'It’s time for IT to stop acting like a cost centre'
But first put the IT house in order, with proof that you’re optimising the value delivered to the business and mission, writes Cathleen Blanton of Gartner
But first put the IT house in order, with proof that you’re optimising the value delivered to the business and mission, writes Cathleen Blanton of Gartner
Balancing innovative projects with keeping the lights on responsibilities is the reality for most CIOs today. Our research suggests that tackling this challenge successfully requires adopting a two-step strategy that can apply to organisations across sectors and geographies.
You could be spending at the same level as your peer group, but you could be spending on the wrong things and be extremely vulnerable, says Gartner research director Rob McMillan.
CIOs who change the conversation from cost to value are taking the right steps to move away from the cost cutting cycle. But how do you shift the focus?
“This exchange rate challenge will be managed by good planning — not by rapid response,” says Roberto Sacco of Gartner.
CIOs must adapt to a new reality in which their job is primarily to influence and guide spending, says principal analyst Tim Sheedy.
Project activity is on the rise, but so are failure rates, and more organisations are disestablishing project management offices, reports KPMG.
Are today's CIOs more innovative than they were 10 years ago?
Absolutely. But it's only 20 percent to 30 percent of CIOs who are innovative. More want to be, but organisations don't let them.
Security continues TO take a low priority in IT budgets, despite the fact security incidents were experienced by 87 per cent of New Zealand organisations, according to a survey by the Security Research Group (SRG) of the University of Otago.
The most common incidents suffered by local organisations were virus infections, laptop or mobile hardware theft, insider abuse of net access or email and ‘ripping’ of music or movies.