Comments on: The CIO Role: One of Influence or Control? http://rocketpanther.com/ciostage/leadership/cio-role-influence-control Just another WordPress site Thu, 06 Nov 2014 02:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 By: After a Massive Tech Project Failure: What IT Can Expect http://rocketpanther.com/ciostage/leadership/cio-role-influence-control#comment-327 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:25:23 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=959#comment-327 […] Curran’s advice for such massive undertakings, which CIOs and analysts talk up but many don’t follow, is practical: Think bite-sized project chunks and set proper expectations. For instance, CIOs and program managers should say: “We know Company A spent $300 million on a similar project. Company B went two years over budget and spent half a billion. And Company C spent a $100 million,’” Curran says. “We know it’s going to be somewhere in this neighborhood, but we’re going to do it in chunks so that we can stomach it.” (For Curran’s views on project “influencers,” see “How a CIO Can Influence Project Success.”) […]

]]> By: Shailendrra Guptaa http://rocketpanther.com/ciostage/leadership/cio-role-influence-control#comment-321 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:09:10 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=959#comment-321 While I agree with all aspects and recommendations of this article the key challenge is:

Your peers do not want to listen/hear about the risks and then when the —- hits the ceiling you cannot say “I told you so” because then you alienate them further. A challenge we face everyday. I mean the WE who are not slick talkers like our president Obama (with due regard to his abilities and this comment is a compliment to him rather than a negative impression).

Any thoughts/suggestions will be very welcome.

]]> By: Shailendrra Guptaa http://rocketpanther.com/ciostage/leadership/cio-role-influence-control#comment-326 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:09:00 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=959#comment-326 While I agree with all aspects and recommendations of this article the key challenge is:

Your peers do not want to listen/hear about the risks and then when the —- hits the ceiling you cannot say “I told you so” because then you alienate them further. A challenge we face everyday. I mean the WE who are not slick talkers like our president Obama (with due regard to his abilities and this comment is a compliment to him rather than a negative impression).

Any thoughts/suggestions will be very welcome.

]]> By: Blogs for August 2009 « A CIO’s Voice http://rocketpanther.com/ciostage/leadership/cio-role-influence-control#comment-320 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:59:58 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=959#comment-320 […] The CIO Role: One of Influence or Control? by Chris Curran on CIO Dashboard […]

]]> By: Arun Manansingh http://rocketpanther.com/ciostage/leadership/cio-role-influence-control#comment-319 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:25:45 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=959#comment-319 Interesting discussion. I agree with your bullets for influence. In fact these items should be part of any CIO’s management style.

A CIO in any organization (large or small) should have a balance between influence and control. What that ratio is depends on the culture of the firm and the quality of the IT staff? The expectations from your peers and your boss is an important factor to weigh. Also what is the management style of the other C-level executives? Are they more hands-on or not?

]]> By: Arun Manansingh http://rocketpanther.com/ciostage/leadership/cio-role-influence-control#comment-325 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:25:00 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=959#comment-325 Interesting discussion. I agree with your bullets for influence. In fact these items should be part of any CIO’s management style.

A CIO in any organization (large or small) should have a balance between influence and control. What that ratio is depends on the culture of the firm and the quality of the IT staff? The expectations from your peers and your boss is an important factor to weigh. Also what is the management style of the other C-level executives? Are they more hands-on or not?

]]> By: Tony http://rocketpanther.com/ciostage/leadership/cio-role-influence-control#comment-318 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:52:37 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=959#comment-318 In my view, CIOs need to influence strategy and outcomes for new initiatives (projects) but control operations and expenditure (by setting the right parameters and objectives). CIO role in aligning ICT investment with organisational goals involves education of sponsors, involvement and understanding the wider business, and good personal relationships with other key decision makers. CIO role in control is one of achieving compliance, internal best practice, good security, and good interoperability/architecture.

On right person for right job – I subscribe to this philosophy entirely. The wrong person/personality in the project team will bring the project down. I have a way of thinking about project initiation – make sure all the stars are aligned before you buy-into it, and leave it alone if they are not!

]]> By: Tony http://rocketpanther.com/ciostage/leadership/cio-role-influence-control#comment-324 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:52:00 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=959#comment-324 In my view, CIOs need to influence strategy and outcomes for new initiatives (projects) but control operations and expenditure (by setting the right parameters and objectives). CIO role in aligning ICT investment with organisational goals involves education of sponsors, involvement and understanding the wider business, and good personal relationships with other key decision makers. CIO role in control is one of achieving compliance, internal best practice, good security, and good interoperability/architecture.

On right person for right job – I subscribe to this philosophy entirely. The wrong person/personality in the project team will bring the project down. I have a way of thinking about project initiation – make sure all the stars are aligned before you buy-into it, and leave it alone if they are not!

]]> By: KMerritt http://rocketpanther.com/ciostage/leadership/cio-role-influence-control#comment-317 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:08:53 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=959#comment-317 I was questioning the size of the company where a CIO cannot take a hands on role. Chris, realizing that it is a ROM, $5-7B seems large. I was thinking it was less than $1B. The other item I would submit is the placement of CIO in organization creates challenges for sphere of influence.

To the title, the CIO is going to have times where he/she influence and other times they are going to control. IT projects involving a more business improvement focus would be areas of influence; however, projects dealing with compliance (SOX, etc) would be areas where there would be elements of control. It is a balancing act since there will be overlap.

]]> By: KMerritt http://rocketpanther.com/ciostage/leadership/cio-role-influence-control#comment-323 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:08:00 +0000 http://www.ciodashboard.com/?p=959#comment-323 I was questioning the size of the company where a CIO cannot take a hands on role. Chris, realizing that it is a ROM, $5-7B seems large. I was thinking it was less than $1B. The other item I would submit is the placement of CIO in organization creates challenges for sphere of influence.

To the title, the CIO is going to have times where he/she influence and other times they are going to control. IT projects involving a more business improvement focus would be areas of influence; however, projects dealing with compliance (SOX, etc) would be areas where there would be elements of control. It is a balancing act since there will be overlap.

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