What Digital CIOs Need to Succeed

What Digital CIOs Need to Succeed

What Digital CIOs Need to SucceedWhat Digital CIOs Need to Succeed

CIOs are becoming more central to overall business strategy, and a full arsenal of soft and hard skills are needed to meet the challenge.

Raised BarRaised Bar

73% of IT decision-makers said the expectations of the CIO among board members has increased in the last two years, up from 68% who felt this way in 2014.

Creative LicenseCreative License

70% said their board recognizes the need for a creative CIO, up from 64% who said this in 2014.

Essential Qualities, Part IEssential Qualities, Part I

48% said a digital CIO must be flexible while working with new business models, and 47% said a digital CIO must be open to trying new ideas/solutions.

Essential Qualities, Part IIEssential Qualities, Part II

44% said digital CIOs must be able to take on feedback and constructive criticism, and 42% said digital CIOs need to be able to look at situations from different perspectives.

Steady ProgressSteady Progress

61% said CIOs still spend more time maintaining current IT systems than searching for new solutions, but that’s down from 74% who felt this way in 2014.

Massive MigrationMassive Migration

46% said more than half of their organization’s apps and infrastructure is in the cloud, and nearly one-fifth said all of their company’s apps/infrastructure are in the cloud.

Top Cloud Adoption ChallengesTop Cloud Adoption Challenges

Security concerns: 49%, Existence of legacy systems: 43%, Lack of time: 40%, Lack of budget: 37%

Virtually SafeVirtually Safe

33% of IT decision-makers believe a move to the cloud can actually help boost security.

Most Disruptive Tech TrendsMost Disruptive Tech Trends

Cloud: 58%, Mobility/collaboration: 54%, Data: 52%, Digitalization: 48%, Software-defined apps/infrastructure: 44%, Internet of Things: 43%

Most Positive Changes within the CIO RoleMost Positive Changes within the CIO Role

Greater influence on the board and/or business and strategic decisions: 51%, More opportunity to add value to business: 47%, Increased capability for innovation/creativity: 45%

Biggest Challenges for Digital CIOsBiggest Challenges for Digital CIOs

Time required to deal with corporate issues: 43%, Increased difficulties in getting multiple parties to buy into new tech adoption: 36%, Less time to develop creative/innovative solutions for business: 36%

Dennis McCafferty
Dennis McCafferty
Dennis McCafferty is a contributor to CIO Insight. He covers topics such as IT leadership, IT strategy, collaboration, and IT for businesses.

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