Welcome to the 6th annual State of the CIO report.
Each year we survey more than 500 heads of IT, querying these executives about their positions
within the organization and the path they followed to the CIO job. We ask them about their IT
staffs and their outsourcing practices, their priorities, their difficulties and the ways they
perform their jobs. They tell us about IT's overall impact within their companies. We use this
data, along with many one-on-one interviews, to identify and define best practices, analyze
trends and develop an agenda for all CIOs. The links below highlight different reports from
our exclusive research.
OVERVIEW Beyond Execution Today, IT reliability and uptime are merely the buy-in CIOs need to
get into the game. To succeed, you need much more. Our exclusive survey identifies four skill
sets that can give you that winning edge. Read more »
THE CIO ARCHETYPES The Business Leader Straddling the business-technology divide is second nature for this CIO,
who understands business processes and operations and relies on communication and collaboration to
get the job done. Read more »
The Innovation Agent This IT leader is a strategist who drives business change—and
leaves the details to others. Read more »
The Operational Expert Whether it’s a small project win or a major network upgrade, these
IT leaders relish rolling up their sleeves and meeting the challenges of the business head on. Read more »
The Turnaround Artist IT is broken: Now fix it. That’s the welcome many turnaround CIOs receive.
And they relish the chance. Read more »
DATA The ROI of Alignment Sure, good alignment with the business is important, but does it translate into real dollars?
Piles of them, according to the State of the CIO data. Read more »
