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Approaching the CIO
Sample Questions

Function Head Transformational Leader Business Strategists

• Manage IT Crises • Redesign business processes • Develop/refine business strategies

• Develop IT talent • Align IT initiatives/strategies with • Study market trends

• Improve IT operations business goals/strategies

What type of CIO do we have• Improve system performance • Cultivate the IT/business partnership • Develop external customer insight

• Develop business innovations
and how are they compensated?• Manage security
• Lead change efforts

• Manage the budget • Implement new systems and • Identify opportunities for competitive
differentiation

architecture

1 How long does it currently take to acquire and deploy new

third-party services or to enhance existing services?

2 Have any of your critical business applications or services moved

to the Cloud and if so why?

How do you currently host your legacy applications today and

3 how many do you think could be hosted using our Cloud

solutions?

4 What strategies do you have in place to support your mobile
workforce?