As a CIO moves in to the corporate boardroom, he needs to be fluent with the business and contribute to the growth strategy. Leadership and strategic thinking and planning are critical to his success. In this section, find information on effective IT leadership and strategic planning for CIOs including peer advice and expert management tips.
Office, SharePoint 2010 face competition, tight economy
SearchCIO.in | 11 Mar 2010 ARTICLE - Microsoft needs to convince IT pros to upgrade to SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010 if it wants to lock them in for at least another three years.
Balanced scorecard founder on the business value of IT
SearchCIO.in | 10 Mar 2010 ARTICLE - Balanced scorecard framework co-developer Robert Kaplan discusses IT strategy and the ways CIOs can demonstrate the business value of IT.
Innovation strategies: How Chevron drives ingenuity
SearchCIO.in | 09 Mar 2010 ARTICLE - Should CIOs have innovation strategies? We talk with Chevron's innovation specialist on how the energy giant discovers ingenuity and develops a corporate creative process.
Which virtualization licensing model is right for you?
Submitted By: SearchCIO.in | 08 Mar 2010 TIP - Virtualization licensing and pricing models can be complex. Learn how to cultivate contract terms that can save you money.
Disaster recovery strategies for organizations on a budget
Submitted By: SearchCIO.in | 01 Feb 2010 TIP - Budgets tight? Our roundup of disaster recovery strategies includes cost-cutting tips, lists of affordable DR plans (some options as low as $100) and DR best practices.
Motivation incentives for IT staff when salary increases not an option
Submitted By: SearchCIO.in | 28 Jan 2010 TIP - How can you provide motivation incentives for IT staff when you can't increase salaries? Offer them meaningful work and IT job opportunities, advises our CIO columnist.
The models of data stewardship: how to run a data governance program
SearchCIO.IN | 18 Dec 2009 VIDEO - At the TDWI World Conference industry experts Jill Dyche and Kimberly Nevala went over their five data stewardship models and discussed how to create a successful data governance process.
Overcoming succession planning challenges
SearchCIO.in | 31 Aug 2009 FEATURE - India's explosive growth has created a lot of opportunity for rising IT managers to find new jobs elsewhere. Three CIOs offer advice for creating a succession planning strategy.
Leverage your data center to become a business service provider
SearchCIO.in | 19 Aug 2009 CIO BRIEFING - Manoj Chandiramani, SVP and APAC head IT operations at MF Global, gives his take on how a CIO can leverage data center infrastructure to provide services to his business.
SWAN (state wide area network)
14 Dec 2009 WORD - In India, SWAN is a government-subsidized project to create a state wide area network (WAN) that will improve government efficiency. SWAN was approved by the government of India in March 2005 and is targeted for completion ...
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