The role of CIOs
Mckinsey Quaterly has just released an article on the role of CIOs in the form of interviews with CIOs at some major companies.
Two of the articles are new (interviews with the 'CIO' at P&G and the CIO of NetApp). The others are older (~2006). Some quotes:
"You never want IT to show up in a quarterly report as the reason the company didn’t meet its revenue numbers"
"We found that when people have process design and operational responsibilities, they’re more successful in delivering business process improvements."
"For standard functions...we buy rather than build. For areas where we can gain competitive differentiation, I believe in custom solutions..."
Worth a quick read.
