Day 1 – Discussion Questions

Published August 26, 2014 | By Min-Seok Pang, Ph.D.

Yesterday, we discussed the following questions. Please post your thoughts on any of these questions.

Should a CIO be chosen among technically-trained managers or business-background managers?
Which skill is easier to learn? IT or Management?
Why do you think the board of directors chose Mr. Barton as a new CIO?
What does it mean by “IT management is about management”?
What does it mean by “IT department is positioned to understand how the business works better than any other department” ?
What are the common characteristics of the CIOs, who we saw in the videos, in Walmart, Harrah’s and the United States?

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