Moving Technology Leaders up the Influence Curve Michael Milovich Jr. - September 2015 Page 1/14 This article records an interview by the author with Phil Weinzimer, a seasoned IS executive with 40 years’ experience. The interview identifies the competencies, and their supporting skills, needed by a strategic CIO.

Moving Technology Leaders up the Influence Curve Michael Milovich Jr. - September 2015 Page 2/14 Agenda  What Does a Strategic CIO’s Role Look Like  About Phil Weinzimer  The Interview with Phil Weinzimer  Implications for IS Leadership

Moving Technology Leaders up the Influence Curve Michael Milovich Jr. - September 2015 Page 3/14 What Does a Strategic CIO’s Role Really Look Like  IS leadership should be exemplified through four key actions:  Understand the business and identify how information and technology enable business  Help the business understand the importance of leveraging information and technology  Develop the competencies of IT employees in a team-based culture  Partner with business executives on outcomes to improve the company’s competitive

Moving Technology Leaders up the Influence Curve Michael Milovich Jr. - September 2015 Page 4/14 Agenda  What Does a Strategic CIO’s Role Look Like  About Phil Weinzimer  The Interview with Phil Weinzimer  Implications for IS Leadership

Moving Technology Leaders up the Influence Curve Michael Milovich Jr. - September 2015 Page 5/14 About Phil Weinzimer  Phil Weinzimer, president of Strategere Consulting, works with clients to develop business and IT strategies that focus on achieving business outcomes.  He also coaches IS leaders through workshops on new organizational skills, knowledge and teamwork in IT Strategy, process redesign and organizational change.  He has defense and manufacturing industry executive positions in the areas of vendor management, materials management, operations and finance.

Moving Technology Leaders up the Influence Curve Michael Milovich Jr. - September 2015 Page 6/14 Agenda  What Does a Strategic CIO’s Role Look Like  About Phil Weinzimer  The Interview with Phil Weinzimer  Implications for IS Leadership

Moving Technology Leaders up the Influence Curve Michael Milovich Jr. - September 2015 Page 7/14 The Interview with Phil Weinzimer  Today’s companies have multiple roles for leading and managing IT. What does a typical IT organizational hierarchy look like when all these positions are taken into account?  Within the IT department, the CIO has several CxOs—a chief technology officer, chief security officer, chief operating officer (or a chief of staff)—roles that are evolving because IT is very complex.

Moving Technology Leaders up the Influence Curve Michael Milovich Jr. - September 2015 Page 8/14 The Interview with Phil Weinzimer  The CIO role is becoming more strategic and CIOs are spending much of their time working with:  the top management team on information strategies,  with the CTO and COO taking on the IT operational responsibilities.  IT roles are evolving because companies recognize that information and technology can provide competitive advantage.

Moving Technology Leaders up the Influence Curve Michael Milovich Jr. - September 2015 Page 9/14 Strategic Competencies and Supporting Skills

Moving Technology Leaders up the Influence Curve Michael Milovich Jr. - September 2015 Page 10/14 The Interview with Phil Weinzimer  How are CIOs leading the partnering effort to achieve competitiveness and to stay in front of business managers?  Business units are bypassing the IT department and contracting directly with third-party providers—and that’s dangerous.  There is opportunity for CIOs to collaborate with business unit managers and explain the complexity of IT. Then CIOs can help managers understand how cloud computing can be leveraged as part of the information- centric strategy, which is part of the larger corporate strategy.

Moving Technology Leaders up the Influence Curve Michael Milovich Jr. - September 2015 Page 11/14 The Interview with Phil Weinzimer  What is becoming obsolete in a CIO’s portfolio of responsibilities, and what is being added?  A lot of CIOs are outsourcing their tactical tasks to third-party providers and this achieves two objectives:  IT departments can focus on strategic solutions  Cost optimization  As a consequence, CIOs’ responsibilities for day-to-day management of tactical tasks are diminishing.  What is being added are more responsibilities for cloud computing, mobile computing, social media and information management.

Moving Technology Leaders up the Influence Curve Michael Milovich Jr. - September 2015 Page 12/14 Three Types of CIO

Moving Technology Leaders up the Influence Curve Michael Milovich Jr. - September 2015 Page 13/14 Agenda  What Does a Strategic CIO’s Role Look Like  About Phil Weinzimer  The Interview with Phil Weinzimer  Implications for IS Leadership

Moving Technology Leaders up the Influence Curve Michael Milovich Jr. - September 2015 Page 14/14 Implications for IS Leadership  Acquiring Strategic Knowledge from Knowledge Spillovers  Acquiring Strategic Knowledge from Alliances  Acquiring Strategic Knowledge from Cross- boundary Knowledge