Day 01 – Introduction
Day 1 – Discussion Questions
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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Day 1 – Introduction – Video Links
Todd Park and Steven Van Roekel – TechCrunch
IS in Action – Wal-Mart Supply Chain – CNBC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUe-tSabKag
Harrah’s Entertainment CIO – ZDNet
Keynote Address, Rob Carter, CIO Fedex – PointThink