Roles_and_Functions_of_Cio

Contents {text:bookmark-start} The CIO which is an abbreviation for Chief Information Officer, who is a member of the company’s executives, is one of the most delicate and demanding jobs in any company. This document tends to define the CIO role and functions making use of the SFIA model, a life CIO- Dr. Craig A. Cuyar and some extracts from payscale.com {text:bookmark-end} {text:bookmark-start} 2.0 ROLES AND FUNCTIONS {text:bookmark-end} {text:bookmark-start} 2.1 The Role {text:bookmark-end} : He is an enabler in areas of technology and sustaining and pioneering the business to new heights. {text:bookmark-start} 2.2 Functions {text:bookmark-end} : Control: Define specifications based on overall business objectives. Service: Exploit the combination of in house against out sourced services Risk Management: Compare IT risk management with industry risk management Business Process: Maximize and design enterprise processes using IT and also describe and amend IT standards and technologies. Enterprise Infrastructure and Applications: Make the best of cost of services through a combination of internal and external resources. Does every CIO have the same role' In my opinion even though there are general roles, when it comes to the application of these roles there are differences. Therefore the role of a CIO should be defined by the employer based on the peculiar needs of the organization. This is seen in the table below: {text:bookmark-start} 2.3 Comparing The Roles Of Corporate Cio And Higher Education {text:bookmark-end} CIO {text:bookmark-start} 3.0 THE SFIA MODEL {text:bookmark-end} Diagram From www.sfia.org.uk {text:bookmark-start} 3.1 SFIA Categories {text:bookmark-end} On one axes the skills in the framework are arranged into six major categories and further divided into sub categories.but these re-arranged to suit the organization’s needs. {text:bookmark-start} 3.2 SFIA Levels {text:bookmark-end} On the other axis there are seven levels of responsibility of IT personnel. These are defined based on autonomy, influence, complexity and business skill. Do the skills needed match the Belbin roles' Yes the skills needed for the CIO match the belbin roles because by observing the SFIA model which states that the role are judged based on autonomy, influence, complexity, and business skills and these are similar to the belbin roles {text:bookmark-start} 4.0 ALTERNATIVE ROUTES TO THE CIO POSITION USING THE SFIA MODEL {text:bookmark-end} : {draw:frame} What is the alternative route' {text:bookmark-start} 5.0 CAREER HISTORY OF DR. CRAIG CUYAR, CIO OF CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD. {text:bookmark-end} {text:bookmark-start} 5.1 Employment History {text:bookmark-end} Must every CIO have a Ph.D.' I don’t believe every CIO must have a Ph.D. but the basic qualification has to be at least a degree in the IT field and some managerial skills with a working experience of at least 10 years. This will enable him/her tackle the very strategic and delicate issues that come with the office. {text:bookmark-start} 6.0 CIOS SALARIES BASED ON YEARS OF EXPERIENCE FOR CANADA, UK, AND USA {text:bookmark-end} From the table above we can see that CIOs in UK earn more based on years of experience than those in USA and Canada are the least. Is the salary too big' {text:bookmark-start} 7.0 CIO SALARIES BASED ON ORGANIZATION FOR CANADA, UK, AND USA {text:bookmark-end} For organizations, USA’s private sector pays the most followed by Canada’s, but for government CIO’s, UK pays the highest. Why should the private sector pay more' I believe the private practice CIO is to receive more because he/she takes more risks and therefore their services are more expensive. {text:bookmark-start} 8.0 CIO SALARIES BASED ON SKILLS/SPECIALTY FOR CANADA, UK, AND USA {text:bookmark-end} Based on skills IT management generally pays more. Why should IT management earn more' http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE%2BQuarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/TheCorporateCIOModelandtheHigh/157433 http://images.google.com.my/imgres'imgurl=https://it.civilservice.gov.uk/documents/comeptency_framework-master.gif&imgrefurl=https://it.civilservice.gov.uk/HelpRegistration.htm&usg=__c9FCGKmUaEshaCSikQ-ii4wYhcU=&h=365&w=535&sz=29&hl=en&start=6&um=1&tbnid=U-YZO2h2xTnmkM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=132&prev=/images%3Fq%3DSFIA%2Bmodel%2Bfor%2BCIO%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1 http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/execteam/bios/mott.html http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE%2BQuarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/TheCorporateCIOModelandtheHigh/157433 http://www.ejobdescription.com/CIO_Job_Description.html