N2Growth Blog

JUNE 2, 2014

One school of thought feels that cybersecurity is the responsibility of the entire board and another believes its rightful place is in the hands of the risk committee. But what if the board does not have a risk committee? Rather it indicates a true technologist in the form of a Chief Technology or Chief Information Officer.

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Chief Information Officer Committee Public Relations Crisis 345

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2017

Ask for guidance from your information governance (IG) committee. Many organizations have recognized the dangers of siloed data and have started to form a committee to coordinate an information governance strategy. Share guidance with your team, and encourage best practices.

Ethics 9

Ethics Company Committee Chief Information Officer 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

CFOs were the first functional chiefs to join, followed in the 1980s by Chief Strategy Officers (CSOs). The 1990s saw the appearance of Chief Information Officers, Chief Marketing Officers and others. So what can a CEO do about an oversized executive committee? sales and legal affairs).

Execution 8

Execution Team Committee COO 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

“We’re working on the problems that haven’t arrived yet,” says executive director Kyle Nel, who reports to the company’s chief information officer. Too often, I hear about quarterly meetings of innovation review committees. Think weekly, not quarterly.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Company Due Diligence Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 25, 2016

We find that small, test-and-learn data projects on 90-day cycles help to steer clear of committee consensus. So the grocer’s chief information officer replaced the list with a more detailed one of the top 10 items in local store groups. After achieving sufficient buy-in, the project can be easily scaled.

Retail 8

Retail Banking Chief Information Officer Report 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2015

As the chief information officer of a large academic medical center, I oversee four petabytes of data. The idea was presented to BIDMC’s senior-management operating council and then to the Board’s IT oversight committee. Is that “big data”?

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Health Care Chief Information Officer Committee Early Adopters 8