CIO's Universe

CIO's Universe – How to Gain and Maintain Control

Clients Served: Primary – CIOs and IT Managers who want more control of their job and more effective results from their efforts. Secondary – CXOs as part of On-Demand CIO Service. Value Provided: Increase CIO effectiveness. Improve ability to meet Stakeholder needs and expectations. Pragmatic, successful, real-world advice, leadership, and management.

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The CIO's Universe is a proprietary model of CIO job responsibilities that can be used for a variety of purposes:	For more information and discussion, contact us.
Assess current and desired role of CIO in the organization.	Current position/status Desired position/status Guide for developing CIO position description and performance evaluation criteria.
Assess CIO position's maturity in the organization.	Relative priority of 'service delivery' vs 'business enablement'. Relevancy of governance authority. Guide for CIO to establish priorities.
Definition and operational guidance for fundamental components of job environment.	Stakeholder Influencer Management Governance Service Delivery
Define in-bound and out-bound meta-processes and how the CIO must deal with them.	Constituent Expectations Organizational Management and Governance Organizational Constraints CIO's Personal Performance Expectations CIO's Governance Role over Constituency Business and Technology Environment Opportunities and Threats CIO's Responsibility to Monitor Environment Creating, Managing, and Governing the CIO's Domain Service Delivery via CIO's Domain Business Enablement via CIO's Domain