Straight to the Top - Cio Leadership in a Mobile, Social, and Cloud-Based World

Informationen zum Autor GREGORY S. SMITH currently serves as a CIO for an organization in the Washington, DC, area. He previously served for nine years as the vice president and chief information officer (CIO) at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Washington, DC. Mr. Smith is the author of How to Protect Your Children on the Internet: A Road Map for Parents and Teachers and Straight to the Top: Becoming a World-Class CIO . He has published many articles over his career, including "Talking at the Top of the World" in CIO magazine, along with a variety of technology and business topics in Forbes, eWeek, and Computerworld . Mr. Smith received a BS in computer science from the University of Maryland, College Park, and an MS in business from The Johns Hopkins University, where he also served as an adjunct faculty member in the Carey Business School graduate programs. He can be contacted through his website: http://www.gregoryssmith.com. Klappentext Essential reading for IT professionals with aspirations toward the top IT spot, and for sitting CIOs looking to refine their mobile, social and cloud strategies and knowledgeThe definitive work on how to achieve leadership success in IT, Straight to the Top, Second Edition reveals how the role of the CIO is changing due to major trends associated with consumer and enterprise products and technologies driving new mobile solutions in today's organizations; cloud computing and the move away from controlled / internally managed data centers to pay as you use and elastic cloud infrastructure and application services; and the impact social media is having on today's complex organizations.Author Gregory S. Smith expertly coaches existing and aspiring CIOs on building the requisite skills through his observations and experience as a veteran CIO with more than twenty-five years of experience leading IT teams and delivering complex technical solutions in the information technology field.* An invaluable guide to help information technology and business professionals recognize the qualities, skills, and expertise necessary to attain the role of a CIO or enhance the skills for sitting CIOs* Equips IT managers, CIOs, and CTOs to strategically plan their career moves* Packed with encouragement, advice, and essential skills for aspiring and sitting CIOs* Features interviews with leading IT professionals, CIOs, and executive recruiting professionalsProviding an organized and comprehensive view of the CIO job and its important role in modern organizations, Straight to the Top, Second Edition equips sitting CIOs and CIO candidates with the strategies and knowledge necessary to be successful in the new business normal - a mobile, social and cloud-based world, and how to provide technology leadership as a world-class CIO. Zusammenfassung Suitable for IT professionals with aspirations toward top IT spot, and for sitting CIOs looking to refine their mobile, social and cloud strategies and knowledge, this title reveals how the role of CIO is changing due to trends associated with consumer and enterprise products and technologies driving new mobile solutions in today's organizations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xi Acknowledgments xv Part One-Key Change Drivers and Trends Impacting the CIO Role Today 1 Chapter 1 Why the Role of the CIO Continues to Change 3 The State of the CIO 6 How Important Are Core Technology Skills? 9 What Did I Do to Prepare? 17 Recommendations 19 Notes 20 Chapter 2 Technologies and Trends Driving Today's IT Innovation 21 Follow the Money 21 The Major Technology Trends Driving Change 25 Predictions for the Future 33 What Did I Do to Prepare? 34 Recommendations 35 Notes 37 Chapter 3 IT Standards and Governance and the Impact of Consumer Devices 39 IT Governan...

List of contents

Preface xi
 
Ac knowledgments xv
 
Part one--Key Change Drivers and Trends Impacting the CIO Role Today 1
 
Chapter 1 Why the Role of the CIO Continues to Change 3
 
The State of the CIO 6
 
How Important Are Core Technology Skills? 9
 
What Did I Do to Prepare? 17
 
Recommendations 19
 
Notes 20
 
Chapter 2 Technologies and Trends Driving Today's IT Innovation 21
 
Follow the Money 21
 
The Major Technology Trends Driving Change 25
 
Predictions for the Future 33
 
What Did I Do to Prepare? 34
 
Recommendations 35
 
Notes 37
 
Chapter 3 IT Standards and Governance and the Impact of Consumer Devices 39
 
IT Governance and Its Benefits 39
 
How IT Trends Affect IT Governance 41
 
Portfolio Management of IT 51
 
The IT Strategic Plan 54
 
What Did I Do to Prepare? 56
 
Recommendations 58
 
Notes 60
 
Chapter 4 Service Level Agreements: A Key to Improved Customer Expectations and Better Contracts 61
 
Service in the Age of the Customer 61
 
Service Level Agreements 66
 
Annual Staff and Customer Surveys 73
 
Vendor Scorecarding 76
 
What Did I Do to Prepare? 81
 
Recommendations 82
 
Notes 83
 
Chapter 5 Today's CIO: The Teacher to the C-Suite 85
 
Gaps in Expectations between CIOs and CEOs and other C-Level Executives 86
 
Educating the C-Suite 87
 
Creating a High-Performing IT Team through Education 88
 
What Did I Do to Prepare? 97
 
Recommendations 99
 
Notes 100
 
Part two--The Modern-Day CIO101
 
Chapter 6 What Executive Recruiters Are Looking for, from Consulting Experience to Leadership Skills 103
 
How to Get Noticed 103
 
Leading Generation Y and Mentoring 106
 
Tomorrow's Leadership Skills 120
 
What Did I Do to Prepare? 121
 
Recommendations 122
 
Notes 123
 
Chapter 7 Cloud Computing Strategies and Risks 125
 
A Cloud Computing Overview 125
 
Growth Trends and Costs 135
 
The Security and Risks of Cloud Computing 140
 
Integrating with the Cloud 145
 
What Did I Do to Prepare? 150
 
Recommendations 150
 
Notes 152
 
Chapter 8 The Consumerization of IT 155
 
Consumer Devices Permeate the Corporate World 155
 
Growth Trends for Mobile Computing 160
 
Increasing Costs and Security 163
 
Mobile Device Management 164
 
What Did I Do to Prepare? 168
 
Recommendations 169
 
Notes 170
 
Chapter 9 Social Media Changes Everything 173
 
Social Media Categories 173
 

Social Media Titans 175
 
Social Media Are the World's Reporters 177
 
Businesses Using Social Media 179
 
The Risks of Social Media 182
 
Facebook Fatigue? 184
 
What's Next in Social Media 185
 
What Did I Do to Prepare? 189
 
Recommendations 189
 
Notes 191
 
Chapter 10 What's after the CIO Role? 193
 
Career Next Steps 193
 
What Did I Do to Prepare? 198
 
Recommendations 198
 
Conclusion 199
 
Notes 200
 
About the Author 201
 
Index 203

Product details

• Authors: SMITH, Gregory S Smith, Gregory S. Smith, Gs Smith, Smith Gregory S.
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.04.2013
• EAN: 9781118390030
• ISBN: 978-1-118-39003-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Wiley CIO; Wiley CIO
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Führung, Business & management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Management f. Führungskräfte, Management / Leadership