Prepare for 2004 and build a solid foundation for long-term success Great Fosters, Egham, UK, 14-17 October 2003
Egham, UK, 26 September — Gartner Executive programs (EXP), a unit of Gartner, Inc., today announced its first CIO Academy in Europe taking place in Egham, UK, from 14-17 October 2003. Gartner said CIOs face relentless pressure to keep costs down whilst being asked to both innovate faster and manage business risk better. The Gartner CIO Academy is designed to help CIOs further build their credibility in the business, lead their organisations to new heights, maximise their effectiveness and minimise uncertainties.
The Gartner CIO Academy curriculum is highly focused and designed explicitly for the CIO participants. It delivers three days of intensive, senior-level professional development and personal diagnostics with fellow CIOs and leading Gartner analysts. Each individual will leave with a customised 90-day action plan for achieving his or her goals.
"What is important right now is helping CIOs learn how to increase further their credibility within the business, how to set the right agenda for their organisation and ensure that their agenda maps to the strategic goals of the business, while being flexible enough to accommodate unforeseen changes," said Nick Kirkland, group vice-president and head of Gartner EXP.
To be successful today CIOs must deliver on six key imperatives according to Gartner:
Lead: Identify your value proposition Anticipate: Sense key trends Strategise: Shape and synchronise supply pressures (Suppliers and Customers) and demand pressures (Business, Executive and IS Group) Organise: Create a lean organisation capable of managing the supply chain between service providers and business units Deliver: Provide cost-effective and timely services Measure: Know where you stand and why
Leadership is the first imperative that CIOs must master. It enables them to bridge the gap between business and technology in their organisations. "Leadership will build and sustain their personal credibility as well as that of the CIO position. This is vital to the success of a versatile CIO," said Nick Kirkland.
Gartner highlighted key presentations mapping the Six CIO Imperatives:
Lead
The dynamics of the CIO role
Creating the executive success cycle
Anticipate
Emerging technologies: discontinuity rules
CIO management and technology priorities
Strategise
Synchronise business matters and IT to deliver benefits
IT architecture matters
Organise
Organising for "IS Lite" and run IS like a business
About Gartner EXP
Gartner Executive Programs (EXP) is a member-based organization of more than 1,800 CIOs worldwide. Members benefit from the convenience of a single source of knowledge, one-to-one counsel, personalized service, the shared knowledge of the world's largest community of CIOs, and the assurance of Gartner objectivity and insight. Additional information about Gartner EXP can be found on the Gartner Web site at www.gartner.com/exp.
About Gartner:
Gartner, Inc. is the leading provider of
research and analysis on the global information technology industry. Gartner serves more
than 10,000 clients, including chief information officers and other senior IT executives
in corporations and government agencies, as well as technology companies and the
investment community. The Company focuses on delivering objective, in-depth analysis
and actionable advice to enable clients to make more informed business and technology
decisions. The Company's businesses consist of Gartner Intelligence, research and
events for IT professionals; Gartner Executive Programs, membership programs and peer
networking services; and Gartner Consulting, customized engagements with a specific
emphasis on outsourcing and IT management. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in
Stamford, Connecticut, and has 3,700 associates, including more than 1,000 research
analysts and consultants, in more than 75 locations worldwide. For more information,
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