Today's CIOs come from many disciplines outside of IT, but they all face a similar challenge -- how to take their IT organization from being a cost-centric services provider to being perceived as a valuable business partner. That's the question Patrick Gray answers in his new book, Breakthrough IT: Supercharging Organizational Value Through Technology. His book provides a necessary roadmap for shifting IT from an operational entity that simply manages technology, to a powerhouse that combines strategy and technology to deliver measurable business results and long-term value.
As principal and president of the Prevoyance Group, a strategic IT consulting firm, Gray has worked on this issue with clients ranging from OfficeMax to SAP. The Prevoyance Group's strategic IT consulting combines applied strategy and process improvement to ensure large IT organizations measurable monetary returns.
In this podcast, Patrick Gray talks about why CIOs don't belong to the business strategy circle, how the CIO role has to change to accommodate breakthrough IT, and what CIOs should do to accelerate that change.
Bio
Patrick Gray is the founder and president of the Prevoyance Group, a strategic IT consulting firm. Past clients include Gillette, OfficeMax, Pitney Bowes, SAP, and several other Fortune 500 and 1000 companies. He has a Six Sigma Black Belt certificate from Villanova University and is a member of the Project Management Institute. Major business publications, such as the New York Times, have quoted him numerous times. He also has a monthly column on CIOUpdate.com. His first book is Breakthrough IT: Supercharging Organizational Growth Through Technology (John Wiley & Sons).
Resources
Biz-Tech - The IT Education Corundum
Information Week - Patrick Gray's Breakthrough IT Book
Production Credits
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Tom Parish, Host and Audio Producer
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