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RUNNING HEADER: The Role of the CIO in Effective IT Strategic Planning Through Corporate Governance
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ABSTRACT

The role of the CIO is to deliver continuous value to the corporation
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Within this context I explore the role of CIO as a
strategic planner and why the CIO and other IT leaders have become a focus for research
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Finally, the paper will review structure that the CIO needs to set that
can help determine corporate direction and performance which can be beneficial to
stakeholders
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The role of the CIO in effective IT strategic planning through corporate governance
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It is also a
common knowledge that most organizations are trying to implement different IT systems
so that they can meet their customers and industry’s expectations of them
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So definitely technology has a major effect on
fulfilling customer’s needs, business performance and competitiveness, and any inability
to effectively manage IT in an organization can be disastrous and this is where the role of
the chief information officer (CIO) comes into play
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Although people are now aware about the existence of a CIO in their companies
but most people still question the responsibilities of these CIOs, especially in an
organization that is inflexible or rigid with a chain of command and various departments
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Who is a CIO? According to Zhu (2013), CIOs are responsible
for the organization's major assets; that it their information and any system related to the
information
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The CIOs in this
day and age are not just accountable for the maintenance of the organizations technology
base, computers and telecommunications
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Based on these needs, the stakeholders believe in setting in place corporate
governance that will guide the employees and other executive members like the CIO in
their day to day duties
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While Corporate Governance is said to be the various
doctrines and procedures that a company is directed by
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This is important in any organization because the
people brought together to create these doctrines and procedures are a group of intelligent
individuals who will try to make good judgments and choices that will add value to the
organization on behalf of the company and its stakeholders (Thomson, 2009)
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managers must be able to communicate and be in sync when it comes to the strategic goal
and objectives of the company by putting into perspective the expectations of their
shareholders and customers at the right time
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With the continuous growth and effectiveness of information
technology, the CIOs are part of the corporate governance of a company since they are
completely engaged and focused in the corporate and IT governance of the organization
to make sure everything works out effectively
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Corporate governance is an important aspect within an organization since the
duties of a company falls on the shoulders of the board of directors and the executive
management team
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In this time and age, a company’s investment in
information technology makes up a significant amount of an organization’s annual
spending
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Due to this fact, CIOs are required to understand their responsibility in governance as

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WHO REPORTS TO THE CIO AND WHO DOES H/SHE REPORT TO?
Since the CIOs are involved in an important part of the company; information
technology, their input in the rules, regulations, processes, and laws by which the
company functions is unquestionably very important as well
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It is an open secret that CIOs are the people to drive the IT initiative in the
workplace especially since they are always under pressure by the CEO, CFO, COO or
other shareholders to improve the returns to the enterprise (Betancourt & Farrell, 2011)
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The CIOs are constantly being pressured to
make a difference since they are actively involved in the initiative to bring about changes
that is expected to move the company to the next level
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The
CIO’s role is sometimes seen as just a supporting role and this means there are some
decisions that cannot be made without the CEO giving the go ahead to it
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make or approve decisions that would make a big difference in making the company a
better place
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In a situation that involves innovative ways of delivering value to customers,
keeping expenses and costs low, eliminating waste and increasing efficiency, it will be
best for the CIO to report to the CFO who is in charge of managing the financial
activities and risks of the company (Watson, 2008)
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But in this instance, it is a great idea to report to the CFO because it helps
the CIO feel more in turn and connected to the business as a whole and not just the
technology aspect of the business
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Even though there are not too many situations of the CIO reporting to the COO
but the CIO can report to the COO if the company is fascinated with new technologies
and having these technologies play an active role in the day-to-day operations of the
business
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It should be done in a way that the CIO, CFO and the COO are discussing and
bouncing around ideas on threats, risks, costs or innovations that can make an impact in
the company
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will be handled in the company
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CIO AS AN EXECUTIVE MEMBER
As a business leader in charge of corporate governance in the company, the CIOs
are needed for the management of IT resources and that includes hiring and developing
the right IT team, having the CIOs oversee the tasks of their employees and the resources
they are making use of and also how they associate and communicate with the customers
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Open communication between the
CIOs and the employees also shows that the CIOs value the ideas and opinion of their
employees and put into consideration the morale of the employees
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Having the
employees report to the CIO and the CIOs being a part of corporate governance means
that the CIOs can help shape the strategic agenda since they have a better understanding
of short and long term needs of the company in relation to technology
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(Gee, 2015)
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Part of the CIO’s role in effective IT strategic planning through corporate
governance includes enforcing efficiency and sustainability practices to their
environment and this can be implemented by changing the whole method of operation in
the company as they see fit; changes in their data centers, among their employees and
with their customers
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Having the CIO as a part
of the organization’s governance structure ensures that the IT department is working on
projects that add value and are relevant to the business
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As part of their role, they have to be up to date when it
comes to recent trends that can only be achieved with the right amount of corporate
governance of the enterprise’s IT infrastructure
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By also scrutinizing these projects,
there will be able to analyze and deliberate on how many requests are coming into their
department, who is bringing in the requests and how much time them spend on them
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new employees, handling any type of application or method of operation changes, and
other routine that might not be essential to the company
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The constant changes in information technology makes IT a part of the daily
business operations and CIOs are constantly trying to make use of effective IT
governance to run IT like an independent entity that will enable it to be more responsive
to the business' needs
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So
the role of a CIO as a strategic planner in the company means having to understand the
business, the industry, emerging trends, identifying the various missions and visions of
the company, as well as completing any internal and external evaluation (benchmarking)
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CIOs need to make the
management team understand the vision and the road map that will be needed to execute
these strategies so that they can make use of technology at a lower cost while also
aligning IT with the business needs of the company (Flemming, 2011)
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Corporate governance
is seen as the authority structure of a firm and a CIO who is a strategic planner will be
able to use his or her skills to manage and choose projects that will give the business an
extraordinary competitive edge
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Which is why the CIO must be well informed about the various duties of the various
departments that make up the organization so that h/she can suggest and provide the
necessary tools that will make them efficient
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Also by
utilizing the SWOT approach, CIOs are able to make decisions about the best path to
execute a project; whether vendor management, moving IT to the forefront of the

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Also part of being a strategic planner also means the CIO will have to create
strategic plan and make quick decisions about fresh technologies that aligns with the
organization’s plans
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As a strategic planner, the CIO also needs to be able to bridge the gap
between IT and business by being an authoritative technology translator that fully
understands technology and can interpret it in business terms for others
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CIOs getting involvement in the
strategic planning process of the organization helps to yield great benefits for IT
departments and the executives since they are able to know where the company is going
and which can make IT deployment easier in the long run (Gordon, 2002)
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CIOs have to ensure that the latest regulations
being implemented are being adhered to and they can also create rules with “fences” that
can be altered when the company is trying to create new strategies or policies (Stenzel,
2011)
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to be creative and find solutions despite the rules laid down for them
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Part of the structure
can also include finding measure to track the projects that are included in the strategic
plan
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Having the right governance in place starts with having
the right executive members that are committed to the company and are willing to find
ways to create innovative technologies that can bridge the gap between business and IT
roles while at the same time increasing the performance of the company
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The CIOs reporting to the CEO, CFO and COO also shows
accountability that is necessary since it ensures that the employees answer to their
superiors for decisions taken and that supervisors behave responsibly as well
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It takes a great CIO who has a role in effective
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