A delegate at the recent CIO Informat conference made the interesting observation that he didn't exist; at least not anywhere on corporate spreadsheets. There was no IT budget at his company to speak of. Rather, he was a functionary of the business units.
IDG CIO Andrew Birmingham on the perils of exluding IS from the buying loop
IDG CIO Andrew Birming on the importance of bridging the gulf between IT and business planners
When was the last time you actually left your office and chatted with some customers? By customers, I don't mean internal users, but rather those old-fashioned, card carrying company clients who really pay the bills at the end of each month. When was the last time you walked a mile in their shoes?
IDG CIO Andrew Birmingham on the trials of being a CIO in an industry that has yet to fully understand the position
IDG Communications' CIO Andrew Birmingham onreigning in your IT infrastructure