Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

It is time to connect these groups, elevate analytics to a strategic corporate practice, and assign executive leadership to oversee it. The CAO should be under an executive that naturally spans all of the business units that have analytical needs, such as the Chief Strategy Officer, the CFO, and the COO.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2013

The chief financial officer (CFO) role rose to prominence in the mid -1980’s as pressures for value management and more transparent investor relations gained traction. The possibility of failure is high when companies don’t commit senior leadership. Putting leadership capacity where it’s needed. Building frontline capabilities.

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Chief Financial Officer Information Technology Metrics CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Truly strategic leaderships — and their boards — should treat Brin's "worst idea" as their most provocative thought experiment for revisiting how they recognize and value data. That's the essence of the Big Data business case. But that mind-set's simply too focused and operational.

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Hedge Core Competence CFO ROI 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2013

Effective leadership and management across these areas is possible, but not without without providing CIOs with the proper support structures and instituting necessary organizational alignment. Why Can''t a CIO Be More Like a CFO? IT management Information & technology Organizational culture' focus and vision.

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