Forging a new alliance between CIOs and CEOs. (chief information officers)(includes related information on a CEO retreat organized by Computer Associates International)

From: Business Communications Review | Date: August 1, 1993| Author: | Copyright information

CEOs and their chief information officers (CIOs) must bridge the long-standing rift between them. Among the actions they can take are: reinforce the information technology (IT) department's responsibility to support the company; encourage IT cooperation with other departments and participation in planning; and look at the CEO-CIO relationship. Greater communication will help all sides, and the company.

For too long, a gulf has existed between chief executive officers (CEOs) and their chief information officers (CIOs), and between their respective staffs. Even though computing and ...

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