CIO Corner

A collection of articles from the IEEE IT Professional 'CIO Corner' column (2009-2014, edited by Tom Costello).

This collections includes 27 articles published between 2009 and 2014.

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2014 (1)

2014
The IT of Shipbuilding
IEEE IT Professional 2014 (1); by T. Costello

Most CIOs involved in manufacturing produce high quantities of a variety of designs, with some amount of customization for special customers.

2013 (6)

2013
Vendor Management
IEEE IT Professional 2013 (6); by T. Costello

This article briefly outlines the four significant stages of a vendor management program strategic fit, selection and contract, execution, and renewal,…

2013
IT Frameworks
IEEE IT Professional 2013 (5); by T. Costello, M. A. Langley, K. Botula, E. Forrester, M. Curley, J. Kenneally, M. Delaney, S. McLaughlin

This article is a collection of papers collected from the nonprofits that run three critical frameworks in use by IT organizations around the…

2013
Random Thoughts for CIOs
IEEE IT Professional 2013 (4); by T. Costello

This collection of talking points on a variety of topics will help guide CIOs, outlining the skills and tools they need to succeed.

2013
Innovation
IEEE IT Professional 2013 (3); by T. Costello, B. Prohaska

What exactly constitutes innovation, and how do you know if you're doing it This article briefly outlines some key definitions and attributes of a successful…

2013
Why Is IT Still Broken?
IEEE IT Professional 2013 (2); by T. Costello, B. Prohaska

Why hasn't IT delivered the promises envisioned 20 years ago Some likely culprits include uninformed business management teams, poor project and portfolio…

2013
2013 Trends and Strategies
IEEE IT Professional 2013 (1); by T. Costello, B. Prohaska

This article examines the key technology trends and strategies facing CIOs for 2013, including mobility & BYOD, the personal cloud BYOC, mobile apps…

2012 (6)

2012
Social Media for the Enterprise: What's Next?
IEEE IT Professional 2012 (6); by B. Prohaska, T. Costello

Social media gives companies an opportunity to protect their reputation andenhance their brand, but it requires them to do more than just monitor social buzz…

2012
Business Continuity: Beyond Disaster Recovery
IEEE IT Professional 2012 (5); by T. Costello

CIOs, when asked if they're prepared for a pandemic, pull out their disaster recovery DR plan.

2012
Who Owns Applications?
IEEE IT Professional 2012 (4); by T. Costello

Most organizations do a terrible job of defining the responsibilities of application ownership.

2012
Your Hollywood Guide to Antipatterns
IEEE IT Professional 2012 (3); by D. Baker, T. Costello

Learn how to deal with antipatterns with illustrative examples from the movies "A Few Good Men," "Titanic," and "Apollo 13."

2012
RACI—Getting Projects "Unstuck"
IEEE IT Professional 2012 (2); by T. Costello

This article explores the RACI responsibility matrix.

2012
2012 BizTech Trends and Guidance
IEEE IT Professional 2012 (1); by T. Costello

Biztech trends should help business and technology executives develop a high level, long-term approach for cap turing opportunities to help their business grow.

2011 (6)

2011
Specialists or Generalists?
IEEE IT Professional 2011 (6); by T. Costello

Recently, there has been a fair amount of press about the increasing drive for specialization in technology hiring.

2011
Better Budget Planning
IEEE IT Professional 2011 (5); by T. Costello

Every CIO dreads that painful fall ritual of building a budget for the coming year.

2011
Social Networking in the Enterprise
IEEE IT Professional 2011 (4); by S. Mithas, T. Costello, A. Tafti

Advances in social computing can help firms enhance and leverage internal capabilities, such as knowledge work and collaboration, and seamlessly integrate the…

2011
Lean: More than a Shop-Floor Fad
IEEE IT Professional 2011 (3); by T. Costello

When most business or IT executives hear the term "Lean," they immediately think of shop-floor centric initiatives limited to manufacturing.

2011
IT without Hardware
IEEE IT Professional 2011 (2); by T. Costello

Five years from now, some mid-size businesses might be functioning without any company-owned IT hardware.

2011
2011 IT Tech and Strategy Trends
IEEE IT Professional 2011 (1); by T. Costello

It's the time of year when everyone starts releasing their "top 10" lists.

2010 (6)

2010
Free and Open Source Software
IEEE IT Professional 2010 (6); by K. W. Miller, J. Voas, T. Costello

In this paper, free and open source software are discussed.

2010
A New Management Framework for IT
IEEE IT Professional 2010 (6); by T. Costello

As organizations continue to turn to IT to define and improve the value of IT to the mission, the Innovation Value Institute's IT Capability Maturity…

2010
COG vs. PPT: Models for Organizational Change
IEEE IT Professional 2010 (4); by T. Costello

Organizations who have typically attempted to effect strategic change through initiatives aimed at people, processes, or technology are discovering that more…

2010
Status Quo - The Silent Killer
IEEE IT Professional 2010 (3); by T. Costello

This article discusses the actual growth and potential growth in business problem.

2010
Will Repatriation Cause IT Shortages in the US?
IEEE IT Professional 2010 (2); by T. Costello

During a conversation with a group of CIOs in autumn 2009, one mentioned that he believed the future growth of the BRIC nations Brazil, Russia, India, and…

2010
CIOs Can Drive Change to a New Strategic Role
IEEE IT Professional 2010 (1); by T. Costello

CIOs of the future have to do more than react to change: they need to become more efficient at connecting themselves to the source of change and managing it…

2009 (2)

2009
Certification: Does the Emperor Have Any Clothes?
IEEE IT Professional 2009 (5); by T. Costello

Over the last couple years, I've seen a vast increase in the number of requests for proposals RFPs and job postings that require certifications or…

2009
Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste
IEEE IT Professional 2009 (3); by T. Costello, P. Laplante

Right now CEOs and board members are under the microscope.