Fast-track the evolution of IT with a 100-day plan.
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Without a 100-day plan in place, the CIO may:
Pursue objectives that are of low importance and low priority.
Make an unimpressive first impression on key stakeholders.
Encounter much resistance and lack of buy-in.
A 100-day plan will help:
Inspire a revolution within IT.
Build relationships with key stakeholders quickly and effectively.
Establish your credibility within the organization.
Craft a unique leadership brand to set yourself apart from your peers.
Module 1: Gather Information From Stakeholders
The Purpose
Interview stakeholders from all circles within your network.
Conduct a SWOT analysis based upon your findings.
Assess your leadership competencies to determine strengths and weaknesses.
Create a learning plan for your first 15 days.
Key Benefits Achieved
Initial strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of your organization are determined.
Leadership strengths and weaknesses are determined.
Learning plan for the first 15 days created.
Activities:
Outputs:
1.1
Interview key stakeholders and perform a SWOT analysis.
SWOT analysis
1.2
Assess leadership competencies.
Leadership assessment
1.3
Create a learning plan.
Day 0 to 15 learning plan
Module 2: Assess Stakeholders and the Current State of IT
The Purpose
Identify key stakeholders at your organization and prioritize their importance.
Discuss different ways to engage stakeholders based on their classification.
Assess the current state of IT by reviewing results of CIO Business Vision.
Update your SWOT analysis with new findings.
Key Benefits Achieved
Stakeholders identified and prioritized.
Engagement strategies for different stakeholder types determined.
Current state of IT at your organization assessed and SWOT updated based on new discoveries.
Activities:
Outputs:
2.1
Identify, prioritize, and engage stakeholders.
Stakeholder assessment
2.2
Assess the current state of IT and update SWOT analysis.
Current state of IT assessment and updated SWOT analysis
Module 3: Develop Your 100-Day Plan
The Purpose
Create your next 100-day plan by developing a vision, mission, and core values for your organization.
Document the current and desired state of the IT department.
Identify quick wins and the sequence of initiatives.
Conduct a high-level cost benefit analysis.
Identify cost-cutting opportunities.
Key Benefits Achieved
Vision and mission statement created.
Core values for IT determined.
Quick-win initiatives for your first 100 days identified, analyzed, and planned.
Cost-cutting opportunities identified.
Your next 100-day plan created.
Activities:
Outputs:
3.1
Develop your vision, mission, and values for IT.
Vision and mission statement developed; core values for IT determined.
3.2
Identify quick wins and determine initiatives.
Quick wins and initiatives identified.
3.3
Perform high-level cost benefit analysis on quick wins.
Cost-benefit analysis for quick wins.
3.4
Identify cost-cutting opportunities to fund quick wins.
Cost-cutting opportunities identified.
Module 4: Execute Your Plan
The Purpose
Discuss project management best practices, monitoring, and failure symptoms.
Discuss gamification techniques for motivating your team.
Craft your leadership brand and maintain consistency.
Address stakeholder challenges.
Showcase accomplishments to management and celebrate success.
Key Benefits Achieved
Checklist in place to ensure project management best practices are followed throughout your first 100 days.
Identified gamification techniques to ensure your employees execute on your 100-day plan initiatives.
Developed a presentation to showcase accomplishments to management.
Activities:
Outputs:
4.1
Discuss and document project management execution best practices.
Project management best practices checklist
4.2
Gamify quick-win initiatives.
Gamification of quick-win initiatives
4.3
Craft your leadership brand.
Leadership brand statement
4.4
Prepare a presentation for management.
Management presentation
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