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Maryfran Johnson, Editor in Chief CIO magazine & events

Maryfran Johnson, Editor in Chief CIO magazine & events. Survey Purpose & Methodology. 8 th annual “State of the CIO” survey conducted to help understand: How the role of the CIO continues to evolve What impact today’s business climate is having Where the CIO agenda is heading in 2009.

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Maryfran Johnson, Editor in Chief CIO magazine & events

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  1. Maryfran Johnson, Editor in Chief CIO magazine & events Name Title Date

  2. Survey Purpose & Methodology • 8th annual “State of the CIO” survey conducted to help understand: • How the role of the CIO continues to evolve • What impact today’s business climate is having • Where the CIO agenda is heading in 2009. • Survey administered online from 9/2/08 through 9/17/08 • 506 responses from CIOs and heads of IT at midsized to large companies

  3. Respondent Profile • All 506 respondents are the top IT executive at their company or business unit. • 70% hold a CIO/CTO title, 15% general manager/managing director/director, 10% EVP/SVP/VP and 5% other. • Respondents are from a broad range of industries: • Education/non-profit (12%), government (12%), manufacturing (10%), healthcare (10%), wholesaler/retailer/distributor (9%), and finance/banking/accounting (7%). • 92% of respondents are responsible for enterprise-wide IT and 8% responsible for divisional IT at their organizations.

  4. Three Types of CIOs

  5. Characteristics of Each Type

  6. More Heads of IT Report to CEO Than in Past Five Years Q: To whom do you report?

  7. CIO Title Grows & More CIOs Sit on the Executive Committee Q: Are you the top IT executive in your company or business unit? Q: Are you a part of the business executive management committee?

  8. Tenure of CIOs is Rising Q: How long have you been in your current position?

  9. CIO Salaries Increase; Financial Sector Highest Paying, Government Lowest (2008) Q: What range best represents your total annual compensation last year?Q: How long have you been in your current position?

  10. Business Strategists Paid Highest Salaries Q: What range best represents your total annual compensation last year?Q: How long have you been in your current position?

  11. CIOs Responsible for Non-IT Areas of Business Q: your current position, are you also responsible (in a leadership capacity) for any of the following non-IT areas of the business?

  12. Strategic Planning, Leadership Competencies More Critical to Role Q: Which of the following executive leadership competencies is most critical to your current role (choose three)?

  13. Long-term Strategic Thinking Most Critical in Role Q: Which of the following executive leadership competencies is most critical to your current role (choose three)?

  14. CIOs Not Involved in Every Business Decision Q: Please indicate your level of involvement with each of the following statements.

  15. Technology is Important to Business Execs who Need the IT Team to Deliver… Q: How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements about the perception of technology's importance in your business today? (Answers shown are strongly agree/agree). How effective is IT at meeting your business's expectations for these areas? (Answers shown are very effective/somewhat effective).

  16. But CIOs and Business Leaders Struggle for Control… Note: State of the CIO results reflect companies with more than $1 billion in revenue. Business executives were surveyed separately by Forrester Research. Q: The following is a list of activities for meeting business needs within your organization. How are these activities apportioned between the IT organization and people in the business area today?

  17. CIOs and Business Executives Have Conflicting Agendas Q: What impact do you expect IT will have in the year ahead? (Please check the three greatest benefits). Forrester: What will be the importance of the following business drivers to your decisions related to information technology over the next year?

  18. Focused on Efficiency, Wanting to Create Value Source: McKinsey Global Survey, The McKinsey Quarterly, October 2008, 548 respondents.

  19. 2009 Technology Priorities Source: CIO Technology Priorities Survey, November 2008.

  20. Conclusions • CIOs have arrived to the Executive Suite as IT has steadily evolved to BT (Business Technology). • Yet IT needs to extend to the end customer if CIOs truly want to be seen as delivering business value. • Innovation versus operational cost-cutting/risk mitigation will be big challenges in 2009. • Some huge disparities still exist between IT and business priorities. • How will the unprecedented challenges of a global recession impact these differences?

  21. Maryfran Johnson Editor in Chief mfjohnson@cio.com 508 988 6870 Thanks for your time today!

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