CHAPTER 5:ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES THAT SUPPORT STRATEGIC INITIATVES

The chief information officer (CIO)

• responsible for over seeing all uses for IT and ensuring the strategic alignment of IT with business goal and objective.
• often report directly to the CEO.
•  CIOs must posses a solid and detailed understanding every aspect of an organization coupled with tremendous insight into capability of IT.
• Broad functions of a CIO include manager,leader and communicator.

The chief technology officer (CTO)

• similar to CIOs except the additional responsibility for effectiveness.

• responsible for ensuring the throughput,speed,accuracy,availability, and reliability of an organization's IT.
• direct responsibility for ensuring the efficiency of IT system throughout the organization.
• possess well -rounded knowledge of all aspects of IT (hardware,software and telecommunication).

The chief security officer (CSO)

• responsible for ensuring the security of IT systems and developing strategies and IT safeguards against attacks from hackers and viruses.
• possess detailed knowledge of networks and telecommunication because hackers and viruses usually find their way into IT systems through networked computers.

The chief privacy officer (CPO)

• responsible for ensuring the ethical and legal use of information within an organization.
• newest senior executive position in IT.

The chief knowledge officer (CKO)

• responsible for collecting, maintaining, and distributing the organization's knowledge.
• design programs and systems that make it easy for people to reuse knowledge.