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Who says there has to be a function called IT?

My provocation earlier this week (Nobody needs a Chief Information Officer) has generated a great deal of interest and reaction so far, most of which is so diverse it simply re-inforces my view that the role of Chief Information Officer is so poorly defined and so poorly targeted to justify calling into question the necessity of the role.

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Nobody needs a Chief Information Officer

When the acronym CIO first emerged, many joshed that it stood for “Career Is Over.” Many others couldn’t see the need for a Chief Information Officer at all, because they perceived such a role to be that of a super-librarian, rather than custodian of crucial commercial intelligence (sic).

Despite widespread ennui about the acronym, the CIO role has persisted, indeed Continue reading article »