chapter five : ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES THAT SUPPORT STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

hi! today we gonna learn a new thing. which chapter five. so let see what is come out from this chapter!

first we have to know about the IT roles and responsibility. there are five position usually in an organization. it is :

1. Chief Information Officer (CIO)

     CIO to ensure effective communications between business and IT personnel. A wide function of in CIO is manager to ensure the delivery of all IT project, on time and within budget. Next, leader is the wide functions of a CIO for make sure the strategic vision of IT in the organization. Furthermore, communicator must building and maintaining strong executive relationship.

2. Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

     CTO responsible for ensuring the throughout, speed, accuracy, availability, and reliability of an organization’s information technology.

     Similar to CIOs but CIOs take on the additional responsibility usefulness of ensure that IT is associated with the organization’s strategic initiatives.

3.  Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) 

      CPO responsible for ensuring the ethical and legal use of information. This role is regarding the use of personal information, including medical data and financial information, and laws and regulations.

4. Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO)

     CKO responsible for collecting, maintaining and distribution the organization’s knowledge. Those who hold this position have to manage intellectual capital and the custodian of knowledge management practices in an organization.
5. Chief Security Officer (CSO)

     The CSO generally serves as the business leader responsible for the development, implementation and management of the organization’s corporate security vision, strategy and programs. They direct staff in identifying, developing, implementing and maintaining security processes across the organization to reduce risks, respond to incidents, and limit exposure to liability in all areas of financial, physical, and personal risk; establish appropriate standards and risk controls associated with intellectual property; and direct the establishment and implementation of policies and procedures related to data security.

ok now let see the gap between business personnel and IT personnel.

• business personnel possess expertise in functional areas such as marketing, accounting and sales.
• IT personnel have the technological expertise.
• this typically causes a communications gap between the business personnel and IT personnel.

how to improve the communication in an organization?

• business personnel must seek to increase their understanding of IT
• IT personnel must seek to increase their understanding of business
• it is the responsibility of the CIO to ensure effective communication between personnel and IT personnel.

have you ever heard about ethics and security? let me reveal what the heaven is that.

ethics is the principles and standards that guide our behavior towards other people. privacy is a major ethical issues, and the issues are affecting by the technology advances. security on the other hand, is the right to be left alone when you want to have control over your own personnel possession and not to be observed without your consent.

ok thats all for now! thank you! :D