Proactive IT Managers Can Make a Difference
William R. Friend - May 17, 2002

Introduction

In the back of every CIO's mind at the time of the annual performance review are two questions, "Do I run an IT shop that is aligned with the requirements of our business?" and "Are the IT projects we are doing generating an acceptable ROI?"<br>&nbsp;<br> In the short term, the more expedient CIO might just try to align IT results with the expectations of the CEO and assume that they are on track. However, from a strategic point of view, an IT organization needs to view business alignment from two perspectives...