CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER(CIO)
- Chief Information Officer (CIO) oversees all uses of IT and ensures the strategic alignment of IT with business goal and objectives.
- CIO must possess a solid and detailed understanding of every aspect of an organization coupled with tremendous insight into the capability of IT. CIOs must have strong business skill and strong IT skill.
- Broad functions of CIO include :
- MANAGER- ensure the delivery of all IT project, on time and within budget.
- LEADER - ensure the strategic vision of IT is in line with the strategic vision of an organization.
- COMMUNICATOR- building and maintaining strong executive relationships.
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER (CTO).
- Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is responsible for ensuring the throughput, speed, accuracy, availability and reliability.
- CTOs are similar to CIOs, except that CIOs take on additional responsibility for effectiveness of ensuring that IT is aligned with the organization's strategic initiatives.
- CTOs have direct responsibility for ensuring the efficiency of IT systems throughout the organization and possess well-rounded knowledge of all aspects of IT including hardware, software, and telecommunication.
CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER (CSO)
- Chief Security Officer (CSO) is responsible for ensuring the security of IT system.
- Developing strategies and IT safeguards againts attacks from hackers and viruses.
- Most CSOs possess detailed knnowledge of networks and telecommunications because hackers and viruses usuaally find their way into IT systems through networked computers.
CHIEF PRIVACY OFFICER (CPO)
- Chief Privacy Officer(CPO) is responsible for ensuring the ethical and legal use of information.
- CPOs are newest senior executive position in IT.
- Many CPOs are lawyers by training, enabling them to understand the often complex legal issues surrounding the use of information.
CHIEF KNOWLEDGE OFFICE (CKO)
- Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) is responsible for collecting, maintaining, and distributing the organization's knowledge.
- CKOs design programs and system that make it easy for people to reuse knowledge.
- These system create repositories of organizational documents, methodologies, tool, and practices, and they establish methods for filtering the information.
