Transformational Leadership Plan

Transformational Leadership Plan

Introduction

Few people would question the statement that chief information officer (CIO ) has a major impact on performance and competitiveness of their organizations . CIO is uniquely suited to be a transformational leader with the development of a vision , a view of the future because of his power position in the organization , IT to which he has access , and the responsibilities he has for maintaining the organization 's development and competitiveness . If things are not going right in the performance of the organization , CIO is obligated to change the organization

practices by disconfirming the present state and finding the way forwards . In many organizations , IT issues affect every aspect of operations , including enterprise performance and competitiveness . This is likely to be a major identity change for some CIO . Although CIO is primarily chief IT expert and supervisor , he is also corporate leader and strategist . Position of CIO is changing from a largely technical management job to a position that contributes directly to organizational business strategy and organizational transformation . Integration between enterprise and IT goals is the perennial chart topper on top-ten lists of IT issues Planning of information technology 's possibilities and limitations is hard so is setting IT priorities for projects , developing resources and skills , and integrating systems with enterprise strategy . This presents a plan that embraces the executive team 's goal of constantly improving enterprise performance and competitiveness and ensures integration between enterprise and IT goals . A dominant theme of this plan is that all of many contributing factors must be understood and regularly worked on to ensure integration and the innovative business transformations that it can deliver

Main Body

Integration between Enterprise and IT Goals

Integration between enterprise and IT goals refers to applying IT in an appropriate and timely way , in harmony with enterprise strategies goals , and needs . It is still a primary concern of enterprise executives . This definition of integration between enterprise and IT goals addresses

1 . How IT is integrated with enterprise goals , and

2 . How the business should or could be integrated with IT

Mature integration develops into a relationship where IT and other enterprise functions (internally and externally ) adapt their strategies jointly . Issues such as harmony , linkage , fusion , fit , match , and alignment should be considered when discussing business-IT integration It is not important whether one considers enterprise -IT integration or IT- enterprise integration the objective is to ensure that the organizational strategies adapt harmoniously . The data on the power of IT to transform whole industries and markets is strong (for example King , 1995 Luftman Brier , 1999 . Fundamental questions that need to be addressed comprise the following How can CIO assess integration How can CIO improve integration How can an organization achieve mature integration

Creating and Sustaining IT-Enabled Competitive Advantage

Ensuring integration between enterprise and IT goals - by improving communications and reducing the bureaucratic costs associated with managing the relationships between teams - allows an enterprise to be more effective and efficient . IT makes easier the sharing of knowledge and information...