
be a market leader.
“CIOs need to take the initiative and
showcase the strategic value they bring
to the business. First, they must build
relationships with board members to learn
about their goals, then they can show CXOs
how IT will help them turn their strategic
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