The CIO has two major roles, strategic partner/trusted advisor in the organisation to achieve the goals and to lead the technology department. This module discusses the implications of these roles in a forward-thinking organisation. How do you manage these elements without being the expert in them? How do you manage the expectations of your peers in the organisation?

You will write your job description for the CIO role in your organisation.  

In a changing world, old ways of developing the IT Strategy need to be rethought.

You will write your high-level Strategic Plan that aligns with the organisation’s objectives and the industry’s challenges and opportunities.

New opportunities and new expectations challenge the provision of technology services.

At the end of the module, you will present your organisation structure, how it aligns with the rest of the organisation.

As infrastructure becomes more complicated, we will discuss the Software Defined Infrastructure and it’s implications. 

You will assess your current journey to the cloud and produce a plan to become more cloud smart, identifying the benefits.

Data is the basis for successful implementation of new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Robotic Process Automation as well as corporate decision making.

You will define the information needed to manage IT and the information to play back to the rest of the organisation. Your plan to provide the service for the data functions across your business.