CIO Survival Guide

Author: Mark Lu Chen / Feng Bing / Li Qingbo
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Mark Lu Chen provides valuable guidance on how to integrate IT into mainstream business and how to help CIOs transition from technical authorities and functional managers to full participants in decision-making. This book is also a survival manual for CEOs, offering a framework for leveraging the role of IT, presented in a concise, well-researched, and highly readable manner. All successful executives should read this book!
The positioning and role of IT in enterprise management have long been a significant challenge for CEOs and CIOs in China. On one hand, as market competition intensifies, the quality of IT application and information management has become increasingly crucial for the survival and development of businesses. On the other hand, corporate leaders (CEOs) often struggle to incorporate IT management into the company's strategic framework. In this， IT often conveys the message to company leadership, business department heads, and the IT organization itself that information technology (and information systems) is merely a supporting tool rather than a key driver of business success.
Therefore, critical issues for IT managers and corporate leaders include: how to integrate CIOs into the executive team, how to align IT strategy with the company's development strategy, how to embed IT into mainstream business and make it an integral part of business planning and execution, and how to incorporate business-oriented performance evaluation metrics into every aspect of the IT organization (technical, functional, operational, human resources).
This book, through in-depth research into numerous case studies, proposes innovative IT management concepts and offers unique insights to bridge the communication gap between CEOs and CIOs. It enables CIOs to join the ranks of top management while guiding them through the transformation from technical authorities and administrative managers to full-time participants in executive roles. By reading this book, executives can also learn how to manage IT as they would other business units, thereby unleashing the full potential of IT to maximize profits for the company.