CC's for the CIO - Core competencies for the chief information officer

Abstract

The role of the modern-day Chief Information Officer (CIO) is multi-faceted, dynamic, inherently pressured and complex, and one which requires a multidisciplinary knowledge and skill-set. As the executive charged with the responsibility of managing the fast changing and complex Information Systems (IS) and Information Technology (IT) function, the modern-day CIO must possess and continually develop a wide range of diverse competencies. Today's CIO is required to take a much broader role in the business, drive business transformation, innovate for competitive advantage and act as a key strategic partner within the wider organisation. This study reports preliminary findings from 30 Australian CIOs on the identification of core competencies and is part of a larger body of work leading to the development of a CIO Competency Framework - for use by both practitioners and researchers to help bridge the gap between practice and theory and aid in CIO succession planning. © 40th International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2019. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Author Keywords

Competencies competency framework core competencies Chief Information Officer CIO

Index Keywords

Competency framework strategic planning Competition Information use Information systems Competitive advantage Core competencies Business transformations Chief information officer Competencies Complex information systems Succession planning

Author Affiliations

UNSW Business School, Kensington, NSW, Australia

Funding & Acknowledgements

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CC's for the CIO - Core competencies for the chief information officer

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