“… A new survey of public and private sector CIOs indicated the modernization of their role isn’t happening as fast as many would expect, and technology executives feel the way others judge their value remains stuck in the 1990s.”
“’Even as we recognize the role is shifting and recognition of business IT is becoming more predominant, 67% of CIOs still felt the top factor of their performance was their ability to cut costs,’ said LaVerne Council, the national managing principal for enterprise technology strategy and innovation practice at Grant Thornton, on Ask the CIO…”
“Council, who is a former CIO at the Department of Veterans Affairs, said respondents who believe their fellow executives are measuring their value by how they can cut costs may be taking too shallow of a perspective. She said the CIO’s value comes from knowing the technology assets their organization is using and how they efficiently manage those systems, networks and data…”
“The survey also measured the impact and use of TBM standards among all sectors. The Trump administration has mandated agencies implement TBM standards are part of their fiscal 2021 IT budget request…” Read the full article here.
Source: Public, private sector CIOs face uphill climb to trusted partner status – By Jason Miller, April 29, 2019. Federal News Network.
