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Learning Objectives
Introduction
Where is the IS organization headed?
The CIOs responsibilities
The Office of the CIO
CIOs roles in 3 eras
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Introduction
Growing demand for IT managers in the
U.S. and worldwide.
Management of IT in past 50 years has
drastically changed.
Basic functioning cost reduction
decision support inter-organizational
supply-chain and business eco-system
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Escalating Benefits of IT
Changing technology and evolving IS role since
1950s.
Waves of Innovation:
Wave 1: Reducing costs
When use of IT focused on increasing the productivity of individuals
and business areas. The goal was to achieve clerical and
administrative savings by automating manual processes
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Escalating Benefits of IT
Changing technology and evolving IS role since
1950s. (a parallel process)
Waves of Innovation:
Wave 4: Enhancing executive decision-making
Focused on changing the fundamental structure of the organization
as well as creating real-time business management systems
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Outsourcing
Based on fiscal and managerial considerations
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Distributed Era
In the 80s as PCs become commonplace
LANs and WANs linking computers
Took on 4 more roles:
Organizational designer
Technology advisor
Technology architect
External resources
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Governing
Establishing an IS governance structure
Investing
Shaping the IT portfolio
Managing
Establishing credibility, managing IT functions,
and fostering change
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Governing: Establishing an IS
governance structure
Definition: IS Governance
The assignment of decision rights and the
accountability framework to encourage
behavior in the use of IT. (Weill & Woodham,
2002)
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Governing: Establishing an IS
governance structure
Importance of corporate IT governance
Large and diverse IT assets
Striking a balance between global and local
needs
IT portfolio (in sync with business needs)
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Governing: Establishing an IS
governance structure
Six governance styles
A business monarchy is where C-level executives
An IT monarchy is where IT executives hold the right
Feudal is where business unit leaders (or their delegates) have the
decision or input rights
Federal means that the rights are shared by C-level executives and
one other tier of the business hierarchy, such as business unit
presidents
Duopoly is where one IT group and one business group share a
right
Anarchy is where individual process owners or end users hold a
right. The anarchy governance style is rare in the five main IT
decision areas because it is not effective in guiding IT in a large
enterprise
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Q&A