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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES THAT SUPPORT STRATEGIC INITIATIVES - Coggle…
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES THAT SUPPORT STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Organizational employees must work closely together to develop strategic initiatives that create competitive advantages
Understanding the basic structure of a typical IT department including titles, roles, and responsibilities will help an organization build a cohesive enterprisewide team.
Recent IT-related strategic positions
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Manager – ensuring the delivery of all IT projects, on time and within budget
Leader – ensuring the strategic vision of IT is in line with the strategic vision of the organization
Communicator – building and maintaining strong executive relationships
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
responsible for ensuring the throughput, speed, accuracy, availability, and reliability of IT
Chief Security Officer (CSO)
responsible for ensuring the security of IT systems
Chief Privacy Officer (CPO)
responsible for ensuring the ethical and legal use of information
Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO)
responsible for collecting, maintaining, and distributing the organization’s knowledge
Business personnel possess expertise in functional areas such as marketing, accounting, and sales
IT personnel have the technological expertise
Business personnel must seek to increase their understanding of IT
IT personnel must seek to increase their understanding of the business
It is the responsibility of the CIO to ensure effective communication between business personnel and IT personnel
Ethics and security
Two fundamental building blocks that organizations must base their businesses on to be successful
Ethics – the principles and standards that guide our behavior toward other people
Privacy – the right to be left alone when you want to be, to have control over your own personal possessions, and not to be observed without your consent
Issues affected by technology advances
Intellectual property
Intangible creative work that is embodied in physical form
Copyright
The legal protection afforded an expression of an idea, such as a song, video game, and some types of proprietary documents
Fair use doctrine
In certain situations, it is legal to use copyrighted material
Pirated software
The unauthorized use, duplication, distribution, or sale of copyrighted software
Counterfeit software
Software that is manufactured to look like the real thing and sold as such
