2015 CIO Survival Guide: Rising to the Challenges

Michael R. Wood is a Business Process Improvement & IT Strategist Independent Consultant. He is creator of the business process-improvement methodology called HELIX and founder of The Natural Intelligence Group, a strategy, process improvement and technology consulting company. He is also a CPA, has served as an Adjunct Professor in Pepperdine's Management MBA program, an Associate Professor at California Lutheran University, and on the boards of numerous professional organizations. Mr. Wood is a sought after presenter of HELIX workshops and seminars in both the U.S. and Europe.

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Once again, a new year is in full gear. 2015 definitely looks to be a year of change on many fronts--and that means an opportunity for CIOs to thrive or fall flat. In 2015, successful CIOs who can provide the leadership needed to…

• effectively protect the organization against cybercrime attacks
• rationally integrate cloud computing into the fabric of the IT landscape
• intelligently leverage the benefits of social and mobile computing
• responsibly plan the future of their data centers
• strategically approach the impact of digital computing
• successfully deploy data analytics to solve complex business challenges

…will most likely flourish, while those who cannot might want to start rethinking their career options. This is especially true for those CIOs working for larger and more global organizations.

In addition to these six survival capabilities, CIOs who want to thrive in 2015 and beyond need to transform themselves into savvy and visionary business unit leaders adept at running an organization, creating and fostering collaborative partnerships with other business units, envisioning how to use information technologies to leverage business growth and competitive superiority, and creating an IT organization that can adapt and scale to emerging paradigm shifting technologies.

But don’t take my word for it. Some …

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