Accelerating business change has become an IT imperative. But not all CIOs have positioned themselves and their teams to drive transformation across the business. Credit: Minerva Studio / Shutterstock These days, it’s a true badge of honor to be considered a transformational CIO. Focused on digitization and innovation and closely aligned with lines of business, some 40% of IT leaders surveyed in CIO.com’s State of the CIO Study 2024 characterize themselves as transformational, while a quarter (23%) consider themselves functional: still optimizing, modernizing, and securing existing technology infrastructure. Almost half (49%) of IT leader respondents expect to play a more strategic role with 36% anticipating a heavy emphasis on transformational responsibilities and only 14% preparing for full immersion in functional duties, according to the study, which surveyed 875 IT leaders and 251 lines of business participants. “By not transforming to a more current state and failing to innovate based on anticipated future needs, CIOs may be exposing their organizations to greater vulnerabilities and competitive disadvantages,” says Kate O’Neill, an executive advisor and emerging tech analyst, and author of the forthcoming book What Matters Next . That’s not to say a CIO can’t be effective if they are functional. They […]
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Invest The Invisible Impact
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Invest The Invisible Impact
