Praise for The CIO Playbook
"The most trusted advisors chief information officers have are other CIOs, and Nicholas Colisto capitalizes beautifully on that fact in The CIO Playbook. This highly readable guide to succeeding in one of the toughest jobs in the C-suite features a step-by-step framework that is practical, focused, and quite specific. The strategies Nicholas describes come to life through anecdotes and straightforward advice from many of the industry's most respected CIOs who share their advice on everything from partnering with business colleagues to innovating and delivering results."
—Maryfran Johnson, Editor in Chief, CIO Magazine and Events
"The CIO Playbook is a must-read for technology management executives in all industries. It provides concrete solutions for reshaping the partnership between information systems organizations and the business to enable growth through innovation. It is a practical guide to navigating risks in an environment where technology is evolving continuously and the economic landscape is transforming routinely. Nicholas Colisto managed to weave strategy and tactics in a book that is both thought provoking and applicable."
—Gabrielle Wolfson, Chief Information Officer, Panasonic Corporation of North America
"The CIO Playbook is a no-fluff, high-value read. Nicholas has done a great job in leveraging collective intelligence to first identify the real and pressing issues that IT leaders struggle with, and then offer pragmatic strategies to address them. A very well-structured treasure chest of knowledge and insights that every current and aspiring IT leader must own and refer to."
—Sanjog Aul, Host, CIO Talk Radio
"From strategic project selection to optimizing alignment so that it best benefits the business, The CIO Playbook is written to help CIOs improve their effectiveness."
—Ron V. Rose, Senior Vice President, Dell.com
"Nicholas Colisto takes a practical approach to sharing an incredibly useful framework for how CIOs can help their organizations leverage technology to transform their enterprises. This book is a valuable tool that every IT executive should have in their tool belt."
—Larry Bonfante, CIO, USTA; author of Lessons in IT Transformation
"A refreshing, innovative approach to educating and influencing us through pragmatic to breakthrough advice in the form of quotes from a carefully selected who's who in the industry who advise what they learned from meeting head-on and conquering the toughest challenges in technology management."
—Frank Kovacs, Lead, Cloud Computing - CIO Services, Ernst & Young
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xv
Chapter 1: Step 1: Partner 1
Partnership versus Alignment 2
Build Business Partnerships 2
Develop an IT Strategic Plan 9
Different Approaches to Strategic Planning 20
Cloud Computing Is Changing the Role of IT 24
Chapter 2: Step 2: Organize 31
Brand Your Department 32
Define an IT Organizational Model 33
Define a Project Methodology 35
Manage the Software Selection Process 37
Maintain a Portfolio of Products and Services 41
PPM Software 44
Understand Your Capacity 44
Create IT Policies 45
Manage the Technology Partners 46
Benchmark IT 50
Chapter 3: Step 3: Innovate 55
Turn Ideas into Action 56
Create a Governance Framework 56
Demonstrate the Possibilities 63
Think Big 65
Develop Business Cases 68
Package Innovation 70
Go Green 74
Chapter 4: Step 4: Deliver 77
Why System Implementations Fail 78
Develop a High-Performance Team 79
Develop a Team-Building Program 80
Discover Organizational Readiness 86
Develop and Implement 94
Get Insanely Motivated 96
Just Say No 97
Manage Transitions 98
Measure Benefits 99
Communicate IT Value 103
Create a Communication Program 104
Go Global with Infrastructure 120
Choose the Right Number of Instances 121
Chapter 5: Step 5: Support 125
Create Service Level Agreements 126
Determine an Approach to IT Charge-Backs 135
Manage Operational Performance 136
Develop a Super User Program 137
Encourage Feedback 142
Standardize Communications 147
Build a Shared Service Center 149
Chapter 6: Step 6: Protect 153
Define Risk Management Goals 154
Be Transparent with Risk Management 155
Safeguard Cloud Computing 156
Safeguard Mobility 159
Safeguard Social Media 162
Chapter 7: Step 7: Grow 165
Standardize Job Descriptions 166
Develop a Role-Based Training Program 169
Rotate Your Staff 174
Retain Critical Skills 180
Cultivate High Potential 184
Recruit the Best 189
Foster Teamwork through Community Service 193
Recognize and Reward Employees 194
Build Your Personal Brand 196
Prepare Yourself for the New Workforce 196
Conclusion: 199
Touchdown Passes 199
Use Governance to Avoid Chaos 200
Show People How They Fit In 200
Just Say No 200
Don’t Be Afraid to Take Risks 201
Manage Operational Performance 201
Use Meetings to Drive Deliverables 201
Build Awesome Teams 202
Bibliography 205
About the Author 211
About the Website 213
Index 215
Overview
Praise for The CIO Playbook
"The most trusted advisors chief information officers have are other CIOs, and Nicholas Colisto capitalizes beautifully on that fact in The CIO Playbook. This highly readable guide to succeeding in one of the toughest jobs in the C-suite features a step-by-step framework that is practical, focused, and quite specific. The strategies Nicholas describes come to life through anecdotes and straightforward advice from many of the industry's most respected CIOs who share their advice on ...