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The document discusses the roles and responsibilities of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in an organization. It states that the CIO is responsible for implementing the company's IT policy and strategy, while the CTO focuses on emerging technologies and innovation. Some of the most challenging decisions they face are prioritizing projects and determining which to continue or discontinue. The document also notes potential advantages and disadvantages of having a CIO or CTO, such as bringing governance and expertise but also risk of them focusing too narrowly.

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Running Head: IT DECISION MAKING 1

The document discusses the roles and responsibilities of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in an organization. It states that the CIO is responsible for implementing the company's IT policy and strategy, while the CTO focuses on emerging technologies and innovation. Some of the most challenging decisions they face are prioritizing projects and determining which to continue or discontinue. The document also notes potential advantages and disadvantages of having a CIO or CTO, such as bringing governance and expertise but also risk of them focusing too narrowly.

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Running head: IT DECISION MAKING 1

IT Decision Making

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January 5, 2021
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IT Decision Making

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is the business executive responsible for policy and

implementation of information technology (IT). The CIO must study emerging innovations,

strategize how technology can deliver business value and resolve the risks related to digital

information about controlling the hardware, software and data that enable other C-suite members

to do their job adequately. To execute a plan, the CIO manages IT resources. The CIO also

works with the entire management team to formulate procedures for policy. To fulfill the role, a

CIO must understand company visions and IT works. What project to prioritize and decide to

destroy or continue a project is the most challenging decision that a CIO has to face[ CITATION

Ker19 \l 1033 ]. This may be the enterprise's real turning point. It can be harmful or

advantageous to choose to carry on a project and abandon another. It is very important to choose

the goal to prioritize whether the decision is right or the wrong option. The impact could lead to

the collapse of the unselected target[ CITATION Mar21 \l 1033 ].

The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is the individual in charge of technology

management within a company, including anything from the implementation of a technology

plan to cybersecurity and process improvement. They need to consider broad developments in

technology to be able to match technology with company objectives. The CTO position is

expanding by the day, from conventional IT to web creation and everything in between. The

CTO should remain ahead of the curve in recognizing these developments as emerging

technology and inventions start to interrupt more and more sectors and agencies[ CITATION

Con151 \l 1033 ].

Governance of IT and business divisions is the value of getting a CIO. At conventions, IT

will have a delegate. A CIO is also responsible for organizing, designing, creating and executing
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various IT projects. Jobs are expected to be on time and budget with a CIO. The overload of

what encompasses the role is a downside to getting a CIO in the strategic planning

process[ CITATION Ren21 \l 1033 ]. A CIO can end up concentrating only on one component

of the job, causing a potentially critical component to being careless.

The CTO maintains track of new technologies. Development and management of IT

architecture. The CTO is responsible for technology decisions, internal processes and design,

recruitment, the vision of technology and innovation and marketing strategies. For a CTO, the

most challenging choices are who to recruit for the position and what job to prioritize. The CTO

is in charge of the production team and other project roles. For the work, they have to find the

best guy. If one place fails, the project may be postponed, the budget surpassed, and fail. To

completely implement them, they will have to priorities those tasks. If the wrong prioritization is

performed, an object failure may occur. It can be very costly to have an independent CTO role.

This presents a huge downside that will need to be resolved in the decision to have a CTO. A

CTO will concentrate on the product that the company provides and ensure that the company has

the latest technologies to connect with the client. CTO focuses on tech, which enhances the

ability to understand the needs of the client better. Since today's market is becoming more

focused on consumers, getting a CTO to strengthen the customer-company system relationship

would lead to a potential increase in revenue and sales[ CITATION Ker19 \l 1033 ].

References
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techrepublic: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/5-decisions-a-cto-needs-to-make-on-

day-one/

O'Farrell, R. (2021). CIO Advantages Vs. Disadvantages for a Company. Retrieved from

smallbusiness.chron: https://smallbusiness.chron.com/cio-advantages-vs-disadvantages-

company-10279.html

Pearlson, K. E., Saunders, C. S., & Galletta, D. F. (2019). Managing and Using Information

Systems A Strategic Approach. Wiley.

Rouse, M. (2021). CIO (Chief Information Officer). Retrieved from searchcio.techtarget:

https://searchcio.techtarget.com/definition/CIO

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