| | May 20178CIOReviewTraversing the IT Contours in a Constantly Changing World By Stuart Kippelman, SVP & CIO, Platform Specialty Products CorporationThe Constant ChangeThe role of the IT department, and the challenges faced by the CIO is a moving target that never stands still. This fact is not new, and shouldn't be new to anyone in the IT field. As long as we continue to leverage technology in business, change will be constant. Today not only do we have constant change, but the pace of that change is accelerating which makes it harder to keep up and manage the business of IT. This need for our business to always shift in a new direction, or deliver a new capability, comes at us from both the technology industry, and the demands of the business. Both sides of the equation are pushing and pulling IT in new and exciting ways, new demands, and new opportunities to drive business value.Successful CIOs know change has to be embraced, and managed in order to provide value to the business. Change just thrown at any company without a plan and a strategy will never be successful in delivering the value the company needs. This is the hard part for CIOs, and the fundamental nature of the job. Taking the constantly changing demands and figuring out the right mix to deliver real and measurable results. Considering the business and user needs, technology industry and products, competitive environment and innovation, and figuring out the right balance of investment and IT resources required to get it all right at the speed your company expects. Get it wrong, and you're either moving too slow and not delivering, or on the other end you "take risks" and are viewed as implementing technology for no reason. The best musical conductors, make the many instruments at their disposal work beautifully together.Reaping Value Out of ITSitting in meetings with PPT presentations is fine, but it will never effectively transfer your vision of what technology can accomplish. You can see it in your mind, you know the end IN MY OPINION
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