The Changing Role of the CIO, video interview from the Midsize Enterprise Summit West Conference

During the Midsize Enterprise Summit West Conference in Huntingon Beach, California, Peter High, President of Metis Strategy, conducted a video interview with organizers of the event on the changing role of the CIO.

In this video interview , Peter talks about:

• The changing role of the CIO
• The 5 Principles of World Class IT
• How CIOs can better their business relationship with the CEO and why CIOs should not only be involved in company processes, but should be the center of the processes
• Advice for CIOs on how to handle the new demands of their evolving role

An attendee from the event summarized Peter’s talk in a blog post to UBM Channel’s ExecITConnect, an online community for IT executives.

Jennifer Zaino writes:

“‘If your IT department isn’t already driving innovation, it should be.’

That’s the message that Peter High, President of Metis Strategy LLC and the author of World Class IT: Why Businesses Succeed When IT Triumphs, shared with attendees at the Midsize Enterprise Summit West in his opening keynote on Sunday. With CIOs having occasion to interact with so many other parts of the organization, there’s opportunity to understand the common needs emerging across the enterprise — and connect these dots to deliver innovations that will be valuable to all constituents.” (read more)