Harvard Business Review

JULY 23, 2013

It''s time for CIOs to move beyond their roles as chief technology officers, and embrace the name with all of its implications: Chief Information Officer. Because no one is managing the store. The explosive growth of information is accelerating. It is ultimately up to each of us to make a difference. Back to the Future.

CIO 8

CIO CFO Zero Based Budgeting Chief Technology Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2013

If you are sitting in a job interview and hear the words "dotted line reporting," you have just encountered the world of matrix management. These relationships occur frequently in jobs with internal customers, like human resources generalists, facility managers, or business systems analysts in information technology.

Management 8

Management CFO Human Resources Report 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2013

While the schools'' own IT infrastructures and apps proved disconcertingly incompatible, Dropbox and skillfully edited Skypes facilitated exactly the kind of real-time and asynchronous coordination and "version management" needed to deliver a "knock-their-socks-off" plan fast. Why Can''t a CIO Be More Like a CFO?

Media 8

Media Power CIO Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

But does your manager's manager know what you've done recently? I can name several times in my own career when my manager's immediate superior was a key factor. Ask you manager first, and then ask if his boss might have more suggestions. What does he think of you? Increase your overall exposure.

Public Relations 15

Public Relations Human Resources CFO Career 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2013

CIOs who belong to the executive management team can play the strategic role that''s key to success. As a member of executive management, a CIO can serve as both a utility and a strategic adviser to the business. IT management Information & technology Strategy' Reporting structure. It''s C-Suite Problem.

CIO 8

CIO Succession Fast Follower Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2014

Even what appears to be a small investment risk can turn into a big one, especially when information technology comes into play. BlueArc’s devices were high-end, but its management believed it needed a mid-priced product to get it through the recession. BlueArc was venture-funded, but in 2008 VC money was getting hard to find.

CFO 8

CFO Venture Funding IPO Retail 8

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. Today, as the power of data and analytics profoundly alters the business landscape, companies once again may need more top-management muscle.

Chief Financial Officer 8

Chief Financial Officer Information Technology Metrics CFO 8