The CIO’s world has changed dramatically—from the “old days” of centralized computing on mainframes, client-server technology, Web 1.0, telecommunications advances, and mobile computing gains to new drivers for change including cloud technology, social networking, the virtualization of everything technical, smartphone/tablet technologies, and the advancement of consumer devices in the business world.
Now in a fully updated second edition, Straight to the Top helps sitting CIOs, aspiring CIOs, and other business professionals understand the drivers, complexities, and positioning of IT as well as the qualities necessary to attain the role of first-time CIO.
Straight to the Top, Second Edition expertly coaches aspiring CIOs on building the requisite skills with expert guidance from leading CIOs and author Gregory Smith’s own observations throughout his more than twenty years of experience working in the information technology field.
The new edition offers a rare look at the qualities, skills, and experience that executive recruiters are seeking when searching for CIO candidates, with guidance on:
- Cloud computing strategies and risks
- Why social media changes everything
- The key change drivers and trends impacting the CIO’s role today
- Why core technology skills are so important
- The technologies and trends driving today’s IT innovation
- IT standards and governance and the impact of consumer devices
- Creating a high-performing IT team through education
- Getting noticed by executive recruiters
- The effects of consumerization/BYOD on IT services
- Improving customer service and SLAs
Providing an organized and comprehensive view of the CIO job and its important role in modern organizations, Straight to the Top, Second Edition equips sitting CIOs and CIO candidates with the strategies and knowledge necessary to be successful in the new mobile/social/cloud-based normal—and provide technology leadership as a world-class CIO.
The CIO’s world has changed dramatically―from the “old days” of centralized computing on mainframes, client-server technology, Web 1.0, telecommunications advances, and mobile computing gains to new drivers for change including cloud technology, social networking, the virtualization of everything technical, smartphone/tablet technologies, and the advancement of consumer devices in the business world.
Now in a fully updated second edition, Straight to the Top helps sitting CIOs, aspiring CIOs, and other business professionals understand the drivers, complexities, and positioning of IT as well as the qualities necessary to attain the role of first-time CIO.
Straight to the Top, Second Edition expertly coaches aspiring CIOs on building the requisite skills with expert guidance from leading CIOs and author Gregory Smith’s own observations throughout his more than twenty years of experience working in the information technology field.
The new edition offers a rare look at the qualities, skills, and experience that executive recruiters are seeking when searching for CIO candidates, with guidance on:
- Cloud computing strategies and risks
- Why social media changes everything
- The key change drivers and trends impacting the CIO’s role today
- Why core technology skills are so important
- The technologies and trends driving today’s IT innovation
- IT standards and governance and the impact of consumer devices
- Creating a high-performing IT team through education
- Getting noticed by executive recruiters
- The effects of consumerization/BYOD on IT services
- Improving customer service and SLAs
Providing an organized and comprehensive view of the CIO job and its important role in modern organizations, Straight to the Top, Second Edition equips sitting CIOs and CIO candidates with the strategies and knowledge necessary to be successful in the new mobile/social/cloud-based normal―and provide technology leadership as a world-class CIO.
About the Author
GREGORY S. SMITH currently serves as a CIO for an organization in the Washington, DC, area. He previously served for nine years as the vice president and chief information officer (CIO) at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Washington, DC. Mr. Smith is the author of How to Protect Your Children on the Internet: A Road Map for Parents and Teachers and Straight to the Top: Becoming a World-Class CIO. He has published many articles over his career, including “Talking at the Top of the World” in CIO magazine, along with a variety of technology and business topics in Forbes, eWeek, and Computerworld. Mr. Smith received a BS in computer science from the University of Maryland, College Park, and an MS in business from The Johns Hopkins University, where he also served as an adjunct faculty member in the Carey Business School graduate programs. He can be contacted through his website: http://www.gregoryssmith.com.
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