Become a Transformational CIO
Collaborate with the business to lead transformation and leave behind a legacy of growth.
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Choosing the status quo can result in:
- A continued lack of involvement in the planning of business transformation.
- The inability to offload operational and technology-specific activities.
- Not being seen as an equal – a fellow business leader.
Choosing to lead business transformation can result in:
- A greater likelihood of business transformations realizing their anticipated business benefits.
- Higher organizational growth: sales, profit, employees, etc.
- A CIO legacy characterized by an IT organization that looks to create and capitalize on business opportunities.
Module 1: Determine Readiness to Become a Transformational CIO
The Purpose
- Understand stakeholder and executive perception of the CIO’s performance and leadership.
- Determine whether the CIO is ready to lead transformation.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Decision to evolve role or address areas of improvement as a pre-requisite to becoming a transformational CIO.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 1.1 | Select data collection techniques. |
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| 1.2 | Conduct diagnostic programs. |
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| 1.3 | Review results and define readiness. |
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Module 2: Build Business Partnerships
The Purpose
- Identify potential business partners and create a plan to establish key partnerships.
Key Benefits Achieved
- An actionable set of initiatives that will help the CIO create valuable partnerships with internal or external business stakeholders.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 2.1 | Identify potential business partners. |
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| 2.2 | Evaluate and prioritize list of potential partners. |
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| 2.3 | Create a plan to establish the target partnerships. |
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Module 3: Establish IT’s Ability to Transform
The Purpose
- Make the case and plan for the development of key capabilities that will enable the IT organization to handle transformation.
Key Benefits Achieved
- A maturity assessment of critical capabilities.
- A plan to address maturity gaps in preparation for a transformational mandate.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 3.1 | Define transformation as a capability. |
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| 3.2 | Assess the current and target transformation capability maturity. |
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| 3.3 | Develop a roadmap to address gaps. |
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Module 4: Shift IT’s Focus to the Customer
The Purpose
- Gain an understanding of the
end customer of the organization.
Key Benefits Achieved
- A change in IT mindset away from a focus on operational activities or internal customers to external customers.
- A clear understanding of how the organization creates and delivers value to customers.
- Opportunities for business transformation.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 4.1 | Analyze value streams that impact the customer. |
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| 4.2 | Map business capabilities to value streams. |
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Module 5: Establish Transformation Leadership and Sustain the Capability
The Purpose
- Establish a formal process for empowering employees and developing new leaders.
- Create a culture of continuous improvement and a long-term focus.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Increased ability to sustain momentum that is inherent to business transformations.
- Better strategic workforce planning and a clearer career path for individuals in IT.
- A system to measure IT’s contribution to business transformation.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 5.1 | Set the structure for the office of the CIO. |
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| 5.2 | Assess current leadership skills and needs. |
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| 5.3 | Spread a culture of self-discovery. |
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| 5.4 | Maintain the transformation capability. |
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