http://www.dancingmango.com/blog/2008/01/15/the-best-cios-dont-care-about-it/ For more than a decade Marc has been a passionate advocate of placing the customer at the heart of business, working with clients in finance, retail, government and entertainment sectors, helping them craft compelling cross channel customer experiences. Marc champions lean and agile approaches for making customer driven innovation happen. He brings design thinking and creativity to clients, engaging across the organisation with a focus on delivery as well as ideas. He is currently writing a book on Agile Experience Design to be published this Autumn. Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:33:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.dancingmango.com/blog/2008/01/15/the-best-cios-dont-care-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-62214 Jayesh Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:45:15 +0000 http://www.dancingmango.com/blog/2008/01/15/the-best-cios-dont-care-about-it/#comment-62214 I agree that IT is a means and not an end in itself. Though, it is equally true that IT is critical for the survival of most businesses today; and therefore it is important to build a strong IT team. So while delivering business value is always a top priority, organisations have to "strategically" also nurture a strong IT team to stay competitive. I agree that IT is a means and not an end in itself. Though, it is equally true that IT is critical for the survival of most businesses today; and therefore it is important to build a strong IT team. So while delivering business value is always a top priority, organisations have to “strategically” also nurture a strong IT team to stay competitive.

]]> http://www.dancingmango.com/blog/2008/01/15/the-best-cios-dont-care-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-62111 Jeff Santini Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:28:24 +0000 http://www.dancingmango.com/blog/2008/01/15/the-best-cios-dont-care-about-it/#comment-62111 It seems the root of the problem is the thinking that decomposes corporations into cost centers. As a cost center where is the incentive to worry about value? Now if I worked for a value center I bet the thinking of me and all my colleagues would be quite different. It seems the root of the problem is the thinking that decomposes corporations into cost centers. As a cost center where is the incentive to worry about value? Now if I worked for a value center I bet the thinking of me and all my colleagues would be quite different.

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